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  • Learning to love school in a foreign land

    April 27, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Gaziantep

    Schools across Turkey are working to support hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugee children crossing the border. The schools aim to integrate Syrian children into their schools while accepting Syrian culture and customs.

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  • Crossing Divides: Turkish schools help Syrians integrate

    April 27, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Gaziantep

    Since the Syrian conflict began, some “3.5 million Syrian refugees have poured into Turkey” causing strife and divisions between the two groups. That’s why the E.U is funding schools that integrate Turkish and Syrian children in the same classroom. The aim is to help Syrian’s integrate into Turkish society.

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  • Stopping violence like it was a virus

    April 27, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Gang violence in Chicago is not uncommon, but one organization is working to change what happens in the aftermath of funerals. Dubbed a public health program, Cure Violence enlists the help of community members to attend funerals, provide food and build trust with those that have been impacted by this violence in order to deter future incidents from taking place.

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  • The community trying to unite rich and poor

    April 26, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    The Regent Park neighborhood in Toronto is now home to a mixed income housing development project in which residents of different income groups are living alongside one another. It’s also bringing a private developer and a public housing agency to work together on the project, with the hopes of fostering a sense of community and creating a safer neighborhood.

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  • Nigeria's tin mine healing world's oldest rift

    April 25, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Barkin Ladi, Plateau State

    Mining for tin in central Nigeria helped two ethnic groups overcome an age-old conflict. Thousands of people were killed between 2011 and 2016 in this ethnic conflict between Fulani herdsmen and Berom farmers, but a a new governor brought mediators to help. Now, a fragile peace persists between the two groups as they work together in tin mines, helping to ensure the safety of one other.

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  • Can mindfulness really end prison hatred?

    April 24, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi Area

    Kenya's prisons have a violence problem, oftentimes manifesting between the guards and the inmates. To combat the issue, a mindfulness training program is being piloted that aims to connect the guards and inmates on a more personal level through activities such as meditation, music and art.

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  • Kenya jail's 'mindful' scheme aims to bring sides closer

    April 24, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    In Kenya, prisons are rampant with violence, an overcrowded and harsh environment for people as they serve their sentences. To combat gang violence and heightened tensions between prisoners and guards, Kenya's largest maximum security facility has implemented a new program: mindfulness. The program helps prisoners and guards practice mindfulness and meditation, and ultimately helps to bridge the divide between the two factions.

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  • Split British town fights back to foster tolerance

    April 23, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Rotherham, South Yorkshire

    You can’t force people to make friends across ethnic lines, but you can invite them to at least meet each other. In the split town of Rotherham, the National Citizen Service program brings together 16- and 17-year-olds, some white and some with Pakistani heritage, to meet and discuss their differences openly. Participants say it’s a powerful experience.

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  • Solutions for Peace

    April 21, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Israel, Jerusalem

    As the Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues, peace and hope breaks out in unexpected places. People are bridging religious and cultural divides at a backgammon parlor, a school, a fashion company, and during peace talk simulations.

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  • The Amazon's solar-powered river bus

    April 20, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Ecuador, Kapawi

    The isolated Achuar peoples in Kapawi village in Ecuador live in an area without roads, and they'd like to keep it that way. As a way of proving they can function without them while still allowing for public transport, the village has implemented a solar powered canoe that can transport villagers up a network of interconnected navigable rivers.

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