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  • Nepal: Cafe with cause helps trafficking survivors

    January 17, 2020 |

    Anadolu Agency |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    Nonprofits in Nepal have turned to social enterprise to provide a source of income for the people they typically serve through donations. The enterprise operations help them raise more funding for their projects and reduces their need to rely entirely on donor funding. Job training and employment also provide the beneficiaries with a sense of confidence due to their new-found independence.

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  • Rewriting the narrative

    January 16, 2020 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    At the Motus Theater, formerly incarcerated individuals participate in JustUs – a performative program that gives them the space to share their stories. The Boulder-based program aims to complicate the narrative of those that commit crimes, surfacing the systemic, punitive nature of criminal justice. For those that participate, it provides them a literal platform to share their pain, trauma, and growth.

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  • Visiting days: How a Detroit high school extends its family feel by sticking with graduates through college Audio icon

    January 16, 2020 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    At Jalen Rose Leadership Academy in Detroit, the support of the high school doesn't stop at graduation. Staff at the school follow up with alumni at their new campuses to make sure they are on track and connect them with the resources they need to succeed, whether academic, financial, or social.

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  • Dogs are helping save Florida's citrus groves from a devastating disease

    January 14, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Perry, Florida

    Dogs can detect plant disease earlier than visual inspection and faster than lab testing. In Florida, dogs are helping farmers detect Huanglongbing (HLB), a bacterium with devastating consequences for the citrus fruit industry in the state. So far, HLB has decimated the citrus industry. With their sense of smell, the dogs offer an important tool for farmers who are struggling to stay ahead of infection.

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  • ‘Like A Flu Shot' For Addiction Crisis: Training High School Students As Recovery Coaches

    January 13, 2020 |

    West Virginia Public Broadcasting |

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    Response Location: United States, Clay, West Virginia

    A town in West Virginia was lacking resources for mental health care, so high school juniors were tapped to fill the need. Learning skills such as how to use naloxone to in an overdose situation to asking open-ended questions to intervene in a crisis, the students walked away from a “life & recovery coach academy” equipped with usable skills, college credits, and a certificate, while also reentering their community as more engaged citizens.

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  • Special-needs students are college-bound: UCCS graduates first class in May

    January 12, 2020 |

    Colorado Springs Gazette |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    An inclusion program established by lawmakers in Colorado allows intellectually disabled students to attend their choice of several colleges throughout the state. Mentors and staff help guide students through their years in school, and standard measures of success like entrance exam scores are replaced with staff evaluations.

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  • These two Bibb County schools have a solution to bad behavior: breathing and meditation

    January 10, 2020 |

    The Telegraph |

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    Response Location: United States, Macon, Georgia

    In Georgia’s Bibb county, students at two schools are learning deep breathing and mindfulness from the organization, On the Same Breath. The practice, introduced by the organization and then led by teachers, gives students the opportunity to complete this practice every day for 40 days in the hopes that it will address behavioral issues and stress. It’s currently in the pilot stage for Bibb county, but the Atlantic public school system has been using it for years.

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  • Important lessons for Philadelphia from Chicago's three-year decline in gun violence

    January 10, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Since 2016, Chicago has seen a 37% decrease in homicides with a comprehensive, targeted approach toward violence. The city developed a multi-pronged approach, including a collaboration between foundations and funders, a partnership that analyzed police decision-making, resource allocation toward a new gun-violence-focused prosecution unit, and targeted investment in high-risk individuals. With such success, cities like Philadelphia – also experiencing an increase in homicides – look to Chicago for lessons learned.

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  • In northern Uganda, therapy dogs are helping the survivors of war cope with their trauma

    January 08, 2020 |

    Equal Times |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Animal-assisted therapy offers benefits to those suffering from trauma. In Uganda, the Comfort Dog Project pairs victims of the country's decades-long civil war with companion animals. The dogs help victims, many of whom suffered as child soldiers, cope with post-traumatic stress, stigma, and isolation. The Comfort Dog project trains the dogs and helps to educate the new owners about pet care.

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  • On the frontline of the climate emergency, Bangladesh adapts

    January 08, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Jessore

    Adapting to climate change requires innovation in farming techniques. In Bangladesh, farmers are switching from cultivating crops to fishing. They are employing adaptive practices such as raising fish in cages, shrimp farming, planting on floating beds, and creating dyke gardens. Some of the initiatives are supported by charities like Practical Action and organizations like the World Ban’s National Agriculture Technology Program.

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