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An indigenous village navigates its ecotourism success

Sarah Hucal

August 06, 2018 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Wae Rebo

The village of Wae Rebo on a remote island in Indonesia was facing the growing issue of generating viable revenue from only their agriculture production. Seizing the opportunity to revitalize the town through a partnership with Indonesian ecotourism NGO Indecon, at least 50 tourists per day now visit the village, bringing in a new source of income for locals.

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With Dirty Girl coffee, this entrepreneur strives to make life better for women in Appalachia

Sara Schonhardt

August 06, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

Jane Cavarozzi, an entrepreneur and activist, started Dirty Girl coffee to “support economic development and women’s advancement in the small, depressed villages around Appalachian Ohio.” She lives in the town of Glouster and is respected for living local and working local, as opposed to being an outsider problem-solver. Though her coffee company is just one small step forward, she works closely with community groups to move economic development initiatives for the region forward.

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Farmers tap free-market ideas in bid to rescue aquifer

Jeremy P. Jacobs

August 06, 2018 |

E&E News |

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Response Location: United States, Oxnard, California

In California's Ventura County, the Oxnard Plain aquifer is critically over-drafted. Farmers who rely on this water are working to implement a novel, market-based approach to decrease water use: a cap and trade. While the program has the support of many farmers and at least one environmental group, aspects of the mechanism still need ironing out.

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How tech is putting the needs of impoverished Kenyans on the map

Fred de Sam Lazaro

August 06, 2018 |

Under-Told Stories Project |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

In Kenya, mapping technology is helping to raise the standard of living by ensuring that the location of urban slums are being recorded, along with locations of electric lines, water tanks, public toilets, and more. Residents are trained in how to enter locations in the map so that public and private entities can provide better services - and this is just one of many technological initiatives helping Kenyans living in poverty.

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Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood-Prone Land

Nicole Erwin

August 03, 2018 |

Ohio Valley ReSource |

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Response Location: United States, Kentucky

For landowners living in close to proximity to the Mississippi River, this means continuously facing the impacts of unexpected flooding. The Wetland Reserve Enhancement Program offers the farmers on these lands the opportunity to protect and restore the wetlands in order to reduce the side effects of living in flood territory.

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Nosy, persistent, brave: the women who catch sex-traffickers red-handed

Gavin Kelleher

August 03, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Nepal

In Nepal a team of people monitor border crossings to rescue young women being trafficked into brothels in India. The women are tricked into believing there are jobs waiting for them rather than brutal lives of sexual servitude. The volunteer interceptors work with the organization Love Justice, which says it makes about 90 successful interventions every month, to reconnect the young women to their families or to other organizations.

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Can Philanthropy Save a City?

Alana Semuels

August 02, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

Stockton is courting philanthropists by billing itself as a budding hub of innovation for fighting poverty. The city is mitigating the risks of tapping private foundations to fund city services by identifying target policies and programs ahead of time.

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Smashing the Patriarchy and Sustaining Peace in Sudan

Alessandria Masi

August 02, 2018 |

News Deeply |

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Response Location: Sudan, South Kordofan

Community groups organized by the Collaborative for Peace of Sudan are pushing local male leaders to include women in conflict mediation and peace building. It may take months or even years of convincing, but minds can be changed. One women received applause after finally getting a chance to speak in a peace committee, for example. She brought up unspoken issues, and now helps other women do the same.

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A new way to preserve West Virginia's beauty

Audrey Hoffer

August 02, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Broomgrass, West Virginia

Family farms are facing challenges nationwide amidst a backdrop of land development. A community in West Virginia took a stand by piloting a new way or rural co-habitation in the form of a farm community protected via a farmland protection program that allows very limited development.

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Philanthropic horticulturists and other prison community leaders

Anne Hillman

August 01, 2018 |

Alaska Public Media |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seward, Alaska

At Spring Creek Correctional Center, profits from the prison store are shared among seven prison clubs. The clubs operate like nonprofits, bringing educational opportunities, music, plants, and more to inmates and donating extra funds to organizations on the outside. The system improves quality of life and offers leadership opportunities.

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