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  • Refugees given a chance to grow their future in US

    June 20, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The United States is facing a looming shortage in agricultural workers, as the vast majority of farmers are aged 65 or older and fewer young folks are taking up the trade. The International Rescue Committee has a win-win solution: many of the refugees resettling in the US bring with them in-depth knowledge of agriculture and farming, and by providing them with the land and resources, their New Roots program is addressing both the country's need for farm labor and these families's needs for a new start.

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  • Virtual Assistant: a 3-D avatar, the best classmate for deaf students

    June 20, 2015 |

    The Irish Times |

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    Response Location: Honduras

    In Honduras, tens of thousands of people have hearing disabilities. The National Autonomous University of Honduras has developed software that converts spoken language into an avatar on the computer who signs for the hearing impaired. Teachers in classrooms can teach hearing impaired students with this new software.

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  • A Sea Change in Treating Heart Attacks

    June 19, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    When a heart attack happens, the time of care and treatment is of utmost importance. Many people die of heart attacks every year because too much time passes between the care of emergency staff and the hospital cardiologists. New protocols, and new technology that transmits the EKG of a patient to the hospital before arrival, enable medical professionals to quickly and efficiently treat patients, thus saving lives.

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  • Ordinary Heroes: Urban Volunteers To The Rescue

    June 19, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    When disaster strikes, ordinary citizens are often the first people on the scene. Bangladesh is helping people prepare for emergencies by offering free three-day trainings in search and rescue techniques, first aid, and other skills. The program reached roughly 30,000 people in the first four years, but keeping it funded is a challenge.

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  • Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist

    June 19, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Australia

    MoodGYM is an online program targeted to help those suffering from depression for whom it is a challenge to access therapy because of location or the stigma it carries. Essentially a therapy session in your pocket, the program allows users to access help at little to no cost, regardless of where they are or what time of day it is.

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  • Where Dreams Come True

    June 18, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

    Community colleges were originally designed to be affordable and accessible, yet the myriad pressures on students means that the best intentions often don’t lead to positive results. But the University of Central Florida and its partners are proving a new model called DirectConnect—heavy on individual attention and clear academic goals—that paves a surer path.

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  • City program gives job opportunities to those needing a second chance

    June 18, 2015 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Operation Exit, a program in Boston, offers vocational training to ex-offenders and people with a high risk of offending, giving them the motivation and tools to better their situation.

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  • Urban Farming

    June 18, 2015 |

    Maptia |

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    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    A growing number of people in the famously crowded Tokyo metropolis are becoming ‘city farmers’, planting crops atop tall buildings or deep underground. In an age of detrimental climate change, urban cultivation and green roof agriculture will soon be necessary as food, water and energy resources become scarcer.

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  • New data reveals which approach to helping the poor actually works

    June 17, 2015 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Korom

    For years, policymakers have debated different approaches to helping the poor , but new data offers resounding evidence for a strategy that works: an approach known as a “Graduation” program. This method offers participants a “productive asset” to generate income with training on how to use it, as well as the resources (such as healthcare, food, loans, and coaching) to maintain the asset while building a pathway out of poverty.

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  • San Francisco Arts Groups on Path to Becoming Property Owners

    June 17, 2015 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In order to provide arts organizations with stable homes in the midst of rising property costs, the Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) has purchased properties in San Francisco. These properties are sold to the arts organization, and the organization pays in the form of long term loans that carry no interest.

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