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  • The New Generation of Hydropower Dams Let Fish Swim Straight Through

    Eric Krebs

    February 06, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Natel, a hydropower developer, designed a new turbine system with blades that allow fish to pass safely through the turbine vastly reducing the rate of death for fish traveling past hydroelectric dams.

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  • Mental Health: Saving our first responders

    Jason Nguyen

    February 06, 2023 |

    Solutionaries |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    To help address trauma and PTSD among first responders, the Houston Fire Department employs a dedicated mental health specialist and offers a peer support program where firefighters are encouraged to share about their struggles. Officers are also trained to spot symptoms of mental distress so that the department can connect staff with resources and support.

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  • Serving Freshness: How Coldhubs is Tackling Food Waste in Nigeria

    Chibuike Alagboso

    February 06, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    To help prevent food waste, Coldhubs provides solar-powered cold stations in local markets where farmers can store produce and perishable goods until they are ready to sell them. The organization has served more than 5,000 small farmers so far.

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  • Can Discount Grocer Lidl Offer Better Food Access in DC's Ward 7?

    Ciara O'Brien

    February 06, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    Discount German grocery chain Lidl operates more than 20 stores in D.C. and surrounding areas and allows residents to easily access affordable, nutritious foods. It also hires local residents, providing comprehensive benefits and job opportunities for locals.

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  • Why Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Shifting to Bees

    Andrew Mambondiyani

    February 06, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Mutare

    Farmers in Zimbabwe are diversifying their income with beekeeping to offset financial losses from crops underperforming during increasingly severe droughts.

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  • Belgijoje balsavimas rinkimuose privalomas – bet ar baudos lemia aukštą aktyvumą?

    Justina Ilkevičiūtė

    February 06, 2023 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Belgium

    Belgijoje rinkėjų aktyvumas siekia net 90 proc. Tai pavyko įvedus privalomą visų piliečių balsavimą rinkimuose.

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  • Looking to cut down 911 response time, UM-Flint police offer the city a data-driven solution

    Kate Stockrahm

    February 05, 2023 |

    Flint Beat |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Public Safety launched a new problem-oriented policing initiative aimed to reduce crime and improve 911 response time downtown. Having the UM-Flint department patrol downtown frees up the City of Flint department to answer 911 calls in the rest of the city more quickly. Problem-oriented policing has helped crime levels decrease significantly and helps foster connections between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

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  • Agriculture: Why the Kissan Card Scheme Failed

    Saddia Mazhar

    February 05, 2023 |

    Dawn |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Sahiwal, Punjab

    Farmers in Pakistan are disappointed by the government’s Kissan Card initiative meant to provide financial assistance to lessen their expenses. Farmers frustrated by the program are calling for improved transparency and better distribution of funds.

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  • How Indian health-care workers use WhatsApp to save pregnant women

    Sanket Jain

    February 03, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Ganeshwadi Village, Maharashtra

    Accredited social health activists (ASHA) travel throughout Indian villages to combat medical misinformation — specifically among pregnant people — and make public healthcare more accessible. ASHAs connects with over 60% of the women in the villages she serves via WhatsApp, sharing educational videos to avoid the harmful effects of misinformation. As a result, ASHAs have had a massive impact on maternal mortality rates. In 2006, the maternal mortality rate was 254 deaths per 100,000 live births, but in 2020 it dropped to 96 per 100,000 births.

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  • Climate disasters hit poor people hardest. There's an obvious solution to that.

    Sigal Samuel

    February 03, 2023 |

    Vox |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    An effective way to help those most vulnerable to climate disasters is by providing just-in-time cash transfers right before a disaster hits for them to use as they see fit for resilience and climate change adaptation.

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