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Native schools move forward by looking to the past

Leah Todd Lin

October 08, 2016 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: Santa Clara Native Reservation, United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

A New Mexico network of native schools, called the NACA-Inspired Schools Network, addresses the failure of traditional schooling to incorporate native culture into lessons by designing a culturally relevant curriculum for students. Beyond cultural education, the network also requires students to take at least two Advanced Placement courses and apply to at least 10 colleges to help level the playing field for native students in New Mexico.

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Somali-American outreach workers bridge divide between community and government

Faiza Mahamud

October 08, 2016 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Somali-Minnesotans feel that US counter terrorism programs are suspicious of them and thus not there to help. A growing number of Somali-Americans have been recruited by public programs to improve relations between Minnesota’s Somali community and government agencies.

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Naperville family's creative home solution for son with autism

Marie Wilson

October 07, 2016 |

Daily Herald |

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Response Location: United States, Naperville, Illinois

Part 3 of the Caregivers Crisis series: In light of a shortage of state group living facilities in Illinois, one family is partnering with a non-profit to retrofit their home into a safe, independent living space for their autistic son, creating a future for him when his aging parents can no longer take care of his daily needs.

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In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty

Amy Yee

October 04, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Kakhin Bimile, Dhaka Division

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol), a government-backed Bangladeshi energy and infrastructure group, is helping bring solar power to homes in rural Bangladesh that once relied on dangerous kerosene or expensive diesel for electricity. The keys to Idcol’s expansion are financing plans that cater to lower-income people, as well as partnerships with 56 grass-roots organizations like the microfinance institution Grameen. Solar energy is reliable, clean, and more cost effective in the long run, and has become a lifeline for low-income Bangladeshis living beyond access of the main grid.

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The Empathetic Police Academy

Howard Schultz , Rajiv Chandrasekaran

October 04, 2016 |

Starbucks Channel |

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Response Location: United States, Burlen, Washington

Susan Rahr, a former sheriff, didn’t agree with the “boot camp atmosphere” of police academies. She also didn’t agree with the tough vigilante, us vs them attitude she observed from her fellow officers, and in school. So, when she became director of the Criminal Justice Training Center she changed the curriculum. The program has become a “national model of how law enforcement officers can be more empathetic to and respectful of the communities they serve without diminishing their own safety.”

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Insight: Inside Brazil's battle to save the Amazon with satellites and strike forces

Chris Arsenault

September 28, 2016 |

Reuters |

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Response Location: Brazil, Brasilia

13 years ago, Brazil didn't have satellite data or heat mapping to track illegal logging. Neither did they have weapon wielding agents working to stop ecological crime. These tools, in addition to the help of indigenous Brazilians is making the goal of ending Amazon deforestation by 2030 seem more and more likely.

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There's a Message for City Planners in Cape Town Plumbing Poll

Ann Babe

September 26, 2016 |

Next City |

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Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape

If you’ve ever been to a music festival, you’ve probably stepped inside a chemical toilet. The blue, plastic toilets, are meant to be temporary. However, in post-Apartheid, Cape Town, they are permanent fixtures for a large population of mostly black, poor residents.

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How the Chicanas of Eastside Mujeres Network Are Fighting to End Violence Against Women

Jessica Langlois

September 21, 2016 |

LA Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The recent revival of feminism, in tandem with increased awareness about violence and sexual abuse, and combined with the power of social media to organize activist groups, is helping various advocacy groups address the serious issues faced by women and minorities, specifically Latina women, in the Los Angeles area. Organizations from anti-gentrification cycling groups to rape crisis hotline dispatchers are combining resources to combat violence against women, provide more comprehensive legal and human services, help victims get a new start, and change the culture of abuse for good.

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Minnesota Somalis work to root out homegrown terror from within

Stephen Montemayer

September 17, 2016 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Somali-Minnesotans are at risk for homegrown extremists but are suspicious of federal investigations in their community. A federal pilot project is using outreach programs to include the Somali community in the solution to reduce violent extremism.

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Captive Lives

Jill Tucker

September 16, 2016 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

No consistent funding is designated to aid children of inmates though they are more prone to behavioral problems, low self-esteem and substance abuse. Project What, in S.F., empowers youth of incarcerated parents by hiring them to educate the public about their needs.

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