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  • Sometimes, It Does Hurt To Ask

    Caitlin Cruz

    January 31, 2017 |

    Digg |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Transgender people are using crowdfunding sites to raise money to pay for gender confirmation surgeries. “"It was such a surreal feeling. I was looking at the number in my PayPal," Moog says. It didn't quite sink in that the surgery was now entirely possible.” Foundations like the Jim Collins Foundation also help cover the costs of surgery. In 2017 the Jim Collins Foundation awarded 13 grants for gender confirmation surgery.

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  • Almost all girls were cut in her Ethiopian village. Not anymore, thanks to her.

    Amy Yee

    January 26, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

    When Bogaletch Gebre was a girl she underwent a dangerous procedure, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The practice requires the removal of all, or part of the clitoris. It can lead to scarring, bleeding, and sometimes even death. When she grew up and learned the harmful effects of the procedure, she and her sister decided to create a non profit to end the practice. “Today, KMG is credited with virtually eliminating FGM in Kembata, a region of 680,000.” What’s worked so well for the non profit? Community conversations. “Community conversations can work anywhere where human beings live together,” Gebre says. “

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  • I'm FREE, Prisoner Re-Entry Program for Women, Takes a New Approach

    Quinn O'Callaghan

    January 24, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    “Female offenders are the largest-growing prison population.” Key to making sure women don’t return to prison are effective reentry programs like FREE, a program for female offenders. However, FREE isn’t like other programs. It focuses on exploring the root causes that lead woman to commit crimes through a method called “cognitive shifting.”

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  • Tunisia: 'State Feminism'

    Martha Lane Fox

    January 15, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Tunisia

    Tunisian women have more rights than any other Islamic country. Since their revolution in 1956, the country has led the Arab world in establishing rights for women. Since then, legislation is still being pushed forward that safeguards women’s rights. Tunisian women have more rights than any other Islamic country. Since their revolution in 1956, the country has led the Arab world in establishing rights for women. Since then, legislation is still being pushed forward that safeguards women’s rights. “Tunisia is the role model regarding gender legislation in the Arab world.”

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  • Attitudes Toward Female Genital Mutilation Changing in Ethiopia

    Amy Yee

    January 05, 2017 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Ethiopia

    An estimated 200 million woman have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a procedure which can lead to “hemorrhaging, scarring, infections and psychological trauma.” However, one nonprofit, called KMG, has made giant strides in their community and reduced the practice from 97 percent to five percent. How do you change FGM? You talk. “We don’t dictate, we just discuss,” said the founder.

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  • This Small Town Refused to Settle for Wal-Mart When Its Last Local Grocery Store Closed

    Melissa Hellmann

    January 02, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Iola, Kansas

    The small town of Iola, KS, and Allen County's GROW Council offer a case study of how local communities across this prairie state have worked to solve the absence of grocery stores in many rural areas. Through local resourcefulness and organizing efforts; knowledge and financial support from the state government; and partnership with Kansas State University's Rural Grocery Initiative, towns have succeeded in bringing grocery stores, from locally-owned coops to school-based distribution hubs, back to their Main Streets.

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  • Peru: Cutting Poverty

    Fi Glover Henrietta Moore Martha Lane Fox

    January 01, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Lima

    Between 2005 and 2015, Peru cut its poverty rate in half. Though there is still more work to be done, Peru can attribute its success to several reasons. The combination of inclusive economic growth and targeted, high-impact social programs showed clear results. By giving monthly cash stipends to female heads of household and helping youth as well as the elderly, Peru has seen a sizable decrease in economic inequality.

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  • This Is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief

    Laurie Mazur

    December 12, 2016 |

    The Nation (New York) |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    With little action happening to reverse or prepare for climate change at the federal level, local communities have taken initiative on their own. From voters in Flagstaff passing a $10 million bond to bolster forest management to the city of Tulsa buying over 1,000 flood-prone properties, across the United States people are taking non- or bi-partisan steps to increase their towns’ resilience. Core to each initiative is not a parachute, one-size-fits-all approach, rather, it’s taking a hyper-local approach, centering community strength, and moving disadvantaged populations to the forefront.

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  • Canada's Successful Drive to Educate Its Indigenous Students

    Jon Marcus

    November 23, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    In Canada, just under ten percent of indigenous adults hold university degrees. Canadian universities are working to make college campuses more welcoming to indigenous communities that have historically been subject to forced and often abusive assimilation in the name of "education." Administrators are incorporating indigenous-focused courses into the curriculum, adding an admissions counselor for indigenous applicants, and creating cultural centers for indigenous students. While many barriers remain, one university has seen a 40% increase in indigenous enrollment since implementing changes in 2011.

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  • Kids in Detroit talk about school, parents and sex

    Katrease Stafford

    November 21, 2016 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Kids in Detroit are discouraged by their city because they feel like the violence, lack of books, lack of state test preparation, and lack of sex-ed affect their opportunities. But the same kids have ideas about ways to improve the city.

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