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Tomas Lindner
21 June 2015
Geisenhausen, Bavaria, Germany
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1500-3000 Words
Bavaria has integrated thousands of refugees into the public sphere by helping them learn German, find housing, and maintain employment through apprenticeship programs and other volunteer-run organizations in the comm...
20 June 2015
Limerick, Ireland
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800-1500 Words
Children in low-income households may lag about 18 months behind their better-off peers in language development, vocabulary and communication skills. Doodle Den in Ireland aims to bridge that gap with a big emphasis o...
Reuters
Dean Karlan
17 June 2015
Korom, Ethiopia
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Under 800 Words
For years, policymakers have debated different approaches to helping the poor , but new data offers resounding evidence for a strategy that works: an approach known as a “Graduation” program. This method offers partic...
17 June 2015
San Francisco, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
In order to provide arts organizations with stable homes in the midst of rising property costs, the Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) has purchased properties in San Francisco. These properties are sold to the...
8 June 2015
Alameda, California, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
Nail salons offer services that often are toxic to their workers, from manicures causing acrylic dust in the air to the chemicals that can permeate through skin. Salon workers complain of respiratory problems and some...
22 May 2015
Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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1500-3000 Words
After a major fire, labor standards in Bangladesh are improving, but workers must have a voice if these changes are to be sustainable.
15 May 2015
Rangpur, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
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1500-3000 Words
Though poverty rates are dropping worldwide, the 'ultrapoor' tend to stay where they are. BRAC works to break the poverty cycle by donating money-making assets mixed with cash and food grants.
Al Jazeera
Russell Beard
Ndoni Khanyile
13 May 2015
Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar
Broadcast TV News
Over 15 Minutes
The effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and hotter global temperatures, are already having drastic impact on many communities, especially the rural, agricultural regions of countries such as Myanmar (...
Al Jazeera
Russell Beard
11 May 2015
Netherlands
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
As climate change causes global sea levels to rise, nations around the world are increasingly concerned about threats to infrastructure and livelihoods. But the Dutch have been keeping the sea at bay for centuries usi...
23 April 2015
Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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800-1500 Words
In the aftermath of the Rana Plaza disaster, more than 200 clothing brands pledged to make their source factories compliant with international safety standards under two international agreements, using laws and rules ...
23 April 2015
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Under 800 Words
Two years after the fall of the Rana Plaza killed more than 1,000 garment workers, “More than 200 clothing brands have pledged to make their source factories safer under two international agreements called the Bangl...
Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor Editorial Board
22 April 2015
Casablanca, Morocco
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Under 800 Words
Once harshly criticized for its mistreatment of African migrants, Morocco has changed its view and now lays down a well-regulated welcome mat. If Europe did more of the same, it's possible that fewer migrants would ri...
17 April 2015
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Turnaround for Children, an organization founded to address mental health issues and their repercussions in the classroom, focuses on preparing teachers and schools to structure classroom environments in a constructiv...
Pacific Standard
Tanya Paperny
14 April 2015
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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800-1500 Words
Memorials are being created at rapid rates these days, but they seem to lack a long-term effect on the public. The Chicago Torture Justice Memorials project seeks to change this pattern by putting out an international...
PBS NewsHour
Hari Sreenivasan
Judy Woodruff
10 April 2015
Lagos, Nigeria
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
With human injustices affecting people on the streets around the world, camera phones have become important tools to document crimes. However, the video may not adequately capture the crime to be persuasive in court. ...
27 March 2015
Norwalk, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Rampant misconduct by judicial systems across the country brought to light a crippling practice of debtors' prisons—where disadvantaged individuals unable to pay fines and fees were continually and wrongfully imprison...
22 March 2015
Minnesota, United States
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800-1500 Words
Some medical conditions are costly no matter what, but many super utilizers rack up costs for avoidable reasons related to poverty, homelessness, mental illness, etc. and visit the ER to be safe for a night. A pilot p...
17 March 2015
Hartsville, South Carolina, United States
Broadcast TV News
Over 15 Minutes
Harsville, South Carolina is trying to better its educational program. But first it must change the standard of living in the town to provide greater examples of success for the children to follow.
13 March 2015
Damak, Nepal
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800-1500 Words
A Bhutanese refugee camp in Damak, Nepal is giving its displaced inhabitants a brighter future thanks to green investment through sustainable, eco-friendly projects that respond to refugees needs.
3 March 2015
Colorado, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In prison, most inmates are alienated from social practices and can be a tax burden for the states. The Colorado Correctional Industries is a program that positions inmates in different forms of labor such as making s...
The Mail & Guardian Online
Nathalie Bertrams
27 February 2015
Munhinga, Manica Province, Mozambique
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800-1500 Words
Artisan gold mining - most of it illegal - is one of the greatest environmental and health concerns in Mozambique, but it provides a critical source of labor and economic support, especially for small communities. To ...
25 February 2015
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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800-1500 Words
There are increasing costs to business when they fail to respect basic human rights. Many are therefore taking steps to avoid abuses – and are taking a proactive rather than reactive approach.
16 February 2015
Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
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800-1500 Words
As trials on blood and plasma progress, researchers ask if they might have happened sooner. In any case, the blood transfusions show early success.
22 January 2015
Philippines
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800-1500 Words
In the Philipines, contraception has been hard to find resulting in many parents without money to feed their children, unsafe abortions, and poor maternal health. A new reproductive law aims to change this by allowing...
17 January 2015
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Radio
3-5 Minutes
After the deadliest garment factory disaster in history killed more than 1,100 Bangladeshi workers in 2013, two new international groups conducted inspections of more than 1,700 factories and imposed higher safety sta...
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