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  • Catholic Schools In D.C. Adapt To Lower Budgets, Changing Requirements

    September 21, 2015 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Across the globe, there are nearly 60 million students studying in Catholic institutions. In the United States, however, those numbers have been falling in recent years, forcing schools to come up with new ways to collaborate.

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  • Can Bats Reduce Nut Farmers' Pesticide Use?

    September 21, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    In California some farms lose up to 10 percent of their crop due to coddling moths. Davis University is measuring the impact bats have on various walnut farms, such as potential savings from reduced insecticide use and crop loss to insects.

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  • A Card That Gives Migrant Workers a Name

    September 18, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    In India, corruption in the distribution of government ID cards leaves the poorest without legal identity or protection. A non-profit group is creating and distributing unofficial ID cards and legal aid for day workers in major cities in India.

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  • A Haircut with a Side of Harry Potter: How can we get more boys to read for fun? For one New York-based organization, the answer begins in the barbershop.

    September 17, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Low graduation and literacy rates persist among Black males in New York City. Barbershop Books - a charity that distributes books to Black-owned barbershops - leverages the power of subliminal association: by bringing literature to predominantly Black male spaces, Black masculinity becomes literature friendly.

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  • #WhyLoiter reclaims public — and inner — space for Indian women

    September 17, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    WhyLoiter is a growing movement that encourages women in India to spend time out in the street to challenge societal restrictions on women in public.

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  • Doctor slashes the cost of surgeries for India's poor

    September 16, 2015 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

    In a country where millions of citizens make less than $2 a day, a chain of hospitals has brought down the prices of life-saving surgeries and pioneered a health insurance plan that is just 11 cents a month. These hospitals, called Narayana Health Systems, are exemplified by their productivity, efficiency and volume of surgeries performed, far outstripping the rates of American hospitals. To prove that the same model could work in a developed country, the hospitals opened a location in the Cayman Islands, which proved to be vastly successful and offered hope that this model could continue to spread.

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  • Most Bangladeshi garment workers are women, but their union leaders weren't. Until now.

    September 16, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka Division

    After years of banning labor unions in Bangladesh, garment workers unionized to fight for higher wages and safer working conditions. For women, this isn't traditionally a space they were welcomed in, but now they’re holding their own meetings to ensure women’s safety is ensured on the job.

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  • The Brave Young Doctors of Sierra Leone

    September 16, 2015 |

    PBS NOVA |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area

    King’s Partnership and Partners in Health are outliers in the global health community in focusing on the mentorship of Sierra Leone’s next generation of doctors. The country has a profound need for more medical experts.

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  • Can Surfing Reprogram the Veteran's Brain?

    September 15, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Many veterans return to civilian life with experiences that lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, but a surf program at Camp Pendelton is showing promise as a means of treatment. Although there is no one-size fits all solution for PTSD treatment, those that have participated in Ocean Therapy are showing decreased signs of depression as well as other promising benefits.

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  • It's More Than a Church Parking Lot. It's a Safe Zone for Homeless Women and Families

    September 15, 2015 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kirkland, Washington

    Homeless individuals who sleep in their car are often ticketed or woken in the middle of the night, it can also be an especially dangerous sleep setup for women. Lake Washington United Methodist Church started a Safe Parking Program that allows women to park overnight in their parking lot, use the bathroom and kitchen, and enjoy a sense of safety and community.

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