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  • A Bowl Full of Hope

    March 13, 2015 |

    GOOD Magazine |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Istanbul

    With the recent large influx of refugees, crumbling infrastructure, crowded streets, and struggling social services, bing disabled or homeless in Istanbul means facing serious challenges to carving out a dignified life. But one group is helping bring these communities together and create empowerment through cycling. Engelsiz Çorba partners disabled volunteers with cyclists to deliver food to the homeless and encourage them to share their stories.

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  • Restaurant Day Has Become a Big Deal, Just Not in the U.S.

    February 12, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    Bureaucratic impediments previously blocked Timo Santala from opening a mobile bicycle bar, but he used this barrier to establish 'Restaurant Day' which has now spread worldwide. On these days people sign-up to open a temporary eatery, bringing the community together and helping spark entrepreneurship.

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  • In Gentrifying New York, Can Affordable Housing For Artists Change A Neighborhood?

    December 17, 2014 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In order to secure affordable housing for artists in neighborhoods at risk of gentrification and displacement, Artspace purchases and renovates buildings across the country. Tenants are selected by a lottery with priority given to artists who are already residents of the neighborhood.

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  • Getting a Senior Discount? Here's How to Give It Away

    November 21, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Bainbridge Island, Washington

    Not all seniors need the various discounts they receive. The Boomerang Giving project allows them to donate back the difference of the discounts on things like movie tickets to a charity of their choice, benefiting not only a community cause but also their own mental and physical health. Various services also assist them in selecting and investing wisely in different nonprofits.

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  • In India, Latrines Are Truly Lifesavers

    November 13, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Odisha

    In India, 620 million people openly defecate outdoors, causing harm to hygiene, sanitation, food, and water resources. The president of India funded an initiative to build public toilets for the people in his country, but the people did not use them because of traditions and behaviors. The Total Sanitation Campaign is starting to change villagers’ minds by having local leadership persuade those who resist the toilets by holding community activities and creating special committees to maintain the sanitation.

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  • Ebola: How Nigeria and Senegal stopped the disease ‘dead in its tracks'

    October 19, 2014 |

    The Globe and Mail |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    When the Ebola virus struck Nigeria and Senegal the governments of both countries took several steps to prevent an outbreak. Both countries responded to the first reported case quickly, traced all of the people that the patient had come into contact with prior to diagnosis and monitored them twice daily for signs of the virus. This public health campaign aimed to dispel fear and educate communities on prevention of Ebola.

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  • MIT D-Lab promotes rural community innovations in Guatemala with Soluciones Comunitarias

    October 10, 2014 |

    MIT News |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Santa Maria Nebaj, El Quiché

    MIT's D-Lab is supporting individuals in impoverished, rural areas invent low-cost technologies to address the needs of their communities. In 2009, the D-Lab paired with SolCom, a Guatemalan community organizing enterprise, and an international development fund to bring this model to the isolated area of Nebaj, assisting locals in creating a Makerspace for microentrepreneurs. The collaboration has fostered an environment for sustainable grassroots change, in which the social and intellectual capital needed to create the needed innovations and inventions originates in the community itself.

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  • Camden Turns Around With New Police Force

    August 31, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Since moving to a county-run police department, Camden, N.J., historically one of the nation’s poorest and most dangerous cities, has altered its culture to overcome years of mistrust by developing a personal relationship with and empowering the local community.

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  • Curbside Composting in Lawrence Township

    April 23, 2014 |

    CivicStory |

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    Response Location: United States, Princeton, New Jersey

    To play their part in environmentally friendly solutions to a trash problem, the city of Princeton, NJ has implemented a program curbside composting program that has already grown from 160 participants to over 900. This program not only saves space in local landfills, but also reduces emissions from methane gas. It also has encouraged the community to support local growers, thus cutting down on costs to transport produce from out of state.

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  • Police chief, mayor tour city's rundown neighborhoods

    February 22, 2014 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, North Carolina

    In Fayetteville, the Mayor and Police Chief have taken a personalized approach in seeking a solution for blighted, low-income neighborhoods and are working to increase the number of city staff on-hand to help address issues like decrepit buildings, as well as decrease the disparity in resources allocated to maintaining these neighborhoods. But many challenges remain, and the line between the government's role versus the private homeowner's responsibility remains difficult to define.

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