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Therapy for Rape Victims Shows Promise

Denise Grady

June 05, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Democratic Republic of Congo, rape has become a routine weapon of war - but the country has little or no treatment for those with mental health issues resulting from sexual assault. A method of group therapy designed for victims of trauma is helping survivors of sexual violence, enabling women to overcome the fear and shame to rebuild some semblance of normalcy, and a path forward.

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A Team Approach to Get Students College Ready

David Bornstein

May 15, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Blue Engine, which places recent college grads as full-time teaching assistants in New York City public schools, is helping poor students thrive in college. They focus on small teacher-student ratios, frequent feedback for teachers, and a concentration on 'gateway' courses associated with success in college.

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Where Private School Is Not a Privilege

Tina Rosenberg

May 08, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

Bangladesh schools had very low attendance because children were kept home to work and conditions were unsafe for girls, ethnic minorities, and those with disabilities. BRAC, one of the world's largest and most comprehensive NGOs, has built new schools addressing all the reasons, at home and school, that were preventing children from attending.

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In One Simple Tool, Hope for H.I.V. Prevention

Patrick Adams

March 20, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Tanzania

PrePex, a new nonsurgical circumcision tool, could revolutionize the prevention of H.I.V. and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Cheap and easy to assemble, the device has proven successful in several randomized trials.

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Using The Crowd To Save People After Disasters

Ben Schiller

February 19, 2013 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

CrowdFlower, a site which pays people to do microtasks, has found that it can be an extremely fast and effective medium between aid workers and locals during disasters.

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A Hospital Network With a Vision

Tina Rosenberg

January 16, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Twelve million people are blind in India, and are robbed of their livelihoods as a result. A hugely successful chain of cataract hospitals in India helped its business by treating half its patients for free.

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Is there a way through the West's bitter wild horse wars?

Dave Philipps

November 19, 2012 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

After controversy over the removal wild horse populations, the Bureau of Land Management was tasked with the order of protecting wild horse populations. After years of protection, however, the wild horse population has grown to an unsustainable amount. To mitigate the damage to the rural landscape while still maintaining a reasonable wild horse population, researchers are focusing their efforts on teaching wild horse advocates how to administer a form of birth control via dart.

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When Tragedy Strikes, Come Together

David Bornstein

October 30, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

American families tend to handle grief individually and feel alone after the tragedy of losing a child. In Israel, communities communicate to the bereaving family their support by creating permanent and public memorials.

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The Family Doctor, Minus the M.D.

Tina Rosenberg

October 24, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Delphi, Indiana

Thousands of clinics in America have no doctors. The primary care providers are nurse-practitioners – and their results are as good or better than that of the doctors.

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Repairing the Surgery Deficit

Sarika Bansal

August 08, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Zambia

In Zambia, the need for surgery is just as common as in the United States - doctors, however, are rare. So Zambia is training clinical officers – with no medical degrees – to do C-sections and hernia repairs.

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