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  • How high-tech agriculture is transforming the fortunes of Nigerian rice farmers

    January 16, 2019 |

    The Telegraph |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kebbi

    New planting and harvesting techniques and improved seeds are transforming farmers' fortunes and boosting harvests in Nigeria, where rice is a staple food but local supply fails to keep up with high demand. Farmers are also relying on agriculture apps like RiceAdvice and WeedManager, which quickly determine fertilizer quantities and identify harmful weeds.

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  • This Woman Is Using Her Platform To Uplift Black Artists

    January 16, 2019 |

    Essence |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Creating new platforms allows underrepresented and often "tokenized" artists to drive their own narrative. To address the lack of representation of Black artists in legacy institutions, an art nonprofit in Memphis, The Collective (CLTV), empowers Black artists by creating an organization that reflects the community at large. In addition to grants and stipends, the CLTV relies on support from the community and donors to remain financially independent.

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  • How can cities engage their citizens? Museums can show the way

    January 16, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Aarhus

    Taking its cue from digital engagement strategies of cultural institutions across Sweden, the Danish city of Aarhus, Denmark is making the redevelopment of an area called South Harbour more equitable and inclusive. Using "lab sessions," or structured discussion groups with actionable topics, the local entrepreneur heading up the project tests the ideas that come from the sessions on a small scale.

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  • For young Native Americans, running is a lesson in their own history

    January 15, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe

    Wings of America is a New Mexico based organization that uses running as a way for Native Americans to reconnect with their pasts and cultures while combatting pervasive stereotypes. The organization also organizes runs as protest and resistance, giving youth an opportunity to speak up on the issues they care about.

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  • Colorado's concussion approach combines education, medicine, a team approach

    January 15, 2019 |

    InvestigateWest |

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    Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

    Student athletes, especially at the high school level, can be susceptible to suffering head injuries which become exasperated when schools don't have protocol in place for how to best manage these individuals' return to the court or field. To help combat this, a psychologist in Colorado, created two free explanatory protocol booklets in order to better educate school officials about best practices.

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  • 'We're going to the pub': finding a way out of loneliness, one app at a time

    January 15, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Bracknell

    In the UK, where loneliness amongst senior residents has been declared a public health issue, councils, churches, and local charities are working to ensure that people are provided opportunities to connect with others and find the social interaction they need to stay healthy. Some of their methods include a community map filled with all of the local activities that take place, including more informal gatherings that take place regularly, and outreach to both older people who might benefit and younger people who might be able to offer a service. The programs have cut loneliness in Bracknell, UK, since 2015.

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  • The feminist knitting circle in India upending patriarchal norms

    January 15, 2019 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

    In a mountain village in the north of India, a women’s knitting group formed five years ago to help women reach for financial independence. The group ended up breaking stereotypes, building confidence, and creating lifelong bonds along the way. Many women in the knitting group are now able to support themselves and their children on the money they make from selling their knit products.

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  • Reshaping Africa's rural food systems and cutting food losses

    January 15, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi Area

    Food loss in sub-Saharan Africa is a common occurrence, due to the unreliability of brokers that sell the farmers produce, but groups throughout the region are fighting against this. From cooling systems that allow produce to last longer to connecting local farmers to work together to negotiate sales, post-harvest food projects are becoming an increasingly common solution.

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  • Rutgers makes a push for competent Spanish-speaking health professionals in Camden

    January 15, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    In Camden, New Jersey, 40 percent of the population 5 years or older speaks Spanish at home. However, only 5 percent of graduates from medical schools in the state identify as Hispanic or Latino. In an effort to shift these statistics and provide better care to the city's Spanish-speaking residents, Rutgers University requires undergraduates interested in health professions to take language classes and practice Spanish in a medical context.

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  • The Talent Show for Honest People

    January 15, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    In Kathmandu, Nepal, bureaucrats, and government officials gathered for a special type of talent show, Integrity Idol, which awards honest government workers. From petty bribes to large government contracts, corruption is pervasive in the mountainous country. Instead of naming and shaming, Accountability Lab puts on Integrity Idol competitions around the world for naming and faming, awarding integrity and anti-corruption efforts within government as a way to encourage and reward the behavior.

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