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South Carolina finds innovative way to help first-time moms

Kristen Jordan Shamus

November 30, 2016 |

Detroit Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Florence, South Carolina

Thanks to social impact bonds, the Nurse-Family Partnership in South Carolina pairs specially trained nurses with low-income pregnant women for regular home visits, giving the mothers coaching to break the poverty cycle. The state should realize a return on its investment long-term, with lower Medicaid costs, fewer preterm births, bigger gaps between childbirths and fewer emergency room visits.

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Could this 12-year, unconditional mentors program help Detroit's kids?

Matt Helms

November 23, 2016 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Friends of the Children is an organization in Portland that pairs kindergarteners from poor and chaotic families with mentors, who commit to being with them for 12 years. Through attention and consistency mentors are helping to keep these at risk children from dropping out of school, becoming a young parent or getting in trouble with the law.

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How Mysuru became India's ‘cleanest city'

Patralekha Chatterjee

November 17, 2016 |

Citiscope |

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Response Location: India, Mysuru

Mysuru has become a gleaming example for solutions to India's vaster struggles with solid-waste management, toilet construction, sanitation strategy, public outreach, and other measures. The city uses a decentralized model that leverages a mix of municipal resources, NGO leadership, civil society, and cooperation from proud residents and businesses.

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A Shallow Well Full of Hope for Women in Kenya's Lamu County

Sophie Mbugua

October 28, 2016 |

News Deeply |

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Response Location: Kenya, Lamu

The amount of time women spend searching for water in Kenya is debilitating to their life. Shallow water wells closer to living spaces can help them reclaim some time to tend to their own lives.

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How solar power is turning rural India bright and shining

Vikas Dawra

October 27, 2016 |

The Hindu Business Line |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

India's lack of infrastructure and rapidly growing economy provide an opportunity for solar power. Modular solar products, many subsidized by the government, are helping to solve the lack of access to an electrical grid, and at the same time offering a safer, healthier, cheaper, environmentally friendly alternative.

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How Sri Lanka wiped out malaria

Kary Stewart Dinitha Rathnayake

October 24, 2016 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka was one of the countries most affected by malaria, but through decades of fighting the country achieved malaria-free status from the World Health Organization. The fight against malaria was won through regional initiatives, since different parts of the country had different challenges in overcoming the disease.

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Tuk Tuks and Two Tents Bring Health Services to Uganda's Slums

William Davies

October 20, 2016 |

News Deeply |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Uganda has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in Africa, but a unique mobile health clinic is helping to reduce the rates of conception. Marie Stopes’ tuk tuks brings health care, sexual education and contraceptives to women in poor communities.

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Tackling menstrual health taboo in Uganda

Anna Patton

October 10, 2016 |

Devex |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

AFRIpads was started in order to provide reusable sanitary pads to women in Uganda who were otherwise using unsanitary local materials and experiencing discomfort and health issues. AFRIpads is a cost friendly and effective alternative that is having a growing impact on African women.

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This doctor pioneered a way to treat stress in children, a startling source of future disease

Michael Alison Chandler

October 06, 2016 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris noticed an unusually high rate of illnesses in young patients frequenting her San Francisco clinic, and began to dig into the strong correlation between stress factors like poverty and abuse to the rising public health crises of what is known as "toxic stress" in children. Her work helped lead a growing, nationwide movement of treating physical health by addressing emotional trauma, in schools and law enforcement as well as clinics, offering children better support and evolving policies to address mental health.

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

Ann Babe

September 26, 2016 |

Next City |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

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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