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  • An Artificial Limb Can Bring Hope — But Who's Going To Make It?

    Amy Yee

    July 23, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    Prosthetics can change lives, but in some countries there aren't enough people trained to make the needed limbs, braces and splints. To address the shortage in Bangladesh, the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed is partnering with Red Cross and international donors to offer free training for local clinicians, and free treatment for patients.

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  • Get a tip from a barmaid: pub staff could be used to spread public health message

    James Meikle

    July 21, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), a charity dedicated to improving health and wellbeing in society, has outlined plans for different occupations – including cleaners, hairdressers, postal workers, and restaurant staff – that could be enlisted to support efforts to tackle the public health crisis in England by nudging reluctant souls of both genders into seeking medical help and advice.

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  • Wanted: Bilingual teachers. And here's how one school is filling the gap

    Kate McGee

    July 20, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Giddings, Texas

    Laws make it mandatory for schools with more than twenty English Language Learners (ELLs) in a single grade to have bilingual teachers to support them. One Texas school takes an initiative to find more bilingual teachers for their students as the non-English speaker becomes a more common student in their classroom.

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  • What If Schools Hired Dogs As Therapists?

    Antonia Malchik

    July 09, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    Students who are suffering from stress outside of the classroom can often be emotionally hard to reach. A California elementary school uses a faculty dog to help ease the stress of students who come from difficult backgrounds.

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  • Ordinary Heroes: Urban Volunteers To The Rescue

    Amy Yee

    June 19, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    When disaster strikes, ordinary citizens are often the first people on the scene. Bangladesh is helping people prepare for emergencies by offering free three-day trainings in search and rescue techniques, first aid, and other skills. The program reached roughly 30,000 people in the first four years, but keeping it funded is a challenge.

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  • Zanzibar's 'Solar Mamas' flip the switch on rural homes, gender roles

    Sam Eaton

    June 05, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania, Matemwe, Zanzibar

    In Zanzibar, hundreds of households too poor and remote to have access to the electrical grid are getting low cost solar power for the first time, from a group of local female engineers trained by and Indian NGO. It's the first of several "solar mamas" projects planned for parts of rural Africa, and it's turning some traditional gender roles on their head.

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  • Hotline volunteers help people cope with mental health crises

    Meg Kissinger

    May 29, 2015 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Grafton, Wisconsin

    Mental health care often requires a human touch and a personal connection. Tucked quietly in an office park in Grafton, volunteers at the COPE Hotline field nearly 23,000 calls a year from all over the Milwaukee area and some points beyond.

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  • Tackling obesity for 'the body of Christ': a Mississippi pastor's healthy mission

    Colleen Kimmett

    May 28, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Healthcare professionals have learned that weight loss efforts can be much more effective when led by a trusted guide – and that person may not be a doctor. A neighborhood church assumes responsibility for keeping their parishioners healthy.

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  • Peru's Ancient Stone Canals

    Juliana Schatz

    May 25, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Huamantanga, Lima Metropolitan Area

    Climate change has led to shorter, more violent rainy seasons in the highlands around Lima, Peru, meaning that - even though there is theoretically enough water during the rainy season to sustain the local population, it flows downhill too quickly, leaving residents short of clean water during the dry season. Now, an organization called Condesan is helping the community to restore ancient stone canals from the seventh century that will help to store water from rainfall through the dry season and supply residents with a steady water source.

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  • The world is 4 million teachers short. Here's how to solve that.

    Marc Sollinger

    May 08, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Central African Republic

    The developing world lacks teachers, doctors, and mental health care workers. A professor in London suggests training capable civilians via online classes and chats to quickly and effectively fill these needs.

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