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  • A private sector 'productivity tool' to eliminate poverty is catching on around the world

    April 27, 2017 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: Paraguay, Asunción

    Fundación Paraguaya is helping drastically redefine the way that poverty is identified, defined, and addressed. Through a simple, interactive, mobile-based survey called "Poverty Spotlight", workers can self-assess their level of poverty. They are then paired with microfinance agents to develop a plan to tackle their own unique challenges, with assistance in the form of training, technology, or small loans.

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  • Threatened Species? Science to the (Genetic) Rescue!

    April 27, 2017 |

    Smithsonian |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, Indiana

    As climate change, human encroachment, and habitat loss increasingly threaten the existence of numerous species around the world, some scientists are turning to a controversial and complex method to try and bring populations back from the brink. Genetic rescue is the method of reintroducing biodiversity into the reproductive pool of an endangered species - either by relocating individuals from one area to another or even directly editing their genetic material - and has been successful in preventing the extension of animals like the Florida panther and prairie chicken.

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  • Spreading Plan C to End Pregnancy

    April 27, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Access to safe abortions and pregnancy termination medications has been of intense debate and restriction. This article looks at campaigns to increase access to an under-recognized form of medication that can serve as a "plan-c" for women.

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  • The people making films above the 60th parallel

    April 25, 2017 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

    By leveraging technology, artists living above the 60th parallel are increasing indigenous representation in filmmaking. In Yellowknife, Canada, aRTLess Collective’s Dead North Film Festival uses live streaming to reach thousands of residents across remote—and otherwise largely inaccessible—northern areas. The film festival connects and empowers indigenous northerners to represent themselves and their culture through film.

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  • The Data Donators

    April 18, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, Greater London

    Around the world, more and more people are launching projects through mobile apps that use smartphones to collect massive amounts of data for solving chronic issues. By asking thousands of volunteers to donate their data for the greater good, researchers can access data in quantities that were previously unobtainable.

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  • Smart idea: Dump your waste, get paid

    April 16, 2017 |

    The Times of India |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    In order to encourage people to properly dispose of their waste, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has installed smart vending machines for recyclable waste at Connaught Place and India Gate. In return for making the sustainable waste choice, users receive monetary rewards via e-wallet.

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  • Filing Taxes in Japan Is a Breeze. Why Not Here?

    April 14, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Tax Day doesn’t have to be stressful. Governments around the world make paying taxes easy. How? By filling out tax returns for people instead of expecting them to slog through the forms themselves.

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  • The Tiny Bracelet That Saves Newborns from Hypothermia

    April 12, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    The intensive, alert care low weight infants need is often complicated by overstressed parents and overstretched hospital workers. A bracelet that monitors an infants temperature--and gives an alert when the temperature falls to unsafe levels--provides valuable support to ensuring the safety of these vulnerable young lives.

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  • How carbon capture could become a rare bright spot on climate policy in the Trump era

    April 12, 2017 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Acknowledging that most coal plants world wide are likely to continue to operate for decades as the world's demand for energy only increases, solutions to climate change become ever more pressing. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the few approaches that can receive bipartisan support in shaping energy policy and - despite a few early experimental failures - the method making a comeback as a viable way to combat the release of C02 into the atmosphere. The Petra Nova plant in Texas may serve as a model for moving CCS forward.

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  • Catholic schools turn to blended learning as a way to address students' individual needs

    April 10, 2017 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In response to dropping enrollments and low test scores, Catholic schools nationwide have started taking a new approach to instruction, one called "blended learning." Students alternate small group learning with digital assignments, a combination that individualizes learning while keeping all students in the same classroom. “Nothing replaces quality teaching,” one Seattle Catholic school principal noted. “But if you can take quality teaching and add these digital tools to it, you can create something that’s truly amazing.” The proportion of students performing at grade level has steadily increased.

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