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  • Don't Lock 'Em Up. Give 'Em a Chance to Quit Drugs

    October 25, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, the over-policing of drug users has been extensive and frequently racially biased. Looking for a new solution, the LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program, driven by a harm reduction philosophy, is connecting users with key social services rather than punishment.

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  • The last word: protecting our vanishing languages

    October 25, 2016 |

    Positive.News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Shropshire

    The world is expecting to lose half its languages by the end of the century. People are preserving the ancestral languages by collecting and utilizing the vocabulary within their families and using apps and technologies to learn new languages.

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  • How Sri Lanka wiped out malaria

    October 24, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka was one of the countries most affected by malaria, but through decades of fighting the country achieved malaria-free status from the World Health Organization. The fight against malaria was won through regional initiatives, since different parts of the country had different challenges in overcoming the disease.

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  • The Invisible Army of Women Fighting Sexual Violence in Colombia

    October 24, 2016 |

    Cosmopolitan |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Colombia, Buenaventura

    In Colombia, violence against women and domestic abuse are some of the highest in the region due to prolonged conflict, distrust in police and justice system, and economic oppression. Women are helping each other survive and report abuse outside of official organizations.

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  • Finding voter turnout solutions in Colorado

    October 24, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado employs a wide array of methods to increase voter turnout, and it pays off. The state is one of the country's most successful in terms of voter turnout, thanks to Election Day voter registration, mail-in ballots sent to every Colorado voter, drop off locations for mail-in ballots, and voter pre-registration for 16- and 17-year old residents.

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  • Program lifts aspiring writers from poverty, infuses media with fresh voices

    October 21, 2016 |

    Columbia Journalism Review |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Founded in 2012, the Economic Hardship Reporting Project commissions, edits, and places articles, films, photojournalism and other reportage focused on inequality. EHRP’s articles not only humanize issues of inequality, but also provides a source of income and a means for people living in poverty to tell their stories. The organization also actively collaborates with other publishers to ensure their articles are spread widely.

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  • How one program is training mothers, aunts and grandmothers in the ABCs of child care

    October 20, 2016 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In Colorado, more than half of young children rely on extended family members and neighbors for child care. In an effort to recognize this invisible labor force, which often includes undocumented immigrants, Providers Advancing Student Outcomes offers grant-funded courses to caregivers, legitimizing and enhancing their credibility and improving student outcomes in the process.

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  • Supporting Women's Leadership for a Post-Conflict Syria

    October 20, 2016 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Syria

    “100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives,” is a scholarship program providing opportunities for Syrian women in higher education institutions. As a result of the Syrian war, the rate of women enrolled in universities and colleges dropped drastically and the nonprofit is helping to empower them to pursue their educational goals. The program is also hoping to expose Syrian women to conflict resolution techniques they can share in their communities.

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  • Offshore Wind Energy is Booming in Europe

    October 20, 2016 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Fredericia, Region of Southern Denmark

    Denmark occupies a seat in the vanguard of efforts to fulfill carbon emission reduction goals of the Paris Agreement, with DONG Energy -- co-owned by the Danish government, Goldman Sachs and shareholders -- building massive arrays of offshore wind turbines. While expansion across the EU remains a challenge because of a still-underdeveloped grid capacity, DONG's efforts show how Denmark's use of free-market demand and public-private collaboration provides an affordable, environmentally- sustainable option.

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  • Tuk Tuks and Two Tents Bring Health Services to Uganda's Slums

    October 20, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Uganda has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in Africa, but a unique mobile health clinic is helping to reduce the rates of conception. Marie Stopes’ tuk tuks brings health care, sexual education and contraceptives to women in poor communities.

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