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  • Solar-Powered Pineapples: A Lifeline for Women Thrown Off Their Land

    August 10, 2018 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Chamari

    When a national park was created in Kenya, the local Waata hunter-gatherer community was displaced and forced to take refuge elsewhere while also adapting to a farming lifestyle. Choosing to cultivate pineapples because of their rapid growth rate, the women leading the farming practices initially struggled to be meaningfully compensated for their produce. After learning how about solar drying, however, the women saw a quick and lasting increase in their profits.

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  • Want to end sexual violence? Feminist self-defence is the only proven solution

    August 10, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    A strategy of self-defense advanced by feminists in the 1960s and 1970s shows much more efficacy in preventing sexual assaults than more recent programs aimed at perpetrators. Empowerment Self-Defence teaches an array of skills that include assertiveness and de-escalation, in addition to physical resistance and fighting. Three evaluations in the U.S., Canada and Kenya show it can decrease sexual assault, but it remains highly controversial.

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  • The clock is ticking on dealing with western Kansas' drying Ogallala Aquifer

    August 10, 2018 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Topeka, Kansas

    Western Kansas' finite Ogallala aquifer is the bedrock of an agricultural region that accounts for 10 percent of Kansas' economy. But thanks to decades of over-drafting for irrigation, the aquifer is on track to run dry in the not-so-distant future. Now some are calling for regional conservation, and some smaller programs have shown promise; however, the challenges of scalability and political wrangling remain vast.

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  • Paradise lost? What happened to Ireland's model eco-village

    August 10, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Ireland, Cloughjordan

    Admittedly by no definition perfect, members of Ireland's model eco-village have learned many lessons since the community first came into existence and are vowing to use these lessons to improve. Over the last ten years, the Cloughjordan village has built 55 houses on the settlement as well as "a working farm, an array of well-tended polytunnels and a bakery" which offers those living there food year-round.

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  • The Sharing Economy's Next Target Is Child Care

    August 10, 2018 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    For families hoping to save money by hiring a nanny to look after children from more than one family, and for nannies looking for assurance that they won't be overworked or overpaid, the website Nanny Lane offers a formalized hiring procedure and matching service. While the site can help some families save money and provide more job security for some nannies, it can also make the job of a nanny more complicated.

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  • Is Blockchain Technology the Future of Voting?

    August 10, 2018 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    During West Virginia’s primary elections, a pilot program used blockchain technology and a mobile app to record votes. The aim was to improve election security and make it easier for Americans abroad to cast their ballots. Critics say that the program left many security issues unsolved.

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  • How one Canadian food court eliminated 117 bags of garbage a day

    August 10, 2018 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    A food court in Toronto was generating 120 bags of trash per day due to serving their fast food varietals in non-recyclable containers. After changing the way they serve food and how they market the feasibility of recycling and composting to food court customers, they have seen their garbage output reduced to only three bags per day.

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  • Thousands Are Missing or Dead Along the Border. Meet the People Trying to Find Them

    August 10, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A human rights center is working with government agencies to identify the remains of people who died crossing the U.S. border. The partnership is helping the families of the dead find out what happened to their loved ones.

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  • Combining the power of sport, surf and volunteerism

    August 09, 2018 |

    WHYY |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Adaptive sports enrich the lives and well-being of people with disabilities. Life Rolls On is an adaptive sports organization that promotes events like “They Will Surf Again,” where volunteers help people with disabilities get out on the water.

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  • New York is giving free legal advice to thousands of undocumented migrants

    August 09, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In New York City, a citywide initiative known as Action NYC is connecting immigrants with free legal help and other comprehensive services. While the city provides outreach and coordination, community organizations with more specific language and cultural skills deliver the actual services, helping to engage people who sometimes may be inclined to distrust government services.

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