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  • The Push to End Chronic Homelessness Is Working

    May 28, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    Homelessness is still a rampant problem in the United States. The 100,000 Homes Campaign, an initiative launched four years ago, aims to help communities around the country place 100,000 chronically homeless people into permanent supportive housing

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  • A New Model of School Reform

    May 21, 2014 |

    Greater Good Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Social-emotional learning (SEL) is transforming educational systems in Oakland by forming mentor relationships between adults and students. Unlike other models, though, the adults are the ones held accountable.

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  • The Lady of the Mangroves

    May 18, 2014 |

    Seychelles News Agency |

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    Response Location: Seychelles, Roche Caiman, Bel Air

    The 2004 tsunami that hit Asia caused significant damage in the islands of the Seychelles, destroying roads, homes, and shoreline. A teacher determined to restore her home through tangible action took a lead role in helping her students take conservation into their own hands by working to restore the mangroves that can protect their island from future storms.

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  • A Grass-Roots Drive for Clean Elections in Karnataka

    May 15, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Karnataka

    B. Godihal is one of the thousands of communities in Karnataka that have worked to hold clean elections, stirred by a confluence of awareness campaigns by nongovernmental organizations and rising public frustration with candidates’ broken promises.

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  • In Delivery Rooms, Reducing Births of Convenience

    May 07, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The rate of Cesarean sections is on the rise in the United States, despite the higher risks of hysterectomy, hemorrhage, and infection, as well as the elevated expense. San Francisco General’s maternity ward, however, stands as an outlier by following evidence-based medicine that suggests decreasing C-sections and has also shifted from a pay-per-service incentive for the doctors to a salary or shift position.

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  • In Florida Tomato Fields, a Penny Buys Progress

    April 24, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

    For decades, migrant workers in Florida have been employed under dreadful conditions, picking produce without breaks under extreme temperatures and women being sexually harassed. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has demanded that growers increase wages, mandate rest breaks, and prohibit sexual harassment. The Coalition has partnered with big food companies, notably McDonald’s, Yum Brands, and Walmart, which have pledged to buy only from growers who follow these standards.

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  • The Quinoa Quarrel

    April 17, 2014 |

    Harper's Magazine |

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    Response Location: Bolivia, Altiplano

    The solution is quinoa, the problem is a bit more complicated. As the human population increases alongside environmental challenges like water scarcity and climate change, quinoa shines as the answer to what can withstand these looming problems. But who owns this crop and do they have to share? Native to the Altiplano region in South America, this plant must be adapted to live and thrive successfully elsewhere. Despite controversy over the rights to the seed, several researchers and farmers are working to ensure the seed lives on even if the dispute drags on.

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  • From fish to pipes, Minnesota firms see opportunity in growing water challenge

    April 14, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Creating an indoor aquaculture operation in an old brewery is, oddly enough, using surprisingly little water.

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  • Tackling Mass Incarceration

    April 02, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chelsea, Massachusetts

    Deep-end youth frequently have extensive criminal records, incomplete education histories and no formal work experience. These backgrounds make them hard to retain in programs and even more difficult to place in gainful employment if/when they are released from prison.

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  • The Himalayas' Hidden Hunger

    April 01, 2014 |

    Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Sitapur

    In Nepal, a nation of farmers, undernutrition leaves children stunted and at lifelong risk. A nationwide survey aims to track this problem and use a comprehensive approach to tackle it.

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