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The Unrelenting Specter of Drug-Resistant Malaria

Sarika Bansal

March 29, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

Every time scientists think they’ve controlled malaria, drug resistance pops up in Southeast Asia. What will it take to stop a deadly global comeback of the disease?

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Dormitory expansion in Tanzania is slow but keeps girls in school

Melanie Lidman

March 29, 2016 |

Global Sisters Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

Everyone knows how to stop the epidemic of teen pregnancies in Tanzania, where one out of every four babies is born to a woman under the age of 18. It is one thing that politicians, teachers, sisters, priests, imams, police officers and activists all agree on. And its success has been proven by plummeting teen pregnancy rates everywhere it has been implemented.

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Half of This School's Students Are Homeless or in Foster Care. 82% Go to College.

Peter Slattery

March 28, 2016 |

Daily Beast |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Broome Street Academy uses a data-driven, mentoring, and community schooling approach to get over 80 percent of its student population, half of whom are homeless, into college. Broome distances itself from the typical charter school model - funding comes from independent fundraising, the state of New York, and a local nonprofit that doubles as the provider of free health services to students.

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Meet the Thai Sex Workers Fighting for Their Right to Earn a Living

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

March 28, 2016 |

Vice |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Thailand, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province

Empower, a sex workers' rights organization with over 50,000 members, has been steadily pushing to improve the working conditions of women in the sex trade in Thailand. In addition to advocating for decriminalization of the trade as the best option, Empower focuses on equipping sex workers with the tools they need to assert their independence, including English classes and HIV prevention. The organization's approach is starkly different than other popular theories, such as brothel raids or the Nordic model of criminalizing the customers.

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The Cherokee Nation wants to reverse the ‘silent epidemic' of hepatitis C

Stephen Fee

March 27, 2016 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

An epidemic of Hepititis C has been effecting members of the Cherokee Nation at alarming rates, while consistently going unnoticed. Establishing screening systems with free care for members, the Hep C Elimination Project has been tackling this issue.

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Can a College That's Notorious for Sexual Assault Reform Itself?

Chris Peak

March 24, 2016 |

NationSwell |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

At the University of Virginia, the all-male peer education group One in Four works to create new standards surrounding sexual violence against women.

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Uganda's Corruption Comes Home to Roost

Sruthi Gottipati

March 22, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

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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Could Harvesting Fog Help Solve the World's Water Crisis?

Pauls Toutonghi

March 22, 2016 |

The New Yorker |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Morocco, Aït Baâmrane

The demand for clean water around the world continues to grow. In arid southwest Morocco, the region may only see “a few hundredths of an inch of rain per year,” which contributes to poor human health, as well as environmental, and economic conditions. A global collaboration with a Moroccan N.G.O. and German organizations have helped to bring clean water to the region with the use of CloudFisher technology that converts sea fog into water.

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Minnesota program embeds therapists in schools

Noell Dickmann

March 22, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

In the early 2000s, Minnesota’s low income families struggled to have access to mental health care for their children. Now Minnesota therapists meet at schools rather than at a clinic and also train teachers to help students with mental health challenges. Parents measure the success based upon improved test scores, classroom environment, and fewer school suspensions.

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The beginning of an end to open defecation

Rina Mukherji

March 18, 2016 |

The Hindu Business Line |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Nadia, West Bengal

In certain areas of India, open defecation and a lack of toilets is contributing to the spread of disease and poor health. Harijan Pally used to be a village with a large spread problem, but after the introduction of a Community Led Total Sanitation campaign, the Young Star Club has helped build toilets for the community and inspired others to do the same.

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