Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 16689 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

How to build a zero-waste economy

Joseph Winters

June 21, 2023 |

Grist |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Entrepreneurs are encouraging reuse models like return-from-home systems to transition towards a circular economy without single-use plastics. In this model, consumers pay a deposit to use takeout boxes, cups, and other containers. They get their deposit back when the containers are picked up from their home by a courier.

Read More
Go to Original Story
What Ohio's Co-op Evangelists Learned From Spain's Thriving Union Co-op Network

Cinnamon Janzer

June 21, 2023 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Modeled after Spain’s Mondragon, an organization that helps develop cooperatively-owned businesses, Co-op Cincy is a nonprofit incubator helping businesses in Cincinnati, Ohio, do the same. The organization runs an educational course to teach teams everything they need to know, provides access to loans, and has ongoing technical assistance for its co-ops.

Read More
Go to Original Story
‘College should not be this expensive': Pitt programs aim to make education more affordable

Spencer Levering

June 21, 2023 |

The Pitt News |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Programs like Panthers Forward are working to help students and their families understand, prepare for and afford the cost of a university education. Group members can receive up to $5,000 of federal student loan debt relief and can also attend networking events, mentor discussions and access financial wellness resources. 150 students are accepted into the program each year.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Underpaid and unsupported, video game testers in Canada unionized against exploitation

Maximillian Alvarez

June 21, 2023 |

The Real News Network |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Edmonton, Alberta

Video game testers built solidarity for their union effort by starting one-on-one conversations with coworkers in online chat servers. When it came time to vote, employees approved the union unanimously, giving them new legal protections while a contract is being negotiated.

Read More
Go to Original Story
In addressing the health system inequalities, Nigeria has a lot to learn from Malawi and South Africa

Abdulwasiu Mujeeb

June 21, 2023 |

Social Voices |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Malawi

In an effort to improve inequities in access to healthcare, the local government partnered with forces in Germany to create a drone project that uses artificial intelligence to deliver medical supplies to remote, rural areas, including antibiotics, pregnancy tests and pain medicine. So far this collaboration has carried out 166 supply deliveries.

Read More
Go to Original Story
ENUGU: gate pass to early marriage no more

Makinde Ajayi Alfred

June 21, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu State

The Women Information Network’s Right to be a Girl project provides scholarships to girls who would otherwise be forced to drop out of school, many of whom are vulnerable to child marriage. The program has supported 573 students in schools across Enugu state since 2021.

Read More
Go to Original Story
The race to put Indigenous land on the map

Liani MK

June 20, 2023 |

Rest of World |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Malaysia, Sarawak

Organizations like the Society for Rights of Indigenous People of Sarawak combine oral history interviews, GPS data, and GIS software to create visual maps of Indigenous lands in danger of being encroached on. While court cases around land rights are still ongoing, Indigenous people trained in the data collection say the mapping process has helped empower them and made them feel involved in protecting their communities’ rights.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Professor launches first happiness studies master's program

Sara Weissman

June 20, 2023 |

Inside Higher Ed |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hackettstown, New Jersey

Higher education institutions such as Centenary University and Yale University are now offering courses and programs in “happiness studies,” an academic discipline that draws on philosophy, theology, neuroscience, literature, and psychology to examine what helps people thrive. Nearly 1,200 students signed up for Yale’s first happiness course, and a 2021 study found that students who participated in a happiness class reported better mental health.

Read More
Go to Original Story
This NYC elementary school wants to serve everyone, including kids with complex disabilities

Alex Zimmerman

June 20, 2023 |

Chalkbeat New York |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

At P.S. 958 in Brooklyn, students with and without disabilities learn together under an inclusive model. Initiatives such as the AIMS program, which is designed for students with autism, allow the school to serve students who might otherwise be segregated in more restrictive settings geared only toward those with disabilities.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Care for the Neediest

Boryana Dzhambazova

June 20, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bulgaria, Sofia

The Health and Social Development Foundation (HESED) aims to increase access to healthcare, specifically among pregnant women and children. HESED works to bring doctors closer to communities that struggle to get care and has also created designated spaces for important care that was previously inaccessible, like OBGYN checkups. Over the last three years, more than 400 people have received checkups from the center, regardless of their insurance status.

Read More
Go to Original Story