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  • The Cheap, Clever Promise of 'Water ATMs'

    Geetanjali Krishna

    January 15, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Warangal, Telangana

    The nonprofit Safe Water Network is training entrepreneurs in India to treat and filter water so they can run water ATMs. These businesses supply safe drinking water to communities that lack access to it for about half the price of any other option.

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  • Giving Women Power: Elevating Self-Esteem to Advance Gender Equality

    Chinonso Kenneth

    January 15, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abia

    The Youngstars Foundation shares booklets with young girls of stories about women who have succeeded in their careers to inspire them to find a new sense of confidence and establish their own ambitious career goals. Between 2017 and 2019, 5,000 booklets were distributed to 4,500 young girls across 36 states. The Foundation also has an online module for the program, which over 18,000 young women and girls have signed up for.

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  • Tidal power: What's holding it back?

    Graihagh Jackson Jordan Dunbar Malene Jensen

    January 14, 2024 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea

    Researchers in South Korea and Ireland are harnessing the power from the up, down, and side-to-side motions of ocean tides as a source of renewable energy.

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  • This Louisiana town moved to escape climate-linked disaster

    Lucy Sherriff

    January 13, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Isle de Jean Charles, United States, Louisiana

    In the face of increasing land loss and flooding due to coastal erosion and climate change, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe made the decision to relocate their community to higher ground. After winning a grant from the National Disaster Resilience Competition, the tribe worked closely with the Louisiana state government to figure out where and how the new community would be built.

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  • To Ease Housing Crunch, Theme Parks Are Becoming Homebuilders

    Patrick Sisson

    January 13, 2024 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    The rising cost of housing in cities like Orlando is making it difficult for people who work in the service and entertainment industries to find housing near their place of work. In response, entertainment giants like Universal Studios Florida and the Walt Disney Company are donating land near their theme parks and working with developers to build affordable housing.

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  • Employer buy-in, ridership remain low 5 months before end of RTA microtransit pilot program

    Mandy Kraynak

    January 12, 2024 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The transit authority in Cleveland, Ohio, is offering a microtransit shuttle service for employees who work in locations with limited or no public transit. Rides are free and set up on an as-needed basis via an app.

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  • Combinar la justicia restaurativa con la justicia penal, lecciones desde Navarra

    Nieves Zúñiga

    January 12, 2024 |

    Instituto de Periodismo Constructivo |

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    Response Location: Spain, Navarra

    Desde los primeros años del 2000, la Asociación Navarra de Mediación (ANAME) ha trabajado para garantiza como servicio público la justicia restaurativa, un proceso para la resolución de conflictos enfocado en la reparación del daño a la víctima y la sanación emocional de las partes implicadas y del tejido social. De los casos en los que las partes decidieron iniciar el proceso, el 72% terminaron en acuerdo, un resultado que coincide con la experiencia en otros países.

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  • Free Bus Passes Are Giving Indian Women More Financial Freedom

    Kavitha Yarlagadda

    January 11, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Karnataka

    States across India are providing free bus passes for women so they can afford to join the workforce and have more financial independence.

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  • Shining a Light on Snake Bites

    Diwash Gahatraj

    January 11, 2024 |

    Bluedot Living |

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    Response Location: India, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

    The addition of solar power mini-grids provides electricity to 50 houses in the village, making it possible for residents to monitor their homes for snakes — something that’s impossible to do without light — and prevent fatal snake bites. The 50 mini-grids were provided for free and since their installation in February 2023, the village hasn’t reported a single snake bite case.

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  • Virginia districts roll on with electric school buses despite lack of state funding

    Elizabeth McGowan

    January 11, 2024 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Schools in Virginia are switching from diesel to electric buses to reduce their emissions and impact on local air quality. With no access to state funding, the schools are buying buses outright, renting them, and partnering with nonprofit organizations that assist them in finding funding.

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