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  • What Nairobi hotel businesses can learn from South Africa's water crisis

    May 09, 2018 |

    The Standard |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    With water scarcity a very real concept in South Africa, the hotels in the country may be able to learn how to survive by looking to Nairobi's various water conservation methods.

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  • How the growing “One Water” movement is not only helping the environment but also saving millions of dollars

    May 08, 2018 |

    Ensia |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In response to the growing concern about the world's water supply, a movement known in the United States as "One Water" has taken shape and is gathering momentum on a mission to halt floods, droughts and water pollution.

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  • Where Water is Scarce, Communities Turn to Reusing Wastewater

    May 01, 2018 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Water conservation has been a hot topic for the last decade. As nations continue to search for ways to ensure a safe water supply for future generations, some places are looking to history for answers. Taking a page out of the 1970s water shortage era for Orange County in California, these places are finding ways to recycle sewage water into drinkable water.

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  • In a Corner of Senegal, a Victory Over Malaria

    May 01, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Senegal, Richard Toll

    A cross-sector program to improve malaria awareness and treatment in Senegal has seen sharp decreases in cases. The program includes increased screening, rapid testing kits, and community health workers.

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  • The girls who took over a town in rural India

    April 15, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Thennamadevi

    The teenage girls of Thennamadevi are leaders in their community. They’re actively fighting against gender discrimination by organizing. They successfully lobbied politicians and brought streetlights, and sanitary napkins to their village. Across the country, similar girls clubs are being implemented, reflecting an international girls power movement.

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  • These Moroccans are turning foggy days into a solution to their water crisis

    March 29, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Morocco

    Water was scarce in the Moroccan Ait Baamrane tribal region, which meant women and children often had to travel great distances to fetch water from wells. A new technology that harvests water from fog, however, has changed their way of life by generating enough clean drinking water for the entire region.

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  • Anacostia Rising: What's Next For D.C.'s 'Forgotten' River

    March 26, 2018 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The Anacostia, which has long been one of the most polluted rivers in the country, has been given a new lease on life, thanks to cleanup efforts and a recent sewer upgrade in D.C. Since water quality has improved, there's been renewed interest in waterfront recreation and development. Now local groups are working to mitigate displacement from gentrification, with some success.

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  • Menstrual cups are helping Nepal's girls avoid the deadly Chhaupadi ritual

    March 10, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nepal

    In Nepal, Chhaupadi is a ritual in which menstruating women are banished to small sheds for the duration of their period. Women are forced to stay outdoors, and potentially face extreme weather conditions. The practice has been linked to a string of deaths, but a menstrual cup is helping women in the area avoid the ritual.

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  • Episode #1806

    February 02, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Heroin purchased on the street is now commonly laced with fentanyl, a powerful narcotic, which has a much smaller lethal dose than heroin. Tino Fuentes spends his time in a place called "the hole" in the Bronx educating users about the dangers of fentanyl and testing their supply for this lethal drug with "fentanyl strips".

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  • Newark DIG: Doing Infrastructure Green

    December 19, 2017 |

    CivicStory |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    Due in part to an outdated infrastructure, Newark's storm sewers get overwhelmed with litter, oil and other materials that end up impacting the cleanliness of the community's drinking water. To combat this issue, a group of passionate community members formed Doing Infrastructure Green (DIG) to help bring education to residents about sustainable solutions around the water supply.

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