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  • With genome sequencing, some sick infants are getting a shot at healthy lives

    October 19, 2018 |

    STAT |

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    Response Location: United States

    Project Baby Bear is a grant-funded pilot program that uses genome sequencing to to diagnose sick infants. The doctors hope to save lives and save the system money on unnecessary treatments. Since very few sick infants show symptoms that correlate to their genetic diagnosis, these tests are instrumental in positive health outcomes.

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  • "We can all be placemakers": The programs training Detroiters in development

    October 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    When Chase L. Cantrell realized the overwhelming majority of development financing in a Detroit real estate project was going to white, wealthy developers, he opted to create a program that would train developers who better reflect the demographics of the city. Building Community Value aims ”to create a more equitable development ecosystem in the city of Detroit” by training people of all ages in real estate development. This is one of several successful programs popping up in Detroit that aim to spread wealth and increase equitable development efforts across more Detroit neighborhoods.

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  • Food Security: Green Grams Changing Lives in Eastern Kenya

    October 19, 2018 |

    Science Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Green gram farming has lead to some promising results for communities in Eastern Kenya. Allowing for more crop diversity, this breakthrough has proved to be both a cash crop and a food crop, which provides economic stability and food security to the farmers in this region.

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  • Lafayette Trades Oil for Cajun Songcraft to Drive Economy

    October 19, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Louisiana

    Layette is replatforming itself to embrace local culture over a dangerous oil dependency. CREATE, a voter-approved initiative in the city, funds cultural events and festivals to create new economic drivers and to promote the cultural legacy of the region. The fund draws upon money designated from a larger pool of surplus property tax revenue, as well as from philanthropic donations.

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  • This program wants to build a new tech workforce in West Virginia

    October 19, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Huntington, West Virginia

    Generation West Virginia, a nonprofit created “to support opportunities for young people to build up their own careers and the economy in the state overall,” has expanded its programming. Its newest initiative is a tech training school to create a larger tech pipeline in the state, connect young people to tech jobs, and incentivize those young people to stay. The initiative, called NewForce, will succeed based on the strength of its partnerships. Partners will help cover tuition costs and be ready to recruit graduates for jobs.

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  • The Informal Bank That Empowers Kenya's Poorest Women

    October 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Bubisa

    In villages in Bubisa, Kenya, women have come together to form informal community banks so that they may have greater financial access and power. These groups of women together save money, and then lend and borrow money with one another, giving themselves the chance to own property and send their kids to school – without having to rely on their husbands.

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  • San Francisco startup wants to help Bellevue teachers buy their homes

    October 19, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Bellevue, Washington

    Landed will pay for half a teacher's down payment on a home in exchange for a quarter of profits when the house is sold down the line. The San Francisco-based startup has recently arrived in Bellevue, where the median home price is hovering around $1 million.

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  • 'I'm more valued than before': women in Tajikistan get a new lease of life – in pictures

    October 19, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Tajikistan, Penjikent

    In Tajikistan, a project created by international NGOs with local partners, and funded by the United Kingdom, provides counseling and skills training for families to reduce violence against women. The two regions that participated saw significant declines in those rates of violence, as well as drops in depression levels and suicide and men also reported that they were less violent. Additionally, women's earnings and savings increased because the program helped them start small money-making ventures.

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  • A Rural Colorado Coal County Was Struggling. Then A Tech Company Brought New Jobs

    October 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Hotchkiss, Colorado

    After “the shock” that laid off many coal miners in Delta County, Colorado, the area is experiencing a resurgence. Population is growing, finally, and a fiber optic internet company has stimulated the economy with new jobs. The company, Lightworks Fiber, has been on hiring spree, with 40 positions they are still looking to fill. It’s still a big transition from the coal economy - but not necessarily a bad one.

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  • Unfinished business? Vancouver mayor departs with 'Greenest City' goal uncertain

    October 19, 2018 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    In 2008, Vancouver’s mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson said he would transform the city to be the world’s greenest by 2020. One decade later, steps toward decreasing greenhouse gas emissions have been made, but the 2020 prospect seems much farther ahead. While the city has run into obstacles, the Canadian city is moving forward to achieve its next goal: for buildings to produce more energy than they use.

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