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  • The revolutionary boat powered by the ocean

    Rina Diane Caballar

    July 15, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    Since the Philippines relies on boats to transport people and goods across the island nation, a shipbuilding company is designing a new low-carbon alternative of the bangka — a traditional Filipino boat — that uses the waves of the ocean to power it instead of fossil fuels. The ship, known as the trimaran, uses wave energy that converts into electricity for the ship. However, a typhoon and the COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the project, and there are also cost and design challenges. But the trimaran’s use of wave energy could be a step toward reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • Inside the New Zealand kitchen empowering women refugees

    Rina Diane Caballar

    June 27, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

    Pomegranate Kitchen in Wellington, New Zealand employees refugee women from around the world. The kitchen, which operates collaboratively rather than in a hierarchy, encourages these chefs to grow their cooking and managerial strengths as well as overcome cultural boundaries in order to become financially independent.

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  • These women in the Philippines scour a dump site for trash to turn into 'something beautiful'

    Rina Diane Caballar

    December 11, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines

    After a typhoon hit Dumaguete City in the Philippines’ Central Visayas region, Whitney Fleming began to work with local women “ to create jewelry from materials found in the local dump site.” Eventually their collaboration led to the creation of Lumago Designs, a social enterprise. The jewelry is made from found reusable items and the local women are paid fair wages.

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  • How a Free Grocery Store Is Cutting Food Waste—and Hunger

    Rina Diane Caballar

    September 12, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

    In an era when 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted each year, a nonprofit organization in New Zealand called The Free Store collects surplus food from cafes and restaurants to redistribute to the public - at no cost to the consumer. The Free Store, which started in Wellington and has spread across the country, opens its doors every weeknight to anyone in search of a free meal, regardless of economic background or status.

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