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  • Male involvement in home affairs leads to better discipline among children

    October 17, 2018 |

    New Vision |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    A community-based program in Uganda has helped reduce violence in families and gender inequity by training both parents in effective communication and parenting. Organizers focused specifically on recruiting men because they are often not involved in home life and are exposed to societal beliefs about masculinity that can perpetuate patterns of violence. The pilot program of 600 participants showed positive results in reducing family violence and other communities want to adopt it.

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  • Alternative to Incarceration Program in NYC Gives Teens a Second Chance

    October 17, 2018 |

    South Florida Media Network |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Esparanza, a non-profit located in New York, provides comprehensive services for teenagers who are in the justice system. The intensive family counseling has been a successful alternative to incarceration since 2002, and research shows that the approach and other restorative justice practices are well suited for helping children who have been involved with the justice system lead healthy lives.

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  • In Iowa, A Commitment To Make Prison Work Better For Women

    October 17, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    At the Iowa Correctional Institution For Women officials are shifting how they deal with inmates, who have been punished at higher rates than inmates in men’s prisons for things like being disruptive. It’s part of a trend in 15 states called gender-responsive corrections that recognizes the role of trauma in many women’s lives and that they are less likely to be violent. It means more freedom to move around, no full strip searches and fewer punishments for minor violations.

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  • Ocean plastic is a huge problem. Blockchain could be part of the solution.

    October 16, 2018 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: Haiti

    Plastic waste often ends up in oceans which in turn impacts not only the health of the coastal ecosystem, but human health as well when people consume fish that have ingested the plastic fragments. To keep plastic out of the oceans, Plastic Bank, a company based in Vancouver, has created and launched a blockchain-based recycling system in Haiti that exchanges cryptocurrency via an app when plastic is deposited in a recycling center.

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  • The California Indigenous Peoples Using Fire for Agroforestry

    October 16, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Karuk and Yoruk tribes use prescribed burning to keep land healthy and encourage the growth of traditional foods and medicines. New resources and partnerships are helping to bring back small-scale fires and revive important cultural practices.

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  • How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression

    October 16, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Harare

    In order to increase Zimbabwean’s ability to access mental health care, a psychiatrist trained grandmothers in talk therapy. Working from a “friendship bench,” these new trainees have provided evidence-based, culturally competent care to thousands of people since the start of the program in 2006.

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  • The Lasting Pain of Children Sent to Orphanages, Rather Than Families

    October 16, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, San Jose

    Casa Viva is an organization in Latin America that prioritizes family reunification over adoption. They have placed about 640 children with foster families, “60 percent of those went back to their biological family or another relative. About 35 percent were adopted.” In contrast to foster homes, orphanages have become thriving business which recruit western volunteers and charge them large fees. Casa Viva opposes this model because most kids have parents who are alive, but can’t afford to raise them.

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  • Driven by traditional leaders, a “magic” ointment is preventing deaths in newborns

    October 16, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State

    Chlorhexidine gel has been successfully used to ensure healthy births and avoid newborn babies from having often fatal infections around their umbilical cord. The use of this gel—as well as the end of potentially harmful practices—was achieved through education during religious sermons, community health workers engaging with pregnant women, and more culturally sensitive delivery processes.

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  • Why aren't we mining landfills for valuable materials like metals and soil?

    October 16, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, Cantonment, Florida

    Across the country, projects that mine landfills for reusable metals and soils are underway. Can such mining prove profitable enough to spur similar efforts on a grand scale? So far, some projects have seen profits while others have not. But as society increasingly values pollution and greenhouse gas reduction, incentives for refuse mining can only grow.

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  • Communities That Care coalitions aim to create healthy connections

    October 16, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Tooele, Utah

    Communities That Care coalitions have developed across the nation with the goal of reducing the likelihood of teenage behavioral issues such as violence and alcoholism, as well as adolescent suicides. Already seeing positive changes, some coalitions have partnered with other community organizations to broaden their reach and focus on specific issues such as building health relationships and increasing empowerment.

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