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  • Malawi's Leader Makes Safe Childbirth Her Mission

    February 06, 2013 |

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    The vast majority of births in Malawi still happen under the care of traditional birth attendants, who are often unequipped to deal with potentially lethal complications. But new president Joyce Banda is helping Malawi’s women to abandon dangerous childbirth customs by working with the custodians of local practices: village chiefs.

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  • The Complicated World of Higher Education for Troops and Veterans

    February 01, 2013 |

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    Response Location: Afghanistan, Kandahar, Kandahar Province

    More than one million service members, veterans and their families take college courses financed with federal tax dollars. Their experiences are more complicated than those of their fresh-faced civilian peers, leading entities to explore the most effective ways to ensure they graduate.

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  • Leading the Way Out of Debt

    January 30, 2013 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Neighborhood Trust is a New York-based nonprofit offering financial advice to individuals experiencing economic hardships. Providing hands-on coaching, counselors are able to inform their clients about financial options they may have otherwise not known about like college financial aid or child care tax credits.

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  • When Paying It Forward Pays Us Back

    January 23, 2013 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Social programs are seen as a fiscal burden on the U.S. However, investment in effective social programs saves taxpayer dollars so evaluating the performance of federal programs could help Congress act more responsibly.

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  • A Hospital Network With a Vision

    January 16, 2013 |

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    Response Location: India, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

    Twelve million people are blind in India, and are robbed of their livelihoods as a result. A hugely successful chain of cataract hospitals in India helped its business by treating half its patients for free.

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  • For Drug Users, a Swift Response Is the Best Medicine

    January 08, 2013 |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    In Vermont, a judge and a family services organization created RapidReferal – a process which offers addicts treatment immediately and has lowered recidivism. Funded by Medicaid, the program has had demonstrable impact, namely, a decrease in recidivism.

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  • Will Biomimicry Offer a Way Forward, Post-Sandy?

    January 04, 2013 |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Port Au Prince

    By looking at the ways plants and animals adapt to their environment, architects are using “the emerging science of biomimicry” to make buildings more resilient. For instance, an orphanage in Haiti was built to store water much like the native Kapok tree. A honeycomb structure inspired an office tower in South Korea. This might be one strategy to prevent more weather damage in the future.

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  • At Year's End, News of a Global Health Success

    December 19, 2012 |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone

    Child mortality rates in third-world countries are often shockingly high. But they are gradually decreasing due to efforts that target contagious diseases and more widespread health education.

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  • N.Y.C. Nurses Aid Low-Income First-Time Mothers

    December 15, 2012 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New mothers who live in poverty are faced with fewer resources to help them with their physical and mental health as well as the health of their babies. In New York City, the Nurse-Family partnership matches nurses with economically poor first-time mothers. Different studies have shown that women in the program have healthier pregnancies and children.

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  • Putting Charities to the Test

    December 05, 2012 |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Oxford

    For most well-meaning donors, it can be difficult to calculate which charities are most effective with their funding - that is those that aim to solve the most serious problems, use interventions that work, employ cost-effective strategies, are competent and honest, and can make good use of each additional dollar. Organizations like GiveWell are part of a new and welcome trend toward rigorous evaluation of social change programs, and helps people best decide where to donate based on what causes matter to them most.

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