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  • The Surprising Success of Micro Hydro

    June 01, 2016 |

    International Rivers |

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    Response Location: Myanmar, Yangon, Yangon Region

    The Hydropower Empowerment Network takes a country-by-country approach to helping establish micro hydro and other technologies in rural places where electricity is difficult to come by. Micro hydro has even proven to be more durable and sustainable than solar, though solar is cheaper and quicker to install - the reason is the depth of community involvement required. When villagers participate on longer-term, complex projects, they develop pride in their work, learn invaluable new skills, and are empowered to engage with the solution.

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  • Farming in the Desert

    June 01, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Ajo, Arizona

    Ajo, Arizona is home to a growing collective, collaboration of local agriculture and food-based initiatives. The small town coordinates actors from schools, restaurants, the farmers’ market, local gardens, and community supported agriculture initiatives in a network under the Ajo Regional Food Partnership. The network also works with the Desert Senita Community Health Center, making sure the benefits of the collaboration equitably reach all citizens.

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  • Welcome to Welfare Utopia

    May 31, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    States deal with poverty and employment differently, depending on their state legislature and, historically, their racial composition. Oregon is a predominantly white state with some of the most generous welfare and employment programs available in the union. Giving states the option of flexibility with their anti-poverty programs can cause some to reduce their safety nets, but Oregon serves as a model for bipartisan cooperation on generous welfare and employment reforms.

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  • Climate change is rewiring government-citizen relationships

    May 30, 2016 |

    Newsweek |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As climate change drastically alters the land, sea, and how humans subsist in the face of a changing environment, governments are finding that traditional methods of development are no longer sufficient or sustainable. To adapt, governing bodies around the world are turning to their citizens - especially those most at-risk to the effects of climate change - to lend their ideas and experiences to ensure better, more sustainable development for the future.

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  • From adversaries to allies in the fight for forest health

    May 29, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    Locals around Taos, New Mexico take control over forest thinning efforts as part of The Collaborative Stewardship program. Rather than import larger thinning companies to work on local forests, the program sells plots of land to residents with timber experience, and these locals have a year to thin their allotted forest area.

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  • JPD Targets ‘Bandos': A Different Kind of ‘Broken Windows' Policing

    May 25, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Jackson PD's Community Improvement division has been charged with destroying dangerous, dilapidated houses in low income neighborhoods, even though many are state-owned. In a resources-strapped city, where blight contributes to a vicious cycle of crime and poverty, the police take down the abandoned houses—an unusual role, but one that actually tackles the root causes of crime in an arguably more effective way than low-level fishing for arrests.

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  • Juvy Intervention Programs Losing Federal Funds

    May 25, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Adolescent Opportunity Programs (AOPs) are a pre-intervention method for curtailing juvenile delinquency that have proven vital in the Mississippi state's criminal-justice system - they have the power to prevent young people from entering the system in the first place and save taxpayer costs in the long-term. But federal funding is threatening to run out.

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  • Small-town America is arguing over whether to welcome Syria's refugees or fear them

    May 24, 2016 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    A grassroots organization called Soft Landing Missoula (SLM) is a community effort to bring refugees to Montana. It was started by two women who met on opposite sides of a protest, but, through consistent and respectful conversation, have learned to respect each other's views and form a meaningful friendship. SLM puts that principle into practice by sitting down with the mayor, city council members and the county commission to work with the International Rescue League to start a process that helps migrants settle into Montana. They consider conversation to be the most important tool in overcoming bias.

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  • Why are so many children around the world out of school?

    May 24, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Central African Republic

    A new international fund will focus on education in countries affected by crises that have disrupted families' lives and their childrens' learning. The Education Cannot Wait Fund is a response to the often-overlooked needs for young people to continue their education when much international aid focuses on immediate safety and housing needs. The hope is this will enable children and youth to have a sense of normalcy and build healthy futures for themselves and their communities.

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  • The number one thing we can do to protect Earth's oceans

    May 23, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    Despite humanity's shared need for healthy oceans and marine biodiversity to support life as we know it, there is no central regulatory body able to protect the massive, critical swaths of ocean beyond any one country's marine borders, where pollution and climate change are proving disastrous to the ecosystem. But as the effects of the changing oceans become more prevalent to those on land, a few determined groups are slowly bringing together various governing bodies to create reserves and pass key legislation to hopefully give our oceans - and our planet - a chance.

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