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  • 180 Days

    March 17, 2015 |

    PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hartsville, South Carolina

    Harsville, South Carolina is trying to better its educational program. But first it must change the standard of living in the town to provide greater examples of success for the children to follow.

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  • New San Diego-Tijuana Survey Holds Mirror Up to Border Cities

    February 26, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Former Bogotá mayor Antonas Mockus has implemented his Citizenship Culture Survey, which measures local public opinions on legal culture, behavior regulation systems, mobility, tolerance, tax culture, public safety, agreements, civic participation, mutual regulation, public trust and victimization, across San Diego and Tijuana. The first ever binational survey of its kind aimed to measure shared social values to inform a cross-border civic council.

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  • Catholic leaders battle against free birth control in the Philippines

    January 22, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines

    In the Philipines, contraception has been hard to find resulting in many parents without money to feed their children, unsafe abortions, and poor maternal health. A new reproductive law aims to change this by allowing contraception in clinics to help women take control of their reproductive systems.

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  • In Egypt, Sowing Seeds of Gender Equality

    January 22, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Muslim women in Egypt are expected to marry young and to stay close to home, and if they do not, they can be subjected to abuse or heavy criticism by men in the household. Save the Children’s Choices program offers educational workshop sessions for boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, which help them explore gender identity. Through discussions, the program hopes to change gender norms.

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  • What can we learn from a town that beat poverty

    January 05, 2015 |

    Deseret News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Dauphin, Manitoba

    In a pilot program in a Canadian city, the working poor were given monthly cash supplements to their income. The recipients did not stop working and were able to access opportunities to make a better living long term.

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  • An Inclusive Emerging Economy, With Africa in the Lead

    November 27, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania

    In combatting poverty, a giant informal economic system has quietly emerged in Africa. Women participate in micro-finance organizations that loan money in order to allow them to create businesses and become self-managing.

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  • Experiments show this is the best way to win campaigns. But is anyone actually doing it?

    November 13, 2014 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States

    Research shows that having in-person interactions with voters is by far the best way to increase turnout. It’s not simply knocking on doors. It’s about having genuine conversations. But political campaigns typically spend almost all their money on TV ads instead.

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  • An L.A. Story: Unions Show Signs of Life

    November 06, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The minimum wage issue has been debated endlessly, with arguments both for and against its effectiveness. An increase, tested in some states and enacted in others, immeasurably betters the quality of life for low-income families.

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  • Food truck church brings faith and calzones to those in need

    October 30, 2014 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Mobile Action Ministries in St. Paul, Minnesota is bringing church to those who often don’t have access to it. Led by Reverand Margaret Kelly, the church brings those experiencing poverty and homelessness meals and worship in a food truck. The initiative operates on donations and partners with suburban congregations in the hopes of bridging socio-economic divides.

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  • Hit by climate change, Assam river communities bury their pride, move into houses on stilts

    October 13, 2014 |

    Scroll.In |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Dhemaji, Assam

    Building a house on stilts is an age old tradition created by the Mishings, a tribe in India. The practice allowed them to live close to the river, without flooding their homes. In Assam, a state in India, the Mishings are viewed as a lower caste. But, heavy rainfall and flooding is forcing some Assamese to build their own houses on stilts. Still, some Assamese resist because they don’t want to be associated with the Mishings.

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