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In Minsk, A Hidden Refuge for Battered Women

Hanna Liubakova

November 25, 2019 |

Transitions Online |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Belarus, Minsk

The Minsk-based organization Radislava runs a house for women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. In a culture and a country that have yet to protect survivors of abuse, this house runs on privacy and anonymity, for safety’s sake. Radislava does more than provide shelter – it also provides psychological and legal support and organizes advocacy events. Since its creation, the home has seen 70% of clients create new lives for themselves.

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A new 'Sesame Street' show in Arabic aims to help refugee children

Alaa Elassar

November 20, 2019 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Syria

Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee created a special show for displaced Syrian children conducted entirely in Arabic. The show teaches children lessons like counting and the alphabet, but it also teaches them emotional coping skills, which is very important for refugee children. The show is accompanied by trained early childhood development facilitators who visit homes and interact with the children playing games or reading books.

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Ruff justice: Meet the dogs helping put child rapists behind bars

Dhashen Moodley Danny Booysen

November 19, 2019 |

Bhekisisa |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

A practice in Johannesburg is making the courtroom and trial process less scary for sexually abused children by letting them play the role of court officials alongside therapy dogs in a pretend court. The Teddy Bear Foundation, responsible for this role play activity, wants children to be less scared but also prepared for their day in court when it comes.

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People are terrible judges of talent. Can algorithms do better?

Sarah Todd

November 19, 2019 |

Quartz |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Using machine learning to test potential job candidates for particular traits, as opposed to having humans screen their resumes, can help to reduce bias in recruiting. Resumes tend to focus on the past and reflect socioeconomic status, rather than reflect a candidate’s abilities and potential. Pymetrics uses AI, gamifying the recruitment process to measure attributes like attention, risk-taking, and memory. Pymetric’s approach has increased diversity in recruitment among its client companies.

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Older Coloradans are working longer and demanding an updated set of tech skills

Tamara Chuang

November 19, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lowry, Colorado

Older populations in Colorado want more out of the available technology classes, which often teach too much of the basics and not enough to keep them from falling behind in the age of social media, Etsy, and online video conferencing. Now, older individuals in Colorado have access to a free membership program through the Older Adults Technology Services, which is working to restructure technology classes state-wide to go beyond simple web navigation.

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Creative Freedom

Gwynne Watkins

November 18, 2019 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

New York-based nonprofit, Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA), runs theater programs for individuals experiencing incarceration as a way of improving mental health and reducing recidivism. While the United States’ criminal justice system has been focused on punitive measures, there’s been a trend toward rehabilitation across the country in recent years. Participants in RTA have shown a rate of recidivism of just 5% – compared to a 60% national average – but funding and sustainability remain a consistent hurdle.

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Pennsylvania will no longer hold death-row prisoners in endless solitary confinement

Samantha Melamed

November 18, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Following an ACLU-led civil-rights lawsuit, the Pennsylvania Department of Correction has implemented huge changes to the treatment of death row inmates. In prisons across the state, individuals who have been sentenced to death no longer have to undergo strip searches, are allowed to have contact visitations with family and friends, can apply for prison employment, and socialize with others in their unit.

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Chicago Police Hope To Build Trust With Experiment In Community Policing

Kari Lydersen

November 17, 2019 |

WBEZ |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago police have rebuilt some of the trust they lost in one part of the city, where the police department has used private funding to launch a community-policing program. In the department's 25th district, residents get to know their neighborhood officers and can call them directly, something they did 20,000 times in just the first nine months of the pilot project. "Community ambassadors" serve as liaisons between officers and neighbors who are leery of connecting with the police whose department's brutality and misconduct strained relations over many years. The city is working to expand the program.

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The failed American Dream: Lessons from Flint's Civic Park neighborhood

Marjory Raymer

November 14, 2019 |

Flintside |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan's Civic Park neighborhood struggled to make a comeback after the auto industry collapsed in their community. But the city didn't simply accept their failures; they learned from past mistakes and have begun to refuel the economy by incorporating equity, diversity, and several stable economic drivers into the town.

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Housing initiative for LGBTQ young people strives to create a ‘family bond'

Laura Smythe

November 13, 2019 |

Philadelphia Gay News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness and/or with a foster placement history, barriers to education, work, health, and general safety are a common experience. The Quads on Lancaster supportive housing program in Philadelphia offers a small amount of transition housing for LGBTQ youth who have aged out of the system, establishing personal connections and providing services to help participants prepare for adulthood.

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