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  • How a Radio Show Gives Unwed Mothers in Morocco a Voice

    April 23, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Morocco, Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima

    100% Mamans, an association in Morocco that aids single mothers, has created a radio show called "Mères en Ligne" that is hosted and run by unwed mothers. The show, which at this point can only live online because Morocco prohibits community radio to broadcast on air, allows women to tell their stories and advocate for their rights despite the heavy stigma. Since the show launched in May of 2017, it has already received 2,500,000 visitors and counting.

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  • Can rice husk briquettes stem the tide of mangrove deforestation in Myanmar?

    April 23, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Myanmar, Kyaiklat

    Recycled waste from rice mills offers an alternative to mangrove forests as a fuel source. In the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar, rice mills are beginning to use their byproducts to create rice-husk briquettes. The logs, made from byproducts previously discarded by rice mills, provide a fuel source for individuals and other businesses that traditionally rely on charcoal. Using recycled rice husks reduces waste and offers a way to alleviate the exploitation of mangrove forests, which act as a vital natural barrier against cyclones.

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  • From Fatal Shots to Farm Plots: These Guns Are Given New Meaning

    April 23, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States

    For people wanting to dispose of their firearms, RAWtools offers a unique opportunity. Understanding that the process can be challenging and emotional, they recycle weapons into gardening tools through their Swords to Plowshares initiative. By offering this, the faith-based organization seeks to shift the narrative around gun ownership and find new ways to address conflict.

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  • North Country task force gives support to addiction counselors

    April 23, 2019 |

    New Hampshire Business Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Littleton, New Hampshire

    Counselors and caregivers need support, too. In New Hampshire, the North Country Task Force on Improving Opioid Treatment Outcomes is focusing on giving those working on the front lines of the opioid addiction crisis the tools to manage their own self-care. Funded by a grant, the task force is addressing the vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue that can undermine the quality of care given to those suffering from addiction.

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  • Virtual reality and SA's quest for happier nurses

    April 23, 2019 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    In South Africa, public health nurses have a tendency to act more like a parent than a nurse when teenage girls visit the clinic to be tested for HIV, ask for birth control or get antiretroviral treatment. To change this reputation and behavior, Makhulu Media and the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation collaborated to make a virtual reality film that shows the nurses how their behavior is often interpreted by the patient.

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  • How to Inspire Girls to Become Carpenters and Electricians

    April 22, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A Portland program for girls aged 8-14 aims to inspire interest in trade fields such as construction, plumbing, and electricity with a week-long spring break camp. The camp was founded by an organization called Girls Build in 2016 and has since proven to be a success with over 400 participants and half of those being returnees. Girls Build seeks to rebalance the gender inequity in trade professions as well as source skillsets for an industry that is currently lacking supply of.

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  • What Can the U.S. Health System Learn From Singapore?

    April 22, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    In Singapore, government officials have taken the opportunity to learn from gaps and failures in their health care system in order to enact a more progressive, proactive and accessible process. From subsidizing housing to implementing healthier school lunches to combat diabetes, the country's health care system is often held as an example to model.

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  • Community buy-in stamps out elephant poaching in Zambian park

    April 22, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Zambia, Luangwa Valley

    In the North Luangwa National Park in Zambia, a conservation team worked with local communities to bring the rate of elephant poaching in the area down to zero in 2018. Poaching had surged in the Luangwa Valley in 2014, and since then the group has protected the elephants by placing the decision-making and benefit-reaping in the hands of the community members. They use financial incentives to stir the economy without depending on poaching money, work with the government to revise policies that redirect any income for the area to benefit the residents, and they patrol the park for any poachers.

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  • California Has Farmers Growing Weeds. Why? To Capture Carbon

    April 22, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Richer soil not only retains more water and minerals, it also trap carbon from the atmosphere absorbed by plants. As California works to meet its carbon neutral goal, the state is enlisting farmers in its climate change strategy. Grants from the state encourage California’s farmers to grow plants traditionally considered as weeds as a way to boost the amount of organic matter in the soil.

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  • As mountain suicides soar, Vail Health is committing $60 million to mental care in Eagle County

    April 22, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Edwards, Colorado

    Colorado's Eagle County identified that the community was facing a suicide crisis after rates started rapidly rising, especially amongst adolescents. To combat the issue, Vail Health invested $60 million towards improving mental health care access, reducing the stigma of seeking treatment and creating partnerships to help bridge the gap.

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