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  • The Talent Show for Honest People

    January 15, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    In Kathmandu, Nepal, bureaucrats, and government officials gathered for a special type of talent show, Integrity Idol, which awards honest government workers. From petty bribes to large government contracts, corruption is pervasive in the mountainous country. Instead of naming and shaming, Accountability Lab puts on Integrity Idol competitions around the world for naming and faming, awarding integrity and anti-corruption efforts within government as a way to encourage and reward the behavior.

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  • For young Native Americans, running is a lesson in their own history

    January 15, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe

    Wings of America is a New Mexico based organization that uses running as a way for Native Americans to reconnect with their pasts and cultures while combatting pervasive stereotypes. The organization also organizes runs as protest and resistance, giving youth an opportunity to speak up on the issues they care about.

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  • Durham County Dismisses Hundreds of Traffic Fines as Part of a License Restoration Effort

    January 15, 2019 |

    INDY Week |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Durham County relieved hundreds of outstanding traffic fines in an effort to restore suspended driver's licenses. The program, called Durham Expungement and Restoration (DEAR), "identified more than 11,000 people eligible to have outstanding fines dropped" from charges resulting from court absence or inability to pay a traffic ticket.

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  • Colorado's concussion approach combines education, medicine, a team approach

    January 15, 2019 |

    InvestigateWest |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

    Student athletes, especially at the high school level, can be susceptible to suffering head injuries which become exasperated when schools don't have protocol in place for how to best manage these individuals' return to the court or field. To help combat this, a psychologist in Colorado, created two free explanatory protocol booklets in order to better educate school officials about best practices.

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  • Louisiana Enters the Era of the Digital Driver's License

    January 15, 2019 |

    Government Technology |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    Louisiana rolled out its digital driver's license (DDL) app in July 2018, which includes a digital representation of a physical license and a real-time validity check feature called VerifyYou. Since the launch, 77,000 people have downloaded the app.

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  • These startups are trying to reduce the massive carbon footprint of concrete

    January 14, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A handful of sustainability-oriented startups are working with concrete companies around the world to reduce their carbon footprint. The concrete & cement industry is responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions; however, with technologies that capture CO2 within solid concrete, some companies have been able to decrease their emissions, while improving efficiency in the process.

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  • Solar Farms Shine a Ray of Hope on Bees and Butterflies

    January 14, 2019 |

    Scientific American |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    As farmland is converted to space for solar panels, researchers are planting native wildflowers amongst the technology to support populations of bees and other insects facing endangerment. While it's not the only solution needed to reverse the decline of pollinating species, as seen in the past decade, planting them in solar sites are a useful start.

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  • Isolate & Cure: Katsina could stop spread of outbreaks with isolation centres

    January 14, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Katsina, Katsina

    In Katsina, Nigeria, the region has made significant public health strides toward infectious disease prevention and control. The country’s Centre for Disease Control, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, and Emergency Operations Centre are all leading efforts to increase immunization, inform people about prevention and treatment, and increase the infrastructure to treat outbreaks when they occur.

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  • Toxic air is killing us. These five policies could save millions of lives

    January 14, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    As air pollution threatens health and lives around the world, several creative solutions have the power to transform this situation. By tracking air quality, improving public transit, and using creative architecture and road use, countries from Estonia to Mexico to Bangladesh are finding solutions that work.

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  • Incarcerated fathers connect with children thanks to local program

    January 14, 2019 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the Passages program, part of its larger Fatherhood Initiative, aims to help men become more involved parents. The program, instituted in the hopes of reducing recidivism rates and creating stronger male role models in the community, provides participants with job training, emotional support, and the skills they need to be active parents for their families.

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