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  • Community And Vegetables Grow Side-By-Side In Syrian Refugee Camp Gardens

    February 22, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Iraq

    For Syrian refugees staying in camps in Northern Iraq, gardening and greenery can be a way to stay connected to home while also providing a sense of purpose. The U.K. based nonprofit The Lemon Tree Trust works to help refugees start their own gardens - and eventually sell the produce - by sponsoring a home garden competition and providing toolkits and resources for individuals who'd like to get involved.

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  • Episode #1806

    February 02, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Heroin purchased on the street is now commonly laced with fentanyl, a powerful narcotic, which has a much smaller lethal dose than heroin. Tino Fuentes spends his time in a place called "the hole" in the Bronx educating users about the dangers of fentanyl and testing their supply for this lethal drug with "fentanyl strips".

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  • ER Use Goes Down As Hospital Program Pays Homeless People's Rent

    January 30, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The University of Illinois piloted a program to fund housing for homeless patients who frequent the ER as a means to get off the street, and seek treatment for their chronic health conditions. Maintaining stable housing for these patients actually reduces the long term cost to the ER because homelessness is associated with chronic conditions such as asthma, and simply having housing can eliminate a lot of the side effects of these conditions. This solution is saving the hospital money and improving the health outcomes and living situations of the patients.

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  • P Is For Phosphorus

    January 26, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Phosphate is used for fertilizer on many farms. However, once the phosphorus washes away, it is next to impossible to recover, thus creating a phosphorus depletion. Using a very on the ground, grassroots approach, a small group of local citizens started asking other citizens to donate their urine to be recycled for the phosphate. After just a year, the group had 600 gallons of urine and after filtering it, it's being used on a local Vermont farm to fertilize hay on a dairy.

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  • After Devastating Cyclone, Fiji Farmers Plant For A Changed Climate

    January 09, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Fiji, Tavua

    In the wake of a massive 2016 cyclone, Fijian farmers are rethinking how to become more resilient to climate disasters. Through diversifying crops, seed saving, and community banking, several organizations are helping farmers make that shift.

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  • Why Foster Care Students In Seattle Are Beating The Odds

    December 17, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    TreeHouse, a nonprofit in Washington state, achieved an 89 percent five year graduate rate for the hundreds of high school students in the foster care system it serves. This figure is a stark contrast to a 2010 statistic that found only 36 percent of foster students in King County and Seattle were completing high school. By providing the missing resources and guidance to students, TreeHouse hopes to expand the model to all Washington state counties.

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  • Why An Ivy League MBA Went Back To Ghana To Help A Pineapple Farm

    December 08, 2017 |

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    Response Location: Ghana

    Investment in African agriculture has wide-ranging impact because the industry provides 60 percent of employment in the continent. Injaro, founded by an investment banker, is a private equity fund that seeks to invest in African businesses. Injaro’s funds have helped to make Gold Coast Fruits one of Ghana’s largest employers and have helped revive a struggling pineapple farm. The steady investments have improved productivity as Gold Coast Fruits now produces up to 50 tons of pineapple.

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  • A Tech-Based Tool To Address Campus Sexual Assault

    December 06, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States

    A software platform, developed by a women-led nonprofit startup, aims to make it easier and less traumatic for victims to report sexual assault. In use on 12 college campuses, Callisto provides administrators and students with appropriate resources, and highlights patterns and repeat offenders. Since its adoption, the platform's founder says, victims are reporting incidents faster, making it easier for schools or the police to take effective action.

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  • 7,500 Strangers Just Bought A Crumbling French Chateau Together

    December 05, 2017 |

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    Response Location: France, Les Trois-Moutiers

    Dartagnans is a French crowdfunding platform that aims to use crowdfunding as a way to protect the “cultural heritage” of France. Most recently, a fundraiser for a historic castle succeeded in raising 500,000 euros, which will go toward restoring the heritage site that dates back to the 13th century. Though it’s not the most traditional way to restore old buildings, the platform has had several successes in this realm.

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  • Saving Lives Via Text Message

    November 26, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Preventing suicide and helping people when they feel most alone are big goals but they are exactly what 'Crisis Text Line' aims to do. This hotline allows individuals to text trained counselors when they are at their most vulnerable, the counselors can talk to them and reach First Responders if the situation warrants it.

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