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  • The Ways of Empathy

    David Bornstein

    November 12, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada

    It seems that just about everybody has had experience with babies or bullies — or both. Ideas and insights from Fixes readers on how to reduce bullying among children.

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  • Fighting Bullying With Babies

    David Bornstein

    November 08, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    The Canadian federal government has identified bullying as a national problem. Roots of Empathy, based in Toronto, encourages empathy in elementary kids by having them interact with babies.

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  • Filling the Gap Between Farm and Fair Trade

    David Bornstein

    October 25, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Nicaragua, Managua, Managua

    The non-profit Root Capital created a lending initiative in Mexico which helps mid-size rural farmers gain access to capital, skills, and consumer markets from which they would otherwise be excluded.

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  • Health Care and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    David Bornstein Tina Rosenberg

    October 18, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Lesotho, Maseru

    In a mountainous region of Lesotho, a man named Tsepo Kotelo visits 20 villages every week on his new motorcycle to provide health care to local villagers. The Elton John AIDS Foundation gifted the motorcycles to Kotelo and his colleagues, allowing them to increase the number of patients they visit by 600 percent. An organization called Riders for Health helps maintain the bikes, ensuring that remote villages will continue to receive medical care.

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