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The Other Side of “Broken Windows”

Eric Klinenberg

August 23, 2018 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

By cleaning up thousands of abandoned buildings and vacant lots, the city of Philadelphia caused sharp declines in violence and other crime in a program that has become a model for cities nationwide. The cleanup program became the subject of two long-term experiments comparing the "treated" buildings and lots to those that remained signs of blight. In one study, gun violence dropped 39% in and around cleaned-up buildings. The 5% decline associated with cleaned-up vacant lots was much smaller but still meaningful. Neighbors praised the sense of safety they gained in the improved areas.

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A New University, Born in the Chaos of War

Edward Fox

August 22, 2018 |

Al-Fanar Media |

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Response Location: Syria, Qamishli

Rojava University is a Kurdish led institution that offers classes to students in a remote northern region in Syria. People in this region, live in an area that seeks independence from Syria. “Young people in that region were historically excluded from higher education by the regime.” So far the university has 720 students, 127 faculty members, and expects to graduate its first class of 200 students. The school has been applauded for its progressive curriculum, and women’s studies program. Although, it has yet to receive official accreditation.

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Meet the Indigenous Women Keeping Native Businesses Close to Home

Sydney Worth

August 21, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

NABIN, or the Native American Business Incubator Network, is a creative program intended to address the unique business challenges and opportunities faced by Native Americans. Since 2012, the organization has helped Native American entrepreneurs with marketing, startup skills, and the basic knowledge to succeed in business. From the #IAmTheNavajoEconomy hashtag to connecting aspiring entrepreneurs to microloans, NABIN is providing a much-needed service.

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Nairobi's 'Gender Defenders' Use Victimhood to Fight Back

Dominic Kirui

August 20, 2018 |

Women Across Frontiers |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

After surviving a traumatic sexual assault in Nairobi, Wangu Kanja founded the Wangu Kanja Foundation to raise awareness of and prevent gender-based violence. The foundation also provides medical, legal, and psychsocial assistance to survivors, shapes policy, and empowers women financially. One program, called "Gender Defenders," pairs past survivors with recent survivors to provide immediate support.

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This sex trafficking survivor is moving on — by learning how to code

Arthur Nazaryan

August 17, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

AnnieCannons, is a nonprofit that teaches sex traffic survivors computer software skills so they can be employed as developers. It also emphasizes networking and tries to secure job placement. “I’ve never been happier ... having a steady paycheck for the first time since I was like 16 and just like actual real financial security where I know I’m going to get paid every two weeks, and I can start to like just settle into my life, finally.”

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Empowering Teenage Girls in a Traditional Village and Across Morocco

Marjorie Olster

August 17, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Morocco, Douar Laadam

Project Soar is trying to get more young girls in Morocco to finish school, and it’s working. The nonprofit offers after school programs and tutoring to teenage girls, in hopes they continue their education and don’t get married at a young age. “This academic support has increased the passing rate for girls in Project Soar to 73 percent compared with the average passing rate of 44 percent for ninth grade girls in the Marrakesh region, according to the American Embassy in Morocco.” Around 475 girls have benefited from the project.

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State of the Arts: QuTheatr Steps Into the Spotlight in Akron

Mark Arehart

August 17, 2018 |

WKSU |

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Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

The QuTheatr in Akron has created a theater company made up of teenagers from the LGBTQ community. Through the theater, a safe space has been created for LGBTQ teens to have a paid job, develop acting skills, and feel more comfortable in their bodies.

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For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless

Lornet Turnbull

August 17, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Women4Women is an initiative that brings tradeswomen together in the construction field to do volunteer work for others. Since women represent just ten percent of construction workers in the United States, having the camaraderie and support of other women provides a place to turn when their authority is challenged. They are putting their skills to good work: the group recently built 15 tiny homes in Seattle that will act as emergency shelter for homeless women, and they have also repaired homes for the elderly.

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Wisconsin Reservation Offers A Climate Success Story And A Warning

Rebecca Hersher

August 15, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Odanah, Wisconsin

A Native American community in Onadah, Wisconsin has been hailed by scientists as a town that successfully relocated before a major flood destroyed it completely. The relocation process, which included some federally subsidized rental housing on higher ground and forced displacement by federal law, brings up a painful history of forced relocation for Native American communities in the United States.

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The right to disconnect: The new laws banning after-hours work emails

Rich Haridy

August 14, 2018 |

New Atlas |

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Response Location: United States

France, Italy, Germany, and now the U.S. are passing “anti-stress” laws, which make it illegal or harder for workers to receive emails after work. Research shows that when employees expect to be contacted after work through email, their levels of anxiety and stress go up. "I think this will lessen a lot of the anxiety that goes with having a job in the city and allow people to draw their own lines about when work ends."

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