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Day Zero: how Cape Town stopped the taps running dry

Melanie Gouby

June 05, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Documentary |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

To avoid running out of water, Cape Town authorities enacted severe restrictions on water usage, rationing water to 50 liters per person per day. The restrictions have caused wealthier families, in particular, to rethink their relationship to water and adopt many of the practices that people living in the outskirt townships have always had to do.

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India slashes heatwave death toll with series of low-cost measures

Michael Safi

June 02, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, New Delhi

Extreme heat waves in India that have previously caused thousands of deaths every year are being combatted with simple public health initiatives. These impactful actions include opening up the gates to city parks so that street workers are able to seek shade, and training medical personnel to recognize early signs of heat stroke and transport patients to designated cool rooms.

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How chopping off their horns helps save rhinos from poachers

Tony Carnie

May 31, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Africa

As rhino populations continue to decrease at an alarming rate due to poaching, wildlife managers in South African reserves have begun to take matters into their own hands with emergency solutions such as dehorning. Although not financially sustainable for all reserves, the practice of dehorning aims to make rhinos a less attractive commodity to poachers by eliminating what they're after most.

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Cash converters: could this Dutch scheme stop drivers speeding?

Elle Hunt

May 25, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Helmond, North Brabant

A city in Holland known for its lead-footed drivers is finding success in changing behavior by offering small increments of funding for each car that stays at or below the speed limit. The initial effort raised 500 euros for a local playing field well before the three-week target date. The mobile speedometer will be moved to various cities around the province for the next two years and officials say it's a way to break drivers out of their routines and encourage them to think more about everyone's role in traffic safety.

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'Care BnB'- the town where mentally ill people lodge with locals

Jennifer Rankin

May 18, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Belgium, Geel

Residents of a small town in Belgium take in "boarders", people who have disabilities that render them unable to live alone. Many of these boarders stay with their host families for several decades, and they all participate in household duties so that both family and boarder benefits. This solution allows people who might otherwise have to live in a facility to integrate into society and live as normally as possible.

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Everyone is welcome: the only gay hangout in the Arab world

Saeed Kamali Dehghan

May 17, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

From giving refuge to offering makeup sessions, Helem is an umbrella for some of Lebanon’s most marginalised people

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Morrisons offers boost to 'honesty' fridge network

Rebecca Smithers

May 14, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Sheffield

In the UK, a pilot of "community fridges," stocked with food from supermarkets and retailers that would otherwise be wasted for those in need to take as necessary, is being expanded through partnerships and funding from area supermarkets. While the fridges have had success, they are still subject to loss of funding and support when supermarket customers change priorities.

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The shopping centre where the currency is hope

Aditya Chakrabortty

May 09, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Newcastle-under-Lyme

York Place is one of a growing number of shopping centers that are closing down as trends like online retail and changing consumer habits mean fewer people going to shopping malls. But York Place is doing things differently: the shopping center’s main tenant is the YMCA, which sells crafts by local artists. The local cafe is a social enterprise, and residents can earn “CounterCoins,” essentially rewards points, for volunteering. A UK-based professor said, “It’s no ordinary shopping center. It’s a laboratory.”

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How Cape Town was saved from running out of water

Krista Mahr

May 04, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

In late 2017, Cape Town announced “day zero,” the projected date when water supplies would be so low that the city would turn off the taps. It was a bold move and people listened. Water use fell.

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Radio Sleepytime brings bedtime stories for Syria's bereft children

Clothilde Goujard

May 02, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

Looking for a way to make a positive impact on the lives of Syrian refugee children, Bridgette Alepin founded the online radio program Radio Sleepytime. The bilingual program airs songs, stories, and segments geared towards displaced children.

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