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Tech accelerators help nonprofits fast-track technology aimed at solving environmental challenges

Meg Wilcox

April 04, 2019 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

A solar panel that turns water in the air into clean drinking water is just one of many environmental solutions coming out of new partnerships between technology accelerator programs and environmental non-profit organizations. Groups like Conservation International and World Wildlife Fund are working alongside programs like Elemental Excelerator - all aimed at scaling environmental solutions. The goal isn’t to avoid policy change or other work, but rather to make creative innovation more widely accessible in the meantime.

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How a laundry room revolutionized a New Jersey high school

Jeff Glor

March 26, 2019 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

After high school principle Akbar Cook realized that students weren't coming to school because they were embarrassed about wearing dirty clothing, he created a school laundry room with 5 commercial-grade washers and dryers. He also started a program called Lights On that leaves the school open in the evenings on Friday's to offer a recreational space with warm meals for students who have working parents or have to take care of siblings. Grateful students say that Mr. Cook had a big impact on the school and the neighborhood.

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School laundry help aims to improve student attendance

Ann Schimke

March 22, 2019 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Laundry machines are an increasingly common sight on the campuses of Denver elementary schools. "A lot of times our teaching goes beyond the academic piece,” one principal said. “Teaching kids how to do laundry is a life skill.” The easily accessible facilities are improving student confidence and attendance.

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Schools Find a New Way to Combat Student Absences: Washing Machines

Emily S. Rueb

March 13, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Schools have found that, among other deterrents, dirty clothes are one reason students skip school. Some, serving predominantly low-income populations, have now installed washing machines within their buildings, offering students free laundry services during the school day.

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India's Bathroom-Buses for Women Are a Step Toward 'Potty Parity'

Romita Saluja

March 06, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Pune

In India, clean and safe restrooms for women can be difficult to find. Now, in Pune, old buses are being refurbished into public restrooms which see an average of 100 to 150 women every day. The buses are WiFi-enabled, sun-powered, and also feature showers, a diaper changing station, health information, sanitary pads, and more.

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Cities without sewers

Chelsea Wald

February 28, 2019 |

Rethink |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Cap-Haïtien

A nonprofit in Haiti called SOIL with a business arm called EkoLakay is bringing back the old-fashioned idea of a container-based sanitation system. Customers rent toilets with containers in them, use them, and return them to EkoLakay to then be converted into highly nutritious compost. Piloted in 2011, the program has been successful serving more than 1,000 households (growing by 40 every month) with a staff of 58 mostly local workers. They attribute their success to using "applied resilience thinking", having many actors at different levels, and constantly adapting to new solutions and knowledge.

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For a Warming World, A New Strategy for Protecting Watersheds

Jacques Leslie

February 19, 2019 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

As climate change alters environments across the United States, it has become increasingly important to manage watersheds as a preventative measure to wildfires. Amid responses across the country, one private-public partnership, the Rio Grande Water Fund, is leading the way, demonstrating enough success that the model has become federal policy. The Fund brings together government agencies, NGOs, businesses, and residents to fund watershed restoration which, in turn, creates jobs and build more resilient ecosystems.

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When public restrooms fail, rent them out as churches?

Anthony Langat

February 14, 2019 |

Devex |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi

On World Toilet Day in 2014, the Kenyan government promised to build 180 public toilets in an ambitious move to combat the issue of public sanitation. The program went well once the keys were handed off to the National Youth Service of Kenya as a means of income, but issues quickly arose that could not be resolved because of a lack of further funds. The youth has since transformed their toilets into a rental space for local churches, such as Christ Miracle Church for All Nations in Laini Saba.

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Tackling the challenge of child malnutrition in simple ways: Kaduna State's approach

Bashar Abubakar

February 04, 2019 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

Food demonstrations and education campaigns enroll mothers in the fight against malnutrition and stunting among children. With 30% of children in Nigeria suffering from the effects of malnutrition, according to a 2018 UNICEF study, the state of Kaduna has implemented an emergency campaign. The Emergency Nutrition Action Plan includes home visits as well as proper nutritional and hygiene demonstrations at local medical centers.

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How Poop-Eating Worms Could Help Save Thousands Of Lives Each Year

Oliver Balch

January 16, 2019 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

The Bill Gates Foundation is currently funding a number of organizations that seek to solve the rate of open defecation by creating low-cost toilets that utilize the feces within them. One organization, called Sanergy, operates in 11 neighborhoods across Nairobi and uses a systems-based approach that takes into account financing and maintenance of the toilet as well as selling the waste as fertilizer. Another, called Tiger Toilets in India, uses a septic tank toilet that places worms within the drainage layer who then consume the feces and produce fertilizer to be used or sold.

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