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  • These Chennai temples are showing the way to more eco-friendly ways of worship

    June 28, 2018 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Chennai

    In Indian temples, NGOs and priests are partnering to reduce floral waste. Many tons of flowers are diverted from landfills and rivers, using methods like composting and reprocessing--and the idea appears to be catching on.

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  • Loneliness can kill you — but is it government's job to solve it?

    June 26, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Aarhus

    Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise globally, and feelings of loneliness can be extremely detrimental to health and longevity. In Denmark, the "National Movement Against Loneliness" and GENLYD train community members to recognize signs of loneliness and refer those at risk to these programs and provide services such as group dinners and group activities based on hobby.

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  • The App and the Cut: Strategic Technological Development against FGM

    June 21, 2018 |

    KTN News Kenya |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu, Kisumu County

    FGM, or Female Genital Mutilation, is still being conducted in Kenya albeit now in secrecy. A group of high school girls in Kisumu, Kenya developed an app that is part of the effort to end the practice. The app includes educational resources as well as connections to local police stations and offers ways of tracking local advocates' outreach. While the app has garnered a lot of international attention as well as some support from those who work on the ground in the issue, it still faces many challenges before it can become truly effective.

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  • What India's first trans women-led dance troupe wants people to know

    June 19, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Grassroots efforts can create dialogue and foster acceptance for the trans community. In Mumbai, the Dancing Queens, led by trans women, not only perform for audiences, they also work to facilitate discussions and promote awareness of LGBT rights in India. The dance group’s members consist of activists who have been working to change social attitudes in India.

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  • Urban farming has arrived: here's four ways to make a success of it

    June 15, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, The Hague

    As urban farming proves to be a viable solution for the need to produce more food, many find the landscape of city-farming difficult to navigate due to space and expenses. In The Netherlands, however, a handful of small-scale solutions have stood out and allowed farmers to find success.

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  • A Worldwide Teaching Program to Stop Rape

    June 12, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    A program that trains girls and young women how to defend themselves against rape has proven highly effective in Kenya and is spreading to other countries, including Canada and the U.S. No Means No Worldwide trains girls how to identify risk and escape, and also to stand up for themselves verbally and physically, countering the socialization they get to be accommodating and nice. It also trains boys to respect girls and to intervene when girls or women are in danger and participants were able to stop assaults most of the time.

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  • Sweden's #Teknisktfel movement exposes sexual harassment in the tech industry

    June 11, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    Sweden's version of the #MeToo movements, #Teknisktfel, is focused on women that have experienced sexual harassment in the tech industry, and it's gaining attention from activist organizations. Nearly 2,000 people have signed a zero tolerance petition that since the launch of the movement, but the goal is not to just call out inappropriate behavior, but also to "address the stubborn structures in Swedish society that create difficult workplace environments for women in the first place."

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  • Montana Center Destroys Unwanted Guns—Trying to Make a Dent in 300 Million

    June 05, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Helena, Montana

    When a person no longer wants a firearm, they might sell it at a garage sale or give it away, increasing the likelihood that the gun could fall into the wrong hands. The National Center for Unwanted Firearms takes these unwanted guns and repurposes them for law enforcement, gives them to a certified retailer that runs background checks on its customers, or simply destroys them.

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  • Childhood obesity is dropping in Amsterdam — but not for toddlers

    June 05, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The First 1000 Days program in Amsterdam aims to cut childhood obesity down to 0% by 2033. Facets of this program include extensive visits to mothers by nurses, organization of healthy community activities, and specifically targeting at-risk mothers and babies and offering them extensive support. This extensive support can include personalized nutritional programs and physiotherapy for the mother and education about good nutrition and sleep patterns for their baby.

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  • High-achieving girls are terrified of failure. One school is teaching them how to bounce back

    June 05, 2018 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States, Shaker Heights, Ohio

    A school in Ohio runs a program called Adventure Girls in order to teach adolescent girls resilience and creative problem-solving skills. The curriculum is borne out of research designed to build resilience, and it creates stressful situations and equips girls with the tools needed to get through them. Participants testify to how much the program has changed them, and the built-in role model system that employs high school girls to guide sessions also teaches valuable leadership skills.

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