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  • Uganda's Corruption Comes Home to Roost

    March 22, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Mityana

    In Uganda, a country with high levels of corruption and political patronage, citizen-led grassroots efforts to root out graft and enforce accountability have sprung up across the country. “Village budget clubs,” trained by the Forum for Women in Democracy, learn about Uganda’s constitution, government budgeting and planning, and what is required of public officials. Club members then attend meetings, follow up with public officials, and fill out scorecards that rank lawmaker performance.

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  • Canton police vow to maintain momentum despite budget concerns

    March 22, 2016 |

    The Canton Repository |

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    Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

    National research suggests that training officers in community policing and using city crime analyses is more effective in lowering gun and drug crime, then hiring more cops to a department.

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  • A Tale of Two Leaks: Fixed in California, Ignored in Alabama

    March 17, 2016 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Eight Mile, Alabama

    Eight years after a mercaptan spill in Eight Mile, Alabama, its mostly black and working class residents still suffer from respiratory issues, rashes and headaches.

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  • Chipping away at mental health crisis

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    The state of Wisconsin has a teen suicide rate three-times greater than the national average. Lawmakers have scrambled to address and provide greater access to mental health services in the state by offering temporary housing shelters, treatment programs, and new police training. The initiative is expanding to three cities and health officials see progress because of a decrease in hospitalizations.

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  • India's 'gun widows' on the road to recovery

    March 07, 2016 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: India, Manipur

    Many women in Manipur are left as widows as the Indian Security Forces' fight against extremism leaves many innocent victims. Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network and other organizations are dedicated to helping women overcome trauma and heal by providing jobs, loans, and support.

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  • Large malt producer uses wood chips to fuel power plant

    March 04, 2016 |

    Rock Road Recycle |

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    Response Location: United States, Shakopee, Minnesota

    Rahr Malting, a brewery in Shakopee, MN, has found a creative way to sustainably address their energy needs. The company partners with the Mdewakanton Sioux Community to use waste barley hulls from the malting factory to generate electricity for their facilities, selling excess power to the public grid while the waste heat sprouts the malt to make beer.

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  • India: Sanitation for Women

    March 02, 2016 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India

    Improving sanitation isn’t just a matter of building more toilets; it’s also about education and specific solutions that help women and the poor gain access to safe, clean, and convenient facilities. This is a huge topic in India, where local projects and top-down efforts to improve sanitation have mixed results.

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  • In Toronto, a Neighborhood in Despair Transforms Into a Model of Inclusion

    February 28, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Regent Park

    An ambitious plan for the 69-acre Regent Park neighborhood is disrupting entrenched notions of class, race and religion, at a time when concerns over income inequality and immigration are growing.

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  • Treating Street Violence As A Contagion, Baltimore Looks For More Than One Cure

    February 24, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    When lawmakers try to tackle gun violence, they often turn to measures like adding police officers or cracking down on illegal guns. But what happens when they treat violent crime as a public-health problem? Counselors invite patients to join the Violence Intervention Program, offering a host of services intended to break the cycle of violence.

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  • Inside A California Anti-Crime Experiment That Resonates With Politicians In D.C.

    February 23, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    With homicides up 50 percent last year, the D.C. Council is backing a controversial new crime bill aimed at stopping the violence. It’s modeled in part on a 9-year-old program in Richmond, California. Each year, 50 young men at risk for violence are paid to put down their guns. (1st of a 3 part series)

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