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  • Ending the age of AIDS: What the U.S. can learn from Namibia

    November 29, 2019 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Namibia

    In Namibia, a combination of data analysis and a community-centered approach are helping to reduce the rate of HIV infections and increase awareness around prevention methodologies. The approach has been so successful, that cities in the U.S., such as Atlanta, are considering how to implement similar strategies.

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  • Project Search helps adults with disabilities find jobs

    November 29, 2019 |

    The Laconia Daily Sun |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    A training and apprenticeship program provides the skills and experience needed by people living with disabilities to find employment. Project Search is a nationwide initiative that identifies the strength and aspirations of each participant - leading to long-term and satisfying career paths. Over the past nine years, the program has successfully found long-term roles for its graduates in several cities across New Hampshire.

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  • How Peru's potato museum could stave off world food crisis

    November 29, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Peru, Cusco

    Climate change is impacting many crops and farmlands, but potato farmers in the Peruvian Andes are experimenting with genetic strains to diversify potatoes to help safeguard the vegetable for further climate changes. Scientists so far have found some success with one particular varietal and are now working to make it more resistant to temperature changes.

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  • Public Defender Turns to Texting System to Notify Clients of Santa Barbara County Court Appointments

    November 29, 2019 |

    Noozhawk |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    California’s Santa Barbara Public Defender’s office is working with the company, Upstart, to use a texting notification system to remind people about their court dates. Upstart costs $20K to set up and then $2 per client, but has worked with counties across the country and seen a 75% drop in failure-to-appear violations. For California, the Heising-Simons Foundations is funding its implementation in seven different counties.

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  • This dark material: the black alchemy that can arrest carbon emissions

    November 29, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Biochar is a form of charcoal that is proving to be quite useful in terms of renewable energy and combatting the climate crisis. From trapping carbon and methane emissions to playing a role in heating homes and feeding cows, some estimates are already showing that biochar has the potential to "offset 1bn tonnes of carbon a year."

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  • In Addressing HIV, the U.S. Has a Lot to Learn From Namibia

    November 29, 2019 |

    Time Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Namibia

    There are over one million people in the United States living with HIV, reaching a crisis level in states such as Georgia; however, countries like Namibia are offering lessons for how to tackle the problem. By offering a community-centered approach that addresses underlying issues like poverty and lack of access to education, the country has seen a significant decrease in new diagnoses.

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  • Can old fridges be recycled to make new ones?

    November 29, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Telford

    A recycling plant in Telford, England has found a way to recycle old refrigerators into new ones using a new technology that preserves the plastic without contamination from the refrigerator coolant. Usually, recycled refrigerator materials can only make simple products, like plant carriers; now, new technology can reduce the waste created from thrown-away fridges.

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  • An apple revival near Four Corners is restoring hundreds of historic fruits — and the local ag economy

    November 28, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    The Four Corners region in southwest Colorado has become home to nearly 500 varietals of apples, revitalizing the industry as a whole, thanks to the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project. The practice of researching and replicating apple varietals has spread to other areas of the state and has helped in promoting the concept of farm to table for both communities and businesses such as in the cider industry.

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  • Čeští experti pomáhají džihádistům zpět do společnosti. Spolupracují s věznicemi napříč Evropou

    November 28, 2019 |

    HlídacíPes.org |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Čeští experti z ČVUT se podílí na boji proti terorismu. Vytvořili online výukovou platformu HERMES, která přispívá k deradikalizaci bývalých džihádistů a k prevenci náboru nových lidí pro teroristickou činnost. Pomocí interaktivních cvičení a dalších vzdělávacích nástrojů učí odborníky, kteří se podílejí na procesu reintegrace potenciálně závadových osob do společnosti, jak oddělit radikální džihádisty od ostatních vězňů. Platforma se také zaměřuje na prevenci šíření radikálních myšlenek a možnosti pracovního uplatnění propuštěných věznů.

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  • It takes a school, and a community, to save this rare Philippine hornbill

    November 28, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Sebaste, Antique

    In order to protect the endangered rufous-headed hornbill, endemic to the islands of Antique and Negros in the Philippines, an organization has teamed up with local schools to extend its conservation efforts. Each school has used varying methods like morning announcements, mural-painting, and even putting on theater plays to raise awareness, all with the hope that students develop an appreciation for the species that aids in its survival.

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