Respekt
21 June 2015
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Geisenhausen, Bavaria, Germany
The Czech Republic has had a history of success taking care of refugees, but now people have fear. Nearby is Bavaria, a fundamentally conservative state, where people are overcoming their fears. Bavaria has well-integrated thousands of refugees into business, housing, and other activities. Although some Bavarians still have reservations, many people on the state and local levels have transformed the public opinion of refugees. Volunteers and local associations, many run by women, help refugees learn German. Businesses have placed refugees in apprenticeships and are pleased with their hard work ethic.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/the-payoffs-of-time-banks?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
20 September 2011
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Two columns on Time Banks, where people swap services – teach calligraphy to one neighbor, and get computer repair from another neighbor. Time Banks create community and make people healthier – which is why hospitals and clinics are now starting them.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/slashing-the-price-of-health-with-common-sense?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
2 August 2011
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Organizations are mobilizing volunteers in hospitals to connect low-income families with human services which address social factors like poor housing, nutrition, etc. so patients are able to work and thus afford healthier lives.
https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/for-refugees-the-price-of-dignity?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
1 September 2011
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Despite refugee camps ability to provide emergency aid, they have had a history of health diseases, rape, and domestic violence. American humanitarian aid and programs by the United Nations have proved beneficial to equip Middle Eastern refugees with resources for self-settlement outside of camps. The self-settlement model has empowered refugees to become more productive members of society when they return home.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/28/us-usa-immigration-nicaragua-idUSKBN0GS0AM20140828?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Ivan Castro
Reuters
28 August 2014
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Crushing poverty and extreme violence - fueled by drug trafficking and police corruption - are behind a mass migration of Central American children to the United States in recent months that has overwhelmed U.S. border resources and driven illegal immigration to the fore in U.S. congressional elections. But the United Nations has praised Nicaragua's security model, which includes social services to help youths in gangs find jobs as well as sport programs like little-league baseball teams.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/magazine/how-to-build-a-perfect-refugee-camp.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Mac McClelland
The New York Times
13 February 2014
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Refugee camps typically look like a prison with squalid conditions and barbed wire tops. By contrast, the Kilis refugee camp in Turkey is orderly, secure, and clean; has schools for children; has grocery stores, and is powered with electricity. The camp is not run by the United Nations, but rather it is Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency that oversees every detail and pours billions of dollars into maintaining it every year.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/in-the-fight-against-poverty-its-time-for-a-revolution?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
12 January 2012
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LIFT, founded in 1988 by college students, employs an approach to poverty alleviation grounded in building relationships with communities. LIFT finds volunteers who have demonstrated empathy and then employs them to meet with local families in need, helping them set goals, monitor their progress, and access services.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/01/how-to-feed-the-hungry-faster?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
1 November 2011
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America is the world’s main supplier of food aid to impoverished countries; however, food aid has the problems of long-distance transportation, cost of the transportation and storage, and the navigation through dangerous zones. Different programs around the world are experimenting with alternative forms of aid, including vouchers and cash for work. These alternatives ensure the speed through which food gets to the needy and encourages the contribution of money back into the local economy.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/in-famine-vouchers-can-be-tickets-to-survival?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
27 October 2011
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The supply of emergency food aid in violence-plagued nations is fraught with problems of costly expense, the poor waiting in line to receive food, and navigating the food through dangerous zones. World Concern, a Seattle based Christian humanitarian group, provides people with vouchers they can use in select markets. In Dhobley, Somalia, the solution of vouchers quickens the process of receiving the food and contributes to the local economy.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/from-young-adult-book-fans-to-wizards-of-change?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Courtney E. Martin
The New York Times
21 March 2012
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Global social and economic problems are difficult to change. However, fan-activism fuels the interests of fans of popular young adult fiction. Books such as Harry Potter and the Hunger Games have inspired activist groups that raise awareness of global hunger, reading, and relief supplies to impoverished nations, among others. Being a fan has served as a bridge to become politically active and solve the world’s problems.
http://www.fayobserver.com/article/20140831/News/308319872?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Greg Barnes
Fayetteville Observer
31 August 2014
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Cabarrus County’s Project Re-entry gives those experiencing incarceration a chance at an education and self-reflection. The program has shown such success that it is being expanded to other detention centers in the county. Those who take part are able to take classes – all taught by volunteers – like literacy and religious studies, or choose to enroll in programs like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous.
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