Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
12 January 2016
Kerala, India
Text
Under 800 Words
The palliative care system in Kerala, India, has been singled out as a beacon of hope in offering the possibility of a dignified death to everyone by safely providing morphine.
10 January 2016
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Text
800-1500 Words
More than 300 million women and girls don't have access to the hygiene products they need because of taboos and a lack of resources. Education is helping change that, as are organizations that provide sanitary pads.
18 September 2015
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Text
1500-3000 Words
In India, corruption in the distribution of government ID cards leaves the poorest without legal identity or protection. A non-profit group is creating and distributing unofficial ID cards and legal aid for day worker...
28 July 2015
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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1500-3000 Words
Educators are bringing the classroom to the thousands of Mumbai’s children out of school — in school buses, treehouses, and beyond—enabling them to receive a quality education despite their poverty.
1 June 2015
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Text
800-1500 Words
Ultimate Frisbee is, in the Indian context, one of the few sports where men and women play on the same team, building gender equality through play.
31 May 2015
Chaina, Punjab, India
Text
1500-3000 Words
As India's government promotes organic exports, farmers in Punjab have non-economic reasons for avoiding pesticides: Their health.
2 March 2015
Chhattisgarh, India
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Under 800 Words
Fulwaris—meaning "flower beds"—are a network of nurseries run entirely by moms in the community who take turns feeding and caring for each other's children, allowing the community to raise children in a tough environm...
12 December 2014
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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800-1500 Words
Fed up with living in the world's most polluted city, some residents are fighting back, on their rooftops and backyards. In 2010, India launched the Jawarharlal Nehru Solar Mission, a government program to deploy 20,0...
13 November 2014
Odisha, India
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1500-3000 Words
India has had a problem in which 620 million people openly defecate outdoors, causing harm to hygiene, sanitation, food, and water resources. The president of India funded an initiative to build public toilets for th...
29 October 2014
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Text
800-1500 Words
Sex ed is surprisingly awkward in the land of the Kama Sutra, but one foundation is trying to change that with a modern version of the program, all in an effort to stop gang rape.
11 September 2014
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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800-1500 Words
A hygiene intervention in a wooden branch, recycled plastic jug, and a bit of soap tied to some rope—a cheap solution that allows access to sanitation in poor communities without incurring major expenses.
15 May 2014
Karnataka, India
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800-1500 Words
B. Godihal is one of the thousands of communities in Karnataka that have worked to hold clean elections, stirred by a confluence of awareness campaigns by nongovernmental organizations and rising public frustration wi...
28 March 2014
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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800-1500 Words
India’s television serials are ubiquitous and wildly influential, bringing families of every background together every night. For some producers and screenwriters, that reach comes with responsibility, as they use the...
27 February 2014
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
A nonprofit is integrating yoga therapy in the mainstream health care system by training medical providers to use yogic breathing and techniques to treat various maladies.
5 February 2014
Williamson, West Virginia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
“Sustainable Williamson” combined ideas and initiatives from local officials, community members, nonprofit organizations to address both the economy and the well-being of a community where unemployment and drug use we...
4 February 2014
Addis Ababa, Oromia, Ethiopia
Text
800-1500 Words
Popular in some countries and catching on in the U.S., community health workers fill gaping holes in care. The workers help curb health care costs by preventing complicated disease and emergency room visits.
23 November 2013
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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800-1500 Words
In the United States approximately 15% Asian-Americans have no health insurance and have had a difficulty understanding the options available in the Affordable Care Act. Although the White House has reached out to Asi...
10 September 2013
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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800-1500 Words
Housing First programs enable homeless people to attain health care services and a place to live– which, advocates say, ultimately saves taxpayers money. One woman's story is a revival of dignity, if not health.
18 June 2013
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Medical professionals say that there is a shortage of organs available for patients awaiting transplants. The first step towards the solution involves increasing awareness of organ donation as a viable and compassiona...
15 May 2013
El Dorado, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Affordable Care Act’s provisions to increase health care while decreasing costs have caused physicians some economic uncertainties. Two physicians have transformed their practices into business models that offer ...
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