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  • Want To Serve The World's Poorest Citizens? Take Your Company Public In India

    May 03, 2016 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    There is a substantial argument for increased involvement of private companies in venture philanthropy. Unlike large government bodies and NGOs, private companies are more nimble and experienced when it comes to strategies in marketing, R&D, creating pricing structures, and adapting to rapid social change. Three companies in India are seeing real results by serving India's poorest customers with a market-based approach.

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  • The Internet Mapmakers Helping Nepal

    May 02, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    Whenever there’s a natural catastrophe, a team of “crisis mappers” activate around the world. These volunteers use crowdsourcing tools to turn satellite data into digital maps, which are then used to make decisions on the ground, enabling rescuers to deliver food, shelter, and supplies to areas that need them most.

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  • How These Dogs Protect Elephants

    April 27, 2016 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Ivory poaching has decreased the number of live elephants by one-fifth in the past decade. Although Kenya has ratified laws that make ivory poaching and trafficking punishable, identifying smugglers at border security is still a challenge. Airports in Kenya and Tanzania have employed dogs to sniff out ivory hidden in transit with a high success rate of 18 busts in four months at the Kenya location.

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  • What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money?

    April 25, 2016 |

    FiveThirtyEight |

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    Response Location: Switzerland, Zurich

    More and more economists and financiers are supporting the idea of a government-supported basic income check for everyone, regardless of financial status.

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  • Iceland's Water Cure

    April 19, 2016 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík, Capital Region

    Despite being an island of seamen, Iceland used to experience high numbers of drownings every year, fostering a keen interest in swimming education. The government stepped up and tapped into the underground hot water generated by Iceland’s volcanic activity to create geothermal pools, which quickly became more than a humble municipal investment, but perhaps the very secret to the country’s happiness. Every town now enjoys communal pools, which create a neutral, recreational space that brings all manner of people together.

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  • Can Nepal defeat its deepening energy crisis?

    April 17, 2016 |

    The Discourse |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Bhorleni

    Micro-grids powered by wind and solar energy offer a path toward alleviating energy challenges in remote, underserved areas. In Bhorleni, Nepal, the government’s Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) cooperated with the community’s Wind and Solar Energy Users’ Committee to open a renewal energy plant. The initiative represents an effort to scale efforts in other areas of Nepal to achieve the goal of clean and affordable energy.

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  • What Seattle police can learn from an ‘out of control' department's turnaround in New England

    April 16, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, East Haven, Connecticut

    After serious issues with excessive force and police discrimination reached a head in East Haven, Conn., major department overhauls that focused on more diverse hiring, de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution have led to much healthier law enforcement for the community. Their model offers hopeful lessons to Seattle and other cities whose police departments also have been required to adopt federally mandated reforms.

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  • What's deadly dull and can save the world? (Hint: We can't stand it)

    April 14, 2016 |

    The Correspondent |

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    Response Location: Haiti

    A lack of bureaucratic services has kept people in poverty around the world by limiting the number of documents attainable by citizens who have a low-income, verifying proof of property ownership. "Capacity building" in the form of sending "tax inspectors without borders," book-keeping classes, and expanding bureaucratic services for places in need, allow people to make investments in their properties that can lift them above the poverty line.

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  • Can water ATMs solve India's water crisis?

    April 13, 2016 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: India, Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi

    In many rural communities in India, access to clean drinking water is still scarce. The cost of bottled water is prohibitive, city pipes are in poor condition, and the municipal tanker trucks that supply some water are haphazard. But a social business called Sarvajal is busy scaling up a solution: a water ATM. These machines allow people to scan a pre-paid card and withdraw purified water from a stable, convenient source within their community when needed.

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  • Our drinking water systems are a disaster. What can we do?

    April 11, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States

    The water system in the United States is beginning to be in need of replacement. In order to facilitate this infrastructure project and prevent it from becoming overwhelming, technology such as water sensors and software are being used to monitor water usage and replace the pipes that are most dire as they degrade.

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