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  • New Platform Gives Black-Led Baltimore Groups a Chance to Shine

    February 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    New grassroots efforts often struggle to get off the ground due to lack of funding. In Baltimore, a group called CLLCTIVLY aims to fix this problem for black-led non-profit organizations by offering a $1,000 prize every month for a year through its Black Futures Micro-Grant program. CLLCTIVLY has also launched an asset map to connect these smaller efforts to each other.

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  • In Nigeria, documentary films spark social change

    February 07, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt

    A local, grass-roots art project in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, spreads awareness about and encourages action against government-sponsored evictions in the city's low-income communities. Cinematic films, music, and journalistic storytelling help spread the humanity and character of the communities to appeal to government entities to let people stay.

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  • Can old-fashioned journalism combat fake news?

    February 07, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Human-based fact checking offers a more dynamic and thorough way to determine the credibility of news outlets than the use of machine learning software. Although humans are still prone to implicit biases, NewsGuard’s model of employing a team of human fact-checkers to rate news websites pushes back against the tendency of algorithms to disseminate false or misleading content. A user-installed plug-in offers details about the credibility and transparency of over 2,000 websites.

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  • When refugees need emergency help with a language barrier, this app connects them to a translator

    February 07, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    A new mobile app called Tarjimly connects refugees with much needed translation services, especially in times of emergency. With over 8,000 volunteer translators who speak over 90 languages, the adaptable app can break down language barriers in any situation in which a refugee has access to a mobile phone.

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  • From Gunshots to Galleries: Wraparound Violence Prevention Program Helps Victims Restart their Lives

    February 07, 2019 |

    California Health Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Wraparound Project at Zuckerman San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center turns gunshot victims' hospital stays into "a teachable moment," by providing them with services aimed at helping them avoid a repeat injury. Getting shot once is a key risk factor for a second injury, particularly for gun violence's most common victims, young Black men. Wraparound is one of the nation's oldest hospital-based violence intervention programs. It has helped about 850 clients, mostly with mental health counseling, housing, and jobs. The program is associated with a decreased reinjury rate in San Francisco.

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  • Making Room for Kids in the World's Toughest Neighborhoods

    February 07, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Bar Elias

    Designers around the world explore ideas and tactics to make inviting, safe, and engaging playgrounds for underserved children. From Lebanon to Belgium, engineers and builders work together to make play accessible and mobile.

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  • Resurrecting the Greenback, Take Two

    February 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    Fish conservation, in the rural streams of the Western United States, requires a remarkable amount of ongoing human intervention. Take the greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado's state fish. The greenback is bred in labs as part of a delicate effort to restore it to its native habitat. But in the wake of a 30 year conservation misstep, due to mistaken identity, scientists are undecided on the best path forward.

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  • Thailand's Bamboo School

    February 07, 2019 |

    Under-Told Stories Project |

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    Response Location: Thailand

    A unique boarding school in Thailand has inspired close to 200 more of its kind. At Mechai Bamboo School, students benefit from a combination of traditional classroom instruction and hands-on activities, including starting their own small businesses. Targeted at some of the most disadvantaged students in Buriram Province, the lessons in economic development encourage students to give back to their home communities instead of migrating.

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  • Baltimore enacts new rules to root out squalid rental properties. But some tenants could lose their homes

    February 07, 2019 |

    The Baltimore Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Baltimore passed a law that cracks down on rental property owners that have been operating without required inspection, leaving renters living in squalor. While critics fear that owners and landlords may lose business, advocates note that living conditions have drastically improved for those renting homes in these buildings.

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  • Community Solar Developers Get Creative to Finance Big Projects

    February 06, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Organizations across the country work to make sustainable solar energy accessible for low-income communities. Through creative financing models that allow community members to maintain ownership over their neighborhood solar panels, these organizations keep financing in the hands of community members rather than corporate entities.

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