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  • With Dirty Girl coffee, this entrepreneur strives to make life better for women in Appalachia

    August 06, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

    Jane Cavarozzi, an entrepreneur and activist, started Dirty Girl coffee to “support economic development and women’s advancement in the small, depressed villages around Appalachian Ohio.” She lives in the town of Glouster and is respected for living local and working local, as opposed to being an outsider problem-solver. Though her coffee company is just one small step forward, she works closely with community groups to move economic development initiatives for the region forward.

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  • Nosy, persistent, brave: the women who catch sex-traffickers red-handed

    August 03, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    In Nepal a team of people monitor border crossings to rescue young women being trafficked into brothels in India. The women are tricked into believing there are jobs waiting for them rather than brutal lives of sexual servitude. The volunteer interceptors work with the organization Love Justice, which says it makes about 90 successful interventions every month, to reconnect the young women to their families or to other organizations.

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  • Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood-Prone Land

    August 03, 2018 |

    Ohio Valley ReSource |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    For landowners living in close to proximity to the Mississippi River, this means continuously facing the impacts of unexpected flooding. The Wetland Reserve Enhancement Program offers the farmers on these lands the opportunity to protect and restore the wetlands in order to reduce the side effects of living in flood territory.

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  • Can Philanthropy Save a City?

    August 02, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    Stockton is courting philanthropists by billing itself as a budding hub of innovation for fighting poverty. The city is mitigating the risks of tapping private foundations to fund city services by identifying target policies and programs ahead of time.

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  • A new way to preserve West Virginia's beauty

    August 02, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Broomgrass, West Virginia

    Family farms are facing challenges nationwide amidst a backdrop of land development. A community in West Virginia took a stand by piloting a new way or rural co-habitation in the form of a farm community protected via a farmland protection program that allows very limited development.

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  • Smashing the Patriarchy and Sustaining Peace in Sudan

    August 02, 2018 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Sudan, South Kordofan

    Community groups organized by the Collaborative for Peace of Sudan are pushing local male leaders to include women in conflict mediation and peace building. It may take months or even years of convincing, but minds can be changed. One women received applause after finally getting a chance to speak in a peace committee, for example. She brought up unspoken issues, and now helps other women do the same.

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  • The estate where local people refused to call last orders

    August 01, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Brighton

    The Bevy, a community-owned pub in Brighton, “is about creating an institution to bring together a fragmented community.” One of over 100 pub co-operatives throughout Britain, the Bevy is unique in that is is on a suburban housing estate. As such, it had huge power to add value to a struggling area, and it has done just that. Several years in, the Bevy acts as a community space, pays a living wage to employees, and welcomes all for good conversation and good beer.

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  • How a Little-Known Nonprofit Is Bringing Social Practice Art to New York's Most Elite Museums—and Beyond

    August 01, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Kenan Trust is philanthropic foundation that supports “social practice art,” in which the arts facilitate change like restoring homes in urban areas and revitalizing immigration services. Their funds have reached the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum of Art, and the Laundromat Project. A recent $6million program supports 21 New York City-based arts organizations that engage with hard to reach communities. Kenan argues that its approach is not “charity” but “justice.”

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  • Philanthropic horticulturists and other prison community leaders

    August 01, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Seward, Alaska

    At Spring Creek Correctional Center, profits from the prison store are shared among seven prison clubs. The clubs operate like nonprofits, bringing educational opportunities, music, plants, and more to inmates and donating extra funds to organizations on the outside. The system improves quality of life and offers leadership opportunities.

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  • Demystifying the Real Estate Development World for Minority Youth

    August 01, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Two Detroit-based entrepreneurs are determined to help minority youth become stakeholders in community real estate development. Targeting communities that experience gentrification, Project Destined empowers young students with knowledge about the real estate profession, information that is often passed down through families instead of classroom lessons. "It's not a talent gap, it's an information gap," one of the founders emphasizes.

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