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  • Whitefield residents take charge of their own streets Ugly Indian style

    July 29, 2016 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    Many neighbourhoods in Bengaluru suffer from significant pollution, creating an environment conducive to pests and an overall higher likelihood of continued littering. The organization Whitfield Rising conducts 'spot-fixes', consisting of 'beautifying' dirty areas and of educating residents on proper disposal procedures in order to keep their neighbourhoods clean. The result is increased local citizen pride for their neighbourhoods and an onus to keep their communities clean.

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  • A Strategy to Build Police-Citizen Trust

    July 26, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    The increase of violence between the police and Black communities across the country requires a reconstruction of the relationship that addresses empathy, trust, and crime reduction. The Department of Justice has developed test programs in different cities that train police officers in procedural justice. The early results of this program in Stockton, CA show that communities and police have built trust and law legitimacy, while the crime rate has not increased.

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  • How Congress made micro-hydro easier for mountain towns

    July 25, 2016 |

    Mountain Town News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Grand Lake, Colorado

    Micro-hydro projects in the United States have become much more accessible and more financially viable since Congress passed a law in 2013 making it easier for small hydroelectric projects to get federal approval. Specifically, water treatment plants that can retrofit their systems to generate electricity are an excellent energy opportunity. The plant in Grand Lake now produces more electricity than it consumes.

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  • Liberia after Ebola: Turning midwives into surgeons

    July 25, 2016 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Liberia

    In Liberia, about 3 women die from complications due to childbirth every day. In a country that is drastically medically underserved, doctors are training midwives to perform Cesarean sections and resuscitate babies without help from a supervising physician. This solution is allowing more women to safely deliver their babies without having to wait for unavailable physicians who may not be able to respond quickly enough to save the lives of the mother and child.

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  • Roanoke initiative shifts from arresting addicts to helping them

    July 21, 2016 |

    The Roanoke Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    In one year, the drug overdoses in Roanoke, VA have taken 12 lives and another 76 have overdosed but survived. The police department developed a new program called the Roanoke Valley Hope Initiative, designed to provide rehabilitation without arrest for those who seek it. The program simulates the successful national effort to help drug abusers instead of incarcerating them.

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  • Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools

    July 20, 2016 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Young people are graduating from high schools and not ready for college level work. Liz Willen describes different initiatives around the United States that have provided solutions for improving secondary education. She addresses the importance of STEM, role models for students, and project-based learning.

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  • Beirut Madinati has set its sights on Lebanon national politics

    July 19, 2016 |

    Ya Libnan |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

    Arab governments have expended a lot of energy keeping politics of any stripe out of the public sphere. With a few hundred volunteers and hardly any money, an upstart campaign called Beirut Madinati — “Beirut Is My City” — is challenging the status quo, displaying the kind of savvy civic politics promised by the Arab Spring.

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  • How a new source of water is helping reduce conflict in the Middle East

    July 19, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo

    Israel experienced extreme drought a few years ago and its water supply was very low. National campaigns to install desalination plants have helped Israel turnaround its inadequate water supply into a surplus. The water scientists who have helped make this surplus see an opportunity for water diplomacy and the de-politicization of water in the Middle East so that more of it can be shared with other geographies.

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  • Winning the Campaign to Curb Teen Pregnancy

    July 19, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Compared with other developed countries, the United States has a higher rate of teenage pregnancy. However, Colorado has collaborated with foundations, private donors, and has taken advantage of Obamacare’s coverage to offer free long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) for several years. The program providing LARCs has contributed to a drop in the teenage abortion rate, the teenage pregnancy rate, and fewer children born in poverty, all while being a cost-saving measure for taxpayers.

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  • Germany sets a new solar storage record

    July 18, 2016 |

    Energy Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    Solar power is an important renewable energy in Germany, but when the sun is out, it can overpower the grid. Likewise, when the sun is not out, the reception of solar power decreases. Germany has piloted battery installations that store solar energy for use when the sunlight is not plentiful and has successfully incentivized citizens to use them to lower costs.

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