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  • This Israeli Facebook group is a lifeline for women caught in a cycle of prostitution

    February 05, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv

    An Israeli Facebook group serves as a women's network for current or former prostitutes seeking help and support. The Hebrew-language group, called Lo Omdot Mineged, provides help in many forms, ranging from crowdsourcing money for groceries to building alliances with women struggling to find work outside of prostitution.

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  • When It's Hard to Make Ends Meet, Can Smart Apps Help?

    February 04, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Elsie, Michigan

    Smartphone technology levels the playing field for low-income people, utilizing services that manage SNAP food-assistance budgets, pay parking tickets on time, payday loans, and more. Applications like Fresh EBT work with families to create budgets to better manage their monthly income.

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  • Oregon Bottle Deposit System Hits 90 Percent Redemption Rate

    February 04, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Despite the overall downturn in recycling markets, Oregon recycled 90 percent of the beverage containers covered by its bottle deposit system, representing a huge jump from 64 percent the year before. Officials credit an expansion of the program to include more types of beverage containers and a doubling of the bottle deposit from 5 to 10 cents.

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  • Smart Grid Experiment Saves Participants the Equivalent of One Electric Bill Per Year

    February 04, 2019 |

    IEEE Spectrum |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Istanbul

    Gamifying energy-efficient behavior can help consumers adjust their habits. Project GresBAS (Grid Responsive Society through Building Automation Systems) incentivizes consumers by allowing them to compete against their own personal records, as well as their neighbors. The Project has piloted studies in Turkey and Portugal, signaling the broader possibilities of gamifying user interactions with smart grid technologies.

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  • “Reverse Innovation” Could Save Lives. Why Aren't We Embracing It?

    February 04, 2019 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    DIY solutions can overcome the scarcity of medical resources in developing countries and save lives. A simple solution such as replacing expensive uterine balloons with more readily accessible condoms has already helped to give thousands of mothers access to a potentially life-saving medical procedure preventing postpartum hemorrhage. The transfer of this and other proven DIY solutions can help cut health-care costs in more affluent countries with low-cost innovations.

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  • Denver Pays Homeless Residents to Help Clean Up the City

    February 04, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    After a highly successful pilot run, Denver formally instituted Denver Day Works, an initiative that pays homeless residents to clean up and landscape the city during the day. So far, the program has helped over 150 people find permanent employment.

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  • Africa Embraces an $8 Billion Solar Market for Going Off-Grid

    February 04, 2019 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Many African "off-grid" countries, where as many as 80 percent of populations lack reliable access to electricity, are turning to a low-cost, environmentally friendly model: solar-powered, pay-as-you-go LEDs. Cheaper and more eco-friendly than alternatives like kerosene or diesel fuel, the LEDs like the one M-KOPA make boast 600,000 customers across East Africa. The technology has the sharp reduction in solar panel and battery cost to thank for increased access.

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  • Poverty Forces People to Surrender Their Pets. It Doesn't Have to Be This Way.

    February 04, 2019 |

    TalkPoverty.org |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Across the nation, animal shelters are doing more to offer services and solutions for people giving up their pets, not because of any malicious intent, but because they can no longer afford to take care of it. In L.A., for example, Downtown Dog Rescue has been connecting low-income pet owners with resources like low-cost veterinarian care to help people keep their pets.

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  • The streets weren't safe for drug users. So these countries created spaces for them.

    February 04, 2019 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: Switzerland, Geneva

    Despite hesitance and not complete buy-in, European countries are seeing signs of success from implementing drug consumption rooms. While the United States has been hesitant to adopt this tactic as a solution for fear of normalization of drug use, countries with these facilities are reporting less “injection-related litter in public spaces,” increased public awareness, less stigma, and fewer overdoses.

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  • Restoring the Range: Can Beef Be Earth-Friendly?

    February 04, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Hayes, South Dakota

    Mortenson Cattle Ranch in Hayes, South Dakota is redefining sustainability practices for cattle-raising farmers by using a model that restored the habitat, wildlife, and water sources on their land. Mimicking the habits of bison herds, the Mortensons use a technique called holistic range management to rotate their cattle's grazing areas, which increases distribution of wildflower and grass seeds, as well as planting trees and replenishing groundwater using dikes and dams. Having started this in the 1980s, 90% of their 19,000 acre property is back to native vegetation, and efforts are still ongoing.

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