Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 17333 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • The Power of a Calm Sea

    May 18, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland

    As the global demand for energy continually increases, the strain on natural resources and the detrimental effects of fossil fuels become more problematic. But new developments in renewable energy technologies may provide new solutions. Minesto, a company based out of Northern Ireland, has a new device - structured something like an underwater kite - that allows for the constant harvesting of tidal power, regardless of current weather or wave conditions.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Fish Net Fashion

    May 18, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Slovenia, Ajdovščina, Municipality of Ajdovščina

    "Ghost gear" are nylon nets and other waste left behind in our oceans by fishing boats - they cause massive environmental damage, releasing toxins in the water, ensnaring wildlife, and clogging up beaches. Now one organisation, the Healthy Seas Initiative, is working with fishermen and a sportswear company called ECONYL to retrieve abandoned nets from out of the ocean and convert the materials into clothing, carpets, and more.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • ‘You are more than your mistakes': Teachers get at roots of bad behavior

    May 16, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In 1997, researchers found a connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult health problems. Seattle's public schools are part of a growing cohort nationwide applying this knowledge in the classroom to help students who are facing immense challenges at home. By considering external stresses and factors, such as divorce, domestic violence, or family substance abuse (All ACEs), teachers are slower to jump to judgement or punishment. After four years of teacher training, Bemiss Elementary School is getting results, with a 33 percent decrease in suspensions for the 2014 school year.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Nepal's Renegade Strategy to Save Mothers

    May 15, 2015 |

    Foreign Policy |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu, Central Region

    In Nepal, a controversial drug is proving to be effective in saving mother's lives. It's the only shelf-stable, easy-to-administer solution to curbing postpartum hemorrhage. In trials, misoprostol is shown to save the lives of women who live far from medical care facilities. Since Nepal allowed use of the drug, postpartum hemorrhage has fallen from the leading cause of maternal death to number two.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Upward Mobility for the World's Destitute

    May 15, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Rangpur, Rajshahi Division

    Though poverty rates are dropping worldwide, the 'ultrapoor' tend to stay where they are. BRAC works to break the poverty cycle by donating money-making assets mixed with cash and food grants.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Keep Kids Out of Handcuffs

    May 15, 2015 |

    Truthout |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    From state to state, officials are grappling with how to improve how children experience the criminal justice system. The process is highly variable – each state varies on the age that children can go to court, and a child’s race also plays a large role in how they’re treated by everyone from law enforcement to judges. States like Massachusetts are trying to pass laws that take a more holistic, transparent approach to juvenile justice, and organizations like their Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative are helping parents recognize their power in the system.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • DACA Doctors

    May 15, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    Going to medical school might be impossibly hard for undocumented students. That's why a group of DREAMers created Pre-Health Dreamers. The organization connects undocumented youth who want to go to med school, to each other, making med school a more feasible option.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • MIT Group Used Solar Energy To Make Salty Water Drinkable In Off-Grid Areas

    May 14, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: India, Jalgaon

    MIT engineers created a cost-efficient solution to the lack of potable water in rural India. They built a solar-powered desalination model, which won the Desal Prize at the "Securing Water for Food" challenge.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • More Than Just Code

    May 14, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lincoln, Rhode Island

    Currently, women make up only 20% of computing jobs - in 2012, only 18% of computer science (CS) graduates were women , a figure that has been cut in half since 1984 when women made up 37% of CS majors. Now, girls are taught coding and computer programing in an after school program built to inspire girls to become more involved in computer science, a predominantly male job market.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Why A Philadelphia Grocery Chain Is Thriving In Food Deserts

    May 14, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Brown's Super Stores operates seven profitable supermarkets in traditionally food desert neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The founder says it's because they brought together a group of community leaders and asked them exactly what they were looking for in a neighborhood grocery store, and used the information to truly create a space for the broader community that often includes health care clinics, banking services, event space, and more.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus