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  • Refurbished Wind Turbines to Power the Developing World at a Profit

    January 30, 2014 |

    Triple Pundit |

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    Response Location: United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Abu Dhabi

    The commercially-based Wind for Prosperity initiative may have devised a solution to meet growing demands for electricity in developing economies, where fossil fuels are expensive, difficult to access, and take a toll on environmental and human health. The venture works to refurbish wind turbines from Europe and re-deploy them in the developing world, providing clean and affordable power where it’s needed most.

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  • The Fayetteville Observer's search for crime solutions takes us to Memphis

    January 26, 2014 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    In Memphis, “school officials, politicians, business leaders, preachers, nonprofit organizations and everyday residents” came together to fight crime in a strategy known as Collective Impact. Could this approach help other cities like Fayetteville fight crime?

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  • Smaller-Town Startups: 'Stopping the Brain Drain' in South Carolina

    January 25, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Greenville, South Carolina

    The "Next" Project in Greenville, South Carolina brings local government and companies together to create a business incubator to encourage new startups to launch -- and stay -- in the area. One such business, called the Iron Yard, acts as a sort of code academy, offering a 3-month bootcamp and guaranteeing that graduates of their program will find a job in the industry. So far, they've followed through on that guarantee.

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  • How India became polio-free

    January 15, 2014 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

    India has been able to eradicate polio through large-scale logistics, highly organized vaccine teams, proper funding, and accountability of health officials and front-line workers.

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  • Northfield program shrinks Latino achievement gap

    December 12, 2013 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Northfield, Minnesota

    Minnesota schools began a comprehensive program aimed at assisting children of minority groups to successfully navigate the college application process and push them towards higher education.

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  • Helping Brazil's Poor Heal at Home

    December 11, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Physical illnesses trigger and exacerbate poverty because costs are too high to treat them. The Associação Saúde Criança in Rio de Janeiro counsels helps by assisting families with services such as food, medicine, vocational training, housing, and legal aid, which helps mothers achieve their personal goals.

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  • Protecting Children From Toxic Stress

    October 30, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Child First is a program in Connecticut, where staff members deliver home-based parent guidance and child-parent psychotherapy to help prevent the detrimental physical and mental effects of toxic stress on children. The engagement is guided by an evidence-based methodology called Child-Parent Psychotherapy, which is grounded in collaborative problem solving.

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  • How Utah Turned Its Unpopular Public Transit System Into a Hit

    October 21, 2013 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    In the 1990s, Utah residents spoke out against a proposed light rail system. Just two decades later, the TRAX light rail system was completed early and under budget, with abundant community support. The Utah Transit Authority was able to accomplish this by working with local officials and planning groups; finding multiple funding streams; and clearly communicating the benefits of the light rail.

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  • Global Rate Of HIV Infection, AIDS-Related Deaths Dramatically Reduced: UN

    September 23, 2013 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Switzerland, Geneva

    HIV/AIDS infection and death rates are down world-wide, due to an increasing access to anti-retroviral treatment that has come from private donations, UN-work, and increased public health spending by heavily affected countries.

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  • It really does take a village: How Memphis is fixing healthcare

    September 03, 2013 |

    Salon |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Preventing and treating chronic disease for low-income patients is one of the most vexing and expensive public health problems in this country - the healthcare system in Memphis, Tennessee, is not immune. But in the middle of the last decade, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis’s largest hospital system, began teaming up with churches to address the city’s abysmal health situation and reduce the cost of care.

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