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  • A seis meses del apagón, la historia del pueblo que se salvó por la cáscara de maní

    December 13, 2019 |

    Clarín |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Argentina, Ticino, Córdoba

    Este reportaje cuenta y explica la solución energética de Ticino, un pueblo de la provincia argentina de Córdoba. Quemando biomasa (cáscara de maní), la manicera de la localidad, que es también la empresa más grande del lugar, genera energía eléctrica que vende al Estado para abastecer al pueblo y a zonas vecinas. Esta solución beneficia a cientos de familias y permitió que durante el gran apagón nacional de 2019, Ticino continuara con luz.

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  • Regenerating New York Harbor, One Billion Oysters at a Time

    December 13, 2019 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The ambitious Billion Oyster project has several objectives: Get the youth involved in climate change action, revive the oyster population, and make New York’s shoreline less susceptible to flooding.

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  • The Green Jobs That Could Help Save the Amazon

    December 12, 2019 |

    Vice |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Brazil

    Bia Saldanha works with community members in Brazil to tap trees in the Amazon for rubber as a way to create sustainable income and discourage other practices like cattle farming and logging that has led to deforestation. While the locals were hesitant at first, she worked with the shoe company Veja to pay them more than the market rate. Now, Veja uses about 340 tons of natural rubber annually and works with 10 rubber tapper groups in eight municipalities. "We are not just buying rubber," she says. "We are also paying for forest conservation."

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  • A Construction Company Embraces Frank Talk About Mental Health To Reduce Suicide

    December 12, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Making mental health a priority at the workplace reduces the risk of suicide. The RK construction company in Salt Lake City has responded to employee suicide by changing its workplace culture. The company has implemented measures such as counseling services, mental health training for managers, and 24 hour access to counseling services. Work teams also practice “Toolbox Talks,” opening up and discussing issues with each other several times a week.

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  • Creating LGBT-friendly work environments

    December 12, 2019 |

    NHK World—Japan |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    A handful of initiatives are underway in Japan to improve working conditions for members of the LGBTQ community. One, called Work With Pride, organizes an annual International Coming Out Day and educates workplaces on how to create an inclusive space. They have since certified almost 200 employers in LGBTQ-friendliness. Another, called JobRainbow, is an employment agency for LGBTQ and helps organization improve their diversity.

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  • Bonin/Huizar Look to Citywide Collaborative Housing Program to End Homelessness for Thousands of Angelenos

    December 12, 2019 |

    Streetsblog LA |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The success of a pilot program that successfully housed several dozen people in Los Angeles is the basis of current proposed legislation. The program known as "SHARE! Collaborative Housing" finds housing for people with disabilities and those experiencing homelessness by matching people with homeowners in residential neighborhoods and places its members with other people who are going through similar struggles. Over 25 percent of participants are fully employed and move out within a year. SHARE! is more cost effective and successful than traditional government methods used to alleviate homelessness.

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  • Why are there so few prisoners in the Netherlands?

    December 12, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands

    Providing care to individuals with psychiatric problems reduces the need for incarceration. With the help of a psychological rehabilitation program known as TBS, the Netherlands has shut entire prisons following a decline in the number of individuals sentenced to time in prison. TBS works with offenders at its detainment centers to help them manage their mental health issues and re-enter society.

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  • Asylum-seekers find compassion, resources at "House of Peace" once released from Aurora immigration center

    December 12, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    When asylum seekers are released from the Aurora, Colorado immigration center, many seek help and community from the nonprofit organization, Casa de Paz. Based in Denver, the nonprofit offers these individuals and any visiting family members a place to stay and helps connect them with community resources.

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  • For sheriffs, healthcare for inmates can be a burden. For one doctor, it has been the opportunity of a lifetime.

    December 12, 2019 |

    Atlanta Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    As prison populations have increased dramatically since the 1980s, prisons have outsourced inmate health care to private companies, like CorrectHealth, to save money. While it is the most incentivizing when it comes to cost, this is only possible because private companies have to have the lowest bid – meaning they skimp on spending for inmates in the long run. The result has shown to be not just a decrease in the health care services offered to inmates, but more litigation for companies providing allegedly inadequate care.

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  • 'Big Sisters' ride to rescue of Nepali child brides

    December 11, 2019 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nepal, Surkhet

    Support and counseling from trusted volunteers empowers young women to stay in school and out of child marriage. In Nepal, the Sisters for Sisters program was the result of a governmental effort to reduce child marriages. Volunteers, many of whom were child brides themselves, help fight stigma and cultural pressures by leading discussions with young women on topics like sexual health and life choices.

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