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  • India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy

    October 16, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India

    In India, an intense gender disparity has continued to develop in the sphere of educational attainment. This article discusses new innovations, both public and private, seeking to bridge this attainment gap and increase female enrollment in schools.

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  • Where in the West young people are moving

    October 16, 2017 |

    High Country News |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pagosa Springs, Colorado

    Rural counties across the West are grappling with how to entice more young people to remain local, but a few counties demonstrate what it takes to succeed. By focusing on niche tourism industries, education, and housing, counties in Washington, Idaho, Colorado, and Utah are paving the way to bring families and young people back to the West.

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  • Brewery helps breathe life into downtown Truth or Consequences

    October 16, 2017 |

    NMPolitics.net |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

    Truth or Consequences is a town facing many growth barriers such as an aging population and low average income. Entrepreneurs are seeing an opportunity to develop businesses in this town which is helping to revolutionize the town and bring more people in.

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  • The Compass, Making it Work: Navigating Kenya's Streets with Technology

    October 15, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Entrepreneurs and startups in Kenya and India are finding success creating products that meet the needs of poorer citizens in those countries. This episode includes a story about a mobile phone app that tackles the difficulty of finding locations in Nairobi using GPS coordinates and a photo, a startup near Bengaluru, India that uses human ATMs to help rural residents access cash via mobile phones, and a Kenyan company building devices that create free public wifi.

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  • South Australia goes all out on renewables despite federal focus on coal

    October 13, 2017 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Australia

    There is a push towards clean energy that battles with Australia's federal love for coal, but South Australia has made great strides to renewable energy. Thermal energy and the lithium ion battery are just two recent developments in clean energy innovation.

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  • Can Providing Addicts With Needles Help Curb The Opioid Crisis and the Costly Epidemic to Follow?

    October 13, 2017 |

    WKSU |

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    Response Location: United States, Mahoning, Ohio

    In Mahoning County, Ohio, a needle exchange program helps prevent addicts from contracting communicable diseases that might create further barriers to sobriety. The needle exchange also creates an interface for addicts to interact with resources that can help them achieve and maintain recovery from addiction.

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  • Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need

    October 12, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    One group of women roams shelters searching for Puerto Rican vets after Hurricane Maria, where there are “around 75,000 US Army veterans living.” “This is Americans helping Americans. These veterans were stationed in the US, went to war with the US. I think that’s the thing that people forget.”

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  • The road from prison to college is a hard one. Here's how this new high school graduate made it.

    October 12, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    For a fraction of what it costs to house a prison inmate, College Bound Dorchester pays former gang members a weekly stipend to attend college. This program has a huge impact on not only the lives of the participants but their families as well.

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  • Teens With Criminal Records Are Beautifying Baltimore By Planting Flowers

    October 12, 2017 |

    Vice |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    'Tha Flower Factory' is setting out to help provide employment, mentor kids, and restore hopefulness and beauty to the city of Baltimore. This project employs individuals to plant flowers and seeds, helping bring down criminal records and change the landscape at the same time.

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  • Training For A Better Life

    October 11, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Narbeth, Pennsylvania

    Overwhelmingly, individuals who have been incarcerated will spend the rest of their lives dragging in-and-out of prison, with few resources to help break the cycle and get them back on their feet. But one program called "New Leash on Life" stands out for helping dramatically slash recidivism rates for inmates in Pennsylvania prisons by teaching inmates to train and care for formerly "un-adoptable" rescue dogs, building empathy, job skills, and giving both human and dog a second chance at life.

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