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  • Let's Chat About Sex: Tech Platforms Target FCT Youth with Sexual Health Info

    November 28, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    In a nation that traditionally does not believe or address that adolescents have sex despite overwhelming data, Nigerian web- and mobile-based platforms are expanding access to quality sexual education for youth. Education as a Vaccine (EVA), a non-governmental organization, in particular has seen success with a set of three apps called LinkUp, Frisky, and DIVA that provide anonymous, accurate, and nonjudgemental sexual and reproductive information/counseling. Since 2007, EVA has received over 900,000 text messages, 28,433 voice calls and 800 emails/web entries.

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  • A DU student withdrew from school to change the charity world, quarter by quarter

    November 27, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    A web browser extension called PocketChange allows people to donate small amounts of money to social causes and have their donations matched by “cause-aligned” brands. The software taps into the desire of news readers and social media users to take action in the moment that they learn about social causes, as well as companies’ growing interest in marketing around social causes. The startup has partnered with about 70 charities and six online sites so far, including The New York Times, Google News, and Facebook.

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  • Government data is transforming France

    November 26, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In France, a digital transformation is taking place. To lay the groundwork, the country passed the Digital Republic Act in 2016, which mandated local and central government to publish documents and public data, a significant step toward transparency and open data. Government taskforce Etalab, which has attracted top tech talent, built on that foundation by launching data.gouv.fr, a portal that hosts over 40,000 public datasets, and other organizations have coordinated collaborative open data projects between cities.

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  • Video screening cuts jail time, reduces court 'no shows'

    November 25, 2018 |

    Albuquerque Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    In Bernadillo County people who are arrested for nonviolent crimes have the chance of being released, without having to serve jail time. They are screened through video by an intake officer who gauges the likelihood of them showing up in court. “We know from national studies that releasing low-level, non-violent offenders promptly reduces recidivism.” Data shows it works, and an overwhelming majority, 90 percent, of defendants showed up in court.

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  • Cellphones made it harder for Denver's 911 call takers to track people down. Finally, that's starting to change.

    November 23, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The same technology that helps companies like Uber find their customers is now available to public safety agencies to ensure accurate location detection from cell phone calls. Denver is among the first cities to implement the updated technology and since the city launched it in mid-2018, it has delivered an accuracy percentage in the 90s, which means first responders don't waste precious time trying to find someone in crisis. The key is for cell phone users to have updated operating systems.

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  • Sucking Carbon Out of the Air Is One Way to Help Save Our Planet

    November 21, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: Iceland

    While many organizations and individuals are working on solutions to address climate change worldwide, a company in Iceland is focusing on removing carbon dioxide directly from the air. Although small in scale, this new technology known as direct air capture has made it possible to suck the carbon dioxide from the air and turn the emissions into stone.

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  • 'Rhino Coin': Can a Cryptocurrency Help Save Africa's Rhinoceroses?

    November 20, 2018 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    Some South African ranchers who raise rhinos legally are advocating for a block-chain currency "Rhino Coin." They argue that secure stockpiles of rhino horn could generate much needed funding for wild populations. But the plan is fiercely opposed by many conservation groups, and its success depends on whether or not a global ban on trading horn ends.

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  • How Madeline Snyder, a trans woman in Tyler, got her driver's license fixed

    November 19, 2018 |

    The Tyler Loop |

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    Response Location: United States, Tyler, Texas

    The legal process for changing your name and gender on drivers' licenses or birth certificates was—and, to a degree, still is—convoluted, expensive, and time-consuming. A grassroots movement started after the 2016 Presidential Election that used GoFundMe, Facebook, and public support to help Madeline Snyder and other trans people from Tyler, Texas change their legal documents all at once. The process wasn't always straightforward, but it had about a 75% success rate and brought with it a groundswell of support from the trans and ally communities.

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  • Idaho School District Teachers Get Radios for Safety Communications

    November 16, 2018 |

    Government Technology |

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    Response Location: United States, Idaho

    A sprawling rural school district in Idaho has placed two-way radios with every teacher that connect directly to first responders and triage bags in every classroom as part of a plan to increase safety and coordination in emergencies across nine different buildings. The idea is to cut down response times from fire and police and deal with emergencies onsite. Teachers train monthly with the radios and the district may add an app would use GPS to locate students if there's an emergency.

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  • Fertilize by drone, till by text: Making tech work for Africa's farmers

    November 16, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Ghana

    High tech innovations are making agriculture more productive while creating skilled jobs. In Ghana, tech startups like Acquah Aviation and TROTRO Tractor offer technology-sharing services to farmers. With urbanization leading to a loss in farm-labor supply across sub-Saharan Africa, the drones and tractors help to boost productivity through mechanization, while supportive infrastructure for these services offers opportunities for high skill employment.

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