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  • The radical solution to homelessness: no-strings homes

    Aditya Chakrabortty

    September 12, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Finland

    Housing First is a programme aimed at reducing homeless. It is rooted in the premise that “the main thing a homeless person needs is a home. The program has been adopted in Finland, Denmark, Spain, France, and parts of the U.S. and Canada. In Finland, there is proof of results. “ Finland is the only European Union country where homelessness is not rising but falling – by an average of 35% between 2008 and 2015. “

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  • Inside a Court Room Specialized in Justice for Gender Violence

    Anna-Catherine Brigida

    September 11, 2018 |

    Broadly |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: El Salvador

    El Salvador joins other countries and states who are creating specialized tribunals for gender-based crimes. The court focuses on 11 crimes “femicide, diffusion of porn (as in revenge porn), and three forms of economic violence.” So far, 22 cases have been heard and half resulted in convictions. In addition, judges are trained to look at cases through a gender lens and focus on reparations. “Our decisions have to be aimed towards this instead of just determining a sentence.”

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  • Is Cash Better for Poor People Than Conventional Foreign Aid?

    Marc Gunther

    September 11, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda, Matinza

    Direct cash transfers to poor people in developing countries is a newer way to spend foreign aid dollars. GiveDirectly is the prominent charity who pioneered this method of giving cash as a form of aid, with the rationale that poor people are better equipped to decide where a dollar should go than an outside organization. A study sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development aims to compare the effectiveness of cash transfers and traditional nonprofit programs. The results may shape the future of aid in America and around the globe.

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  • Identify and Report: How grassroots informants accelerated the end of polio in Niger state

    Chibuike Alagboso

    September 11, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Bida, Niger

    The state of Niger has the most land mass in all of Nigeria, and as a result people are widespread and difficult to reach with important medical information. Polio in children is a serious issue in Niger, but a steady intervention using a combination of identification and reporting to combat it. Using community leaders, bone setters, spiritual healers, birth attendants, and more, symptoms of polio are identified early on and residents are educated on the disease and treatment. Another strategy gets vaccinations and other health services to over 800 hard-to-reach areas across the state.

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  • Harvard Is Vaulting Workers Into the Middle Class With High Pay. Can Anyone Else Follow Its Lead?

    Eduardo Porter

    September 08, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Spurred by student activism and a research study on outsourcing, Harvard University implemented a parity policy in 2002. This means all university workers, regardless of whether the university or an outside contractor pays them, receive full benefits and higher pay. For an institution like Harvard that can afford to pay workers substantially more, there is greater employee satisfaction. However, researchers are still exploring if higher wages for some mean lower wages for others or fewer employees hired in the future.

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  • Stripped: The Search for Human Rights in US Women's Prisons

    Adam Skolnick

    September 07, 2018 |

    Longreads |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    After her client and friend gets sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, Laurie Dawson, an activist, sets out to reform prison practices. With the guidance of the Bangkok Rules, an international document that outlines 70 principles meant to reform women’s prisons, Dawson sets her sight on eliminating strip searches from WCCM, and succeeds.

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  • The searing photos that helped end child labor in America

    Jessica Contrera

    September 03, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In the 1900s Lewis Hine posed as a bible salesman so he could get inside factories and take pictures of child workers. At the time children from 10-15 were put to work, and had no legal protections. Years later his pictures became a catalyst for passing child labor laws.

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  • Rethinking Criminal Justice for Women of Color

    Emma Maliborski

    September 03, 2018 |

    The Innovator |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Project SAFE, based in New York, is providing justice-oriented programs and courts around the country with a lesson in intersectionality. Citing the unique realities that Black women face, the project partners with others on multiple initiatives, including: trauma-based training, policy research, podcasts, and overall knowledge dissemination. Across all initiatives is the underlying goal of bringing more understanding and knowledge to those who play a direct role in the incarceration of Black women.

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  • Scotland tries to combat poverty by providing free menstrual products

    Marco Werman

    August 28, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Scotland

    The #FreePeriodScotland campaign is giving more women access to menstrual supplies and starting a conversation about women’s health and biology. Now Scotland is fighting what’s known as “period poverty”—when women don’t have access to hygienic supplies.

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  • Local Nepali government sending a message by paying families that have baby girls

    Yam Kumari Kandel

    August 28, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Nepal

    The “Save the Daughter” campaign is helping families in Nepal with the economic struggle they face when mother’s give birth to females. That’s because, families with girls have to pay the wedding dowry, a cumbersome expense for low income families. The government is giving funds to families that have a second daughter to go towards their education. So far, 40 women have received funds. “This will create an environment for families to happily accept two daughters,” Karki says

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