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  • Why Millions Listen to This Girl

    August 07, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: England, London

    Through changes in daily routines or the structure of choices, ‘nudge’ theory can move people towards acting in ways that are beneficial to themselves and others. In this instance, a nine-year old girl’s voice presented a novel sound and made people more inclined to listen to safety announcements at bustling London underground stations.

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  • New digital software reduces absenteeism in health centres

    August 07, 2018 |

    Daily Monitor |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Uganda

    An electronic human resources system has reduced health worker absenteeism in Uganda, improving health service delivery across the country. The tool requires workers to sign in and out, pushing them to show up for their shifts and allowing supervisors to more easily reward good performance and adjust staffing levels.

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  • Scanning homeless people to donate money

    August 07, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Oxford

    A project in Oxford gives homeless individuals QR codes that passersby can scan with their phones. The QR code links to information about the homeless person and facilitates electronic donations. A case worker co-manages the account and makes sure that the donations are spent on agreed-upon targets.

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  • Tomato Canning as Protest: How a Community Resisted Corporate Farming

    August 07, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Missouri

    Production agriculture has put many small town, local farmers out of business, changing the landscape of the communities they've been pushed out of. One town in Missouri is fighting against this by joining together to preserve the importance of local control by nurturing a tradition of canning tomatoes.

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  • Hungry for change: urban foragers take the law into their own hands

    August 07, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    According to one canvassing research project, there are 450 edible plants within Seattle's parks. Similar trends are also found throughout the United States as a whole. Although foraging is typically against the law, a new trend of food forests - areas specifically designated for foraging - is spreading across the U.S., allowing city dwellers to become better acquainted to and nurtured by nature.

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  • How to Raise an ‘Army of Angry Moms and Women' From Your Own Kitchen

    August 07, 2018 |

    Politico |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    What started as one mother upset over the 2012 Sandyhook school shooting has morphed into Moms Demand Action, a powerful political force with more than five million people on its list and 300,000 active volunteers. Founder Shannon Watts estimates the grassroots group around has helped block the majority of NRA-sponsored bills and succeeded in passing 1,000 of their own restricting guns. Many volunteers are also running for office.

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  • An Integrated Approach Ensures Better Health Care For Mind And Body

    August 07, 2018 |

    Texas Standard |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Texas

    By integrating mental health care services into primary care facilities, doctors are getting care to people who would otherwise avoid a mental health visit. Barriers to accessing are both cultural and institutional—for some the stigma of needing mental health care is too much, for others it's the added time and headache of finding another provider. Integrated care addresses both. In Texas, Sí Texas is helping alleviate the cost to primary care providers, but they're unsure what steps they'll need to take when their grant money runs out.

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  • Becoming a Farmer the Community Way

    August 07, 2018 |

    The Tyee |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Yarrow, British Columbia

    Canada is quickly approaching a farming shortage, as elder farmers look to retire from the practice with no succession plan in place for future generations. Yarrow Ecovillage, a land-sharing project, may be the answer to the impending food-insecurity issue that will accompany this decline in farm production.

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  • Plaza Heralds New Era of Afrocentric Development in Seattle Neighborhood

    August 07, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Central District, a historically black neighborhood in Seattle, is getting a makeover to better align it with its roots. Africatown is a nonprofit community land trust that is using its influence to bring Afrocentric design standards to the neighborhood as well as spurring economic development and construction of affordable housing. One real estate project includes a community mural, more gathering space for residents, and local government support.

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  • In Amsterdam, Even The Tourists Say There Are Too Many Tourists

    August 07, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    In Amsterdam, a unique set of problems has a unique set of solutions. Overcrowding by rowdy tourists is threatening a normal, peaceful lifestyle for native residents. The city’s solution is twofold: first, government restrictions are being placed to minimize Airbnb rentals and tourist shops. Second, a new “night mayor” position helps regulate nightlife and steer it to areas outside of the city center. The goal is to for tourism to continue benefiting the local economy without driving away locals.

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