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  • Hot, Crowded and Smart

    July 22, 2013 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    For the past three years, water levels in the San Antonio Edwards Aquifer have decreased to uncomfortable levels and drought periods may continue as the population booms. The San Antonio Water System organization has set up rules to limit water use and has recycled water for conservation frugal innovation.

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  • When entrepreneurship is only way forward

    July 21, 2013 |

    USA Today |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Antigua

    Development work is evolving beyond short-term mission trips and one-off donations into a more comprehensive, in-depth model that addresses long-term sustainability of a solution paired with empowerment of those being served. MicroConsignment is a unique branch of micro-enterprise being implemented by non-profit SolCom in Guatemala that provides individuals in rural villages the skills and resources needed to start sustainable businesses.

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  • Talking Female Circumcision Out of Existence

    July 17, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Kembata Alaba and Tembaro, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region

    There is nothing more difficult than changing entrenched cultural practices, especially those as shrouded in taboos as female genital cutting. A grassroots approach in Ethiopia, however, has nearly completely eradicated this practice in villages that use it.

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  • What Does It Take to Stop Crips and Bloods From Killing Each Other?

    July 10, 2013 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles,the Crips and Blood gangs have violently fought each other for decades. By 2013, the LAPD has enforced new measures including community policing with an emphasis on fairness rather than deterrence. The Community Safety Partnership has significantly reduced crimes in Watts and has built trust between residents and the police.

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  • Summer Reading: How to Shake Up the Status Quo

    July 10, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Social innovation rarely comes from “eureka” moments; it’s much more deliberate - it’s something that can be studied and learned. A short summer reading list for anyone interested in shaking up the status quo.

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  • Without the web, Syrian journalists turn to pirate radio

    July 08, 2013 |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In response to media censorship and the persecution of journalists in Syria, a Paris-based radio station has trained journalists in Syria and are broadcasting news into Syria by satellite over the FM airwaves.

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  • Eco-tourism in Peru: Community engagement and preserving biodiversity

    July 08, 2013 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Peru, Tambopata

    Rainforest Expeditions, an innovative eco-tourism company in Peru, helps the local economy while also promoting conservation of the natural rainforest. By working with Infierno, the local indigenous community in a southeast part of Peru, the tourism company has empowered locals. The Inferno families are shareholders in the local lodges and have found career paths through this. Perhaps most important: as local people have a stake in tourism, they also have a stake in maintaining the rainforest. 


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  • At Cambodia Hotel, The Workers Are The Boss

    July 05, 2013 |

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    Response Location: Cambodia, Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap

    Overall, Cambodia is a relatively poor country whose residents don't own much. Norwegian hotel owners in the city of Krong Siem Reap urge their Cambodian staff to be more in charge of making their own decisions by making them co-owners of the hotel, an act that forced them to have more confidence and critical thinking skills.

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  • Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

    July 05, 2013 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Dissatisfied with the opportunities for residents of assisted living facilities to engage in creative pursuits, Tim Carpenter developed senior ‘art colonies’ that provided writing, performance, and visual arts classes. Equipped with studios and a performance space, artists work in the facility and double as instructors to residents. Residents are encouraged to set goals, take risks, and commit to learning new skills.

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  • Making a Medicine as Easy to Find as a Can of Coke

    July 03, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Zambia

    A project to take advantage of Coca-Cola’s famous global reach designed a kit of basic medicines that fit in between Coke bottles. But it turned out that what it needed to be copying wasn’t Coke’s package delivery, but it’s investment in the people in its supply chain.

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