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Tourism in time of pandemic. How the Safar Project opened minds and borders

Isa Grassano

July 19, 2021 |

News48 |

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Response Location: Italy

An Italian travel writer and a publishing house partnered to recreate the experience of travel to new places, providing tourists with a virtual experience and tour guides with a source of income to replace their lost businesses when the pandemic shut down actual travel. Called the Safar project (Arabic for travel), the service charges 15 euros for one and a half hour Zoom tours featuring live explanations and interactions with local people, limited only by time zones and cellular reception. An average of 50 tourists have signed on with the seven tour guides who have been recruited so far.

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Ohio cities fight hunger and food waste with a smartphone app

Katie Ellington

July 19, 2021 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Want to help fight food insecurity? There’s an app for that. Food Rescue Hero helps connect extra food with those who need it. Volunteers use the app to see if any food is available and when it is, they pickup and deliver the donation to a pre-approved recipient, all through the app.

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What can Lithuania learn from Dutch universities?

Dovilė Lisauskaitė

July 19, 2021 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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Response Location: Netherlands

University students in the Netherlands are able to qualify for stipends, loans, and employment regardless of their country of origin. Students can claim a subsidy of 413 euros as long as their family's combined income doesn't exceed 40,000 euros, and they can also request loans of up to 500 euros per month. The loan doesn't have to be paid until two years following graduation.

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In Assam, ATMs purify arsenic-laced water

Aatreyee Dhar

July 19, 2021 |

The Third Pole |

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Response Location: India, Barigaon, Assam

A water management committee manages Barigaon’s water ATM, which uses a nanotechnology-based ion exchange resin to remove iron and arsenic from groundwater. Residents, who swipe a pre-paid card to collect water in their own containers, pay 40 cents per 20 liters or a flat monthly fee of less than $3. Water is free for families who can’t afford the fee and delivery is arranged for those who are unable to transport water. Around 250 villagers use the ATM each day and its success inspired five additional ATMs, with plans to install 172 statewide. Fees cover maintenance and the landowner’s electricity costs.

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What Do Police Know About Teenagers? Not Enough.

Meryl Davids Landau

July 17, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Indiana

"Policing the teen brain" is a training regimen devised by Strategies for Youth that teaches police officers to de-escalate conflicts with adolescents to avoid unnecessary incarceration. Youth detention has dropped significantly since Tippecanoe County put most of its officers through the training. Police learn how to account for teens' lowered impulse control and undeveloped problem solving skills. The county decided to pay for the expensive training because detention, which hits Black youth hardest, can be even more costly – and leave lasting damage in the lives of young people.

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After 'painfully slow' start, restorative justice program tries to reset

Paul Cuno-Booth

July 17, 2021 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

The Cheshire County Restorative Justice Program works to take low-level defendants, accused of things like shoplifting or alcohol violations out of court and into an alternative process, sparing them criminal records that would later weigh them down. The program’s goal is to push the legal system toward restorative justice, reimagining its traditional processes.

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Monterey County is making headway in adding homeless shelters, but there's still a ways to go.

Pam Marino

July 16, 2021 |

Monterey County Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Monterey County, California

Casa de Noche Buena is a homeless shelter that takes a housing-first approach to providing services, which means almost anyone can find help there. Along with a place to sleep, the shelter also provides wraparound services such as medical attention and help finding employment. Several guests have had success finding permanent homes.

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Uhifadhi wa mbega Kenya

Faiz Musa Abdalla

July 16, 2021 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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Response Location: Kenya

Kuhusisha wanafunzi katika uhifadhi wa wanyamapori haswa mbega, ambao wako kwa hatari ya kuangamia kutokana na uharibifu wa misitu, unasaidia kulinda wanyama wao. Wanafunzi wanaelimishwa kuhusu mbega, mila za wazee wa kaya na wanayofanya ndani ya misitu kisha kupelekwa msituni kusudi kufahamu misitu na athari za tabia nchi. Wanahimizwa kupanda miti haswa za kienyeji shuleni na nyumbani na pia kutokata miti ovyo.

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Key to disrupting Denver's homeless-to-jail pipeline? Permanent supportive housing, study finds.

Moe Clark

July 16, 2021 |

Colorado Newsline |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Providing permanent housing with a menu of health and social services saved the city of Denver millions of dollars and stabilized the lives of hundreds of people. A three-year controlled experiment provided various services, including substance use and mental health treatment, to 724 people who had cycled in and out of jail and the streets. The half who were provided housing in addition to the services enjoyed far fewer arrests and emergency room visits. Most stayed in their provided housing and took greater advantage of routine health care. Social impact bonds financed the upfront costs.

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Many in Jail Can Vote, but Exercising That Right Isn't Easy

Matt Vasilogambros

July 16, 2021 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago's Cook County Jail enabled 2,200 incarcerated people to vote in the November 2020 election by opening the jail to voter registration drives, civic lessons, distribution of voter education materials, two weekends of early voting, and four polling places inside the jail. Most people held in local jails nationwide are eligible to vote but usually don't, due to lack of awareness, intentional barriers, and logistical hassles. Cook County helped people exercise their rights and provided them with education to improve their reentry to society after prison.

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