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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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  • Mumbai slum dwellers say 'I have to help' stop violence against women

    September 15, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    In the Mumbai slum of Dharavi, an NGO called Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action (SNEHA) is working to make life safer by teaching men the importance of not being violent towards women. Through an app called Eyewatch, community members are able to document acts of domestic violence, which helps SNEHA team members locate victims and their abusers.

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  • Could These Two Environmental Challenges Be the Answer to Each Other?

    September 14, 2015 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Naivasha, Nakuru County

    Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant challenges in two areas that previously may have been considered in separate spheres: lack of access to sanitary waste disposal, and a growing need for clean, affordable energy. Now, several companies are scaling solutions for how each of these issues actually solve the other. In Kenya, they are finding ways to turn human waste into fuel and fertilizer, effectively addressing both issues simultaneously.

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  • 'Pay as You Go' Solar Power Rewriting the Book

    September 14, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Oromia

    In so-called 'developing countries,' the focus is often simply on industrializing areas without electricity. In an effort to think beyond this to create sustainable and forward-looking infrastructure, socially- and environmentally-motivated private-sector initiatives have been pioneering off-grid "pay as you go'' solar-home systems. These have brought clean light and basic electricity services to hundreds of thousands of households across Africa.

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  • Lessons from under the coconut tree

    September 12, 2015 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Haiti, Nippes

    Boston professors visit countries and homes of foreign students to better understand their culture and gain insights about how to better teach them. The goal is to reach across cultural divides to help a big part of the student population — emigres from faraway lands — that is plagued with low standardized test scores and high dropout rates. Accompanying photojournalism: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2015/09/12/seeking-cultural-connections/L3mIQAQM3v9YT9A2K4JliL/story.html

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  • How better seeds make Timor-Leste climate resilient

    September 12, 2015 |

    SciDev.Net |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Timor-Leste

    A Ministry of Agriculture project called "Seeds of Life" grants local farmers genetically-solidified seeds in order to fight food insecurity in the country. The farmers will produce the crops and sell them back to both the Ministry and the community, thus expanding access to quality food and stimulating the local economy. Since the program has started, maize production has increased 50%, rice production increased 25%, and sweet potato production increased 65-130%.

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  • A New Way of Fighting Crime—and Helping Victims—on the Violent Streets of Los Angeles

    September 11, 2015 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Four community groups in the Los Angeles area work to address the root causes of what draws young people into gangs with a mix of approaches to help people leave the gang life, including education and job services, counseling, addiction services, and tattoo removal. Some also focus on helping victims since so many gang members start out life as victims themselves and this feeds into a cycle of violence. All of them focus on creating community and belonging, which is why so many young people join gangs in the first place.

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  • In growing cities, parking challenges require creative solutions

    September 11, 2015 |

    The Line |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    As cities are flooded with new residents, parking becomes a bigger issue. Some cities, such as Denver and Cleveland, are opting against a parking lot that takes up a lot of place, and are investing in more creative ideas such as new public transport options and parking prices that vary according to a variety of factors.

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  • Fort Collins looks to Vermont for homeless solutions

    September 11, 2015 |

    Coloradoan |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    Although they sit nearly 2,000 miles apart, Burlington, Vermont and Fort Collins, Colorado, both deal with homelessness to a similar degree. That is why when Burlington officials implemented a successful street outreach program, leaders in the midwestern state took notice. In late 2015, the city of Fort Collins set out to pilot their own outreach program, modeled after Burlington's efforts.

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  • The “gifted” system in US schools is broken, racist, and completely fixable

    September 11, 2015 |

    Quartz |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    "Gifted" programs in the United States are often not representative of school populations, with a disproportionate number of spots going to white and well off students. The National Bureau of Economic Research found that when one district implemented universal screening programs in lieu of teacher referrals to identify gifted students, there was a 180% increase in disadvantaged students qualifying for the program.

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