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What can we learn from a town that beat poverty

Lane Anderson

January 05, 2015 |

Deseret News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Dauphin, Manitoba

In a pilot program in a Canadian city, the working poor were given monthly cash supplements to their income. The recipients did not stop working and were able to access opportunities to make a better living long term.

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An Inclusive Emerging Economy, With Africa in the Lead

David Bornstein

November 27, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania

In combatting poverty, a giant informal economic system has quietly emerged in Africa. Women participate in micro-finance organizations that loan money in order to allow them to create businesses and become self-managing.

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Experiments show this is the best way to win campaigns. But is anyone actually doing it?

David Broockman Joshua Kalla

November 13, 2014 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Research shows that having in-person interactions with voters is by far the best way to increase turnout. It’s not simply knocking on doors. It’s about having genuine conversations. But political campaigns typically spend almost all their money on TV ads instead.

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An L.A. Story: Unions Show Signs of Life

Tina Rosenberg

November 06, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The minimum wage issue has been debated endlessly, with arguments both for and against its effectiveness. An increase, tested in some states and enacted in others, immeasurably betters the quality of life for low-income families.

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Food truck church brings faith and calzones to those in need

Fred de Sam Lazaro

October 30, 2014 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

Mobile Action Ministries in St. Paul, Minnesota is bringing church to those who often don’t have access to it. Led by Reverand Margaret Kelly, the church brings those experiencing poverty and homelessness meals and worship in a food truck. The initiative operates on donations and partners with suburban congregations in the hopes of bridging socio-economic divides.

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Hit by climate change, Assam river communities bury their pride, move into houses on stilts

Priyanka Borpujari

October 13, 2014 |

Scroll.In |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Dhemaji, Assam

Building a house on stilts is an age old tradition created by the Mishings, a tribe in India. The practice allowed them to live close to the river, without flooding their homes. In Assam, a state in India, the Mishings are viewed as a lower caste. But, heavy rainfall and flooding is forcing some Assamese to build their own houses on stilts. Still, some Assamese resist because they don’t want to be associated with the Mishings.

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‘A National Admissions Office' for Low-Income Strivers

David Leonhardt

September 16, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

Attending college is not always a given option for gifted teenagers from less-than-wealthy backgrounds. National organization QuestBridge creates a way for low-income and minority high-achieving students to go to their dream colleges free of cost.

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Did this city bring down its murder rate by paying people not to kill?

Tim Murphy

June 01, 2014 |

Mother Jones |

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Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

Since Richmond, California’s Office of Neighborhood Safety began paying stipends to its “fellows” – the dozens of young men it works with at any given time who are deemed to be at high risk of gun-violence involvement – nearly all of its subjects have survived. Other evidence of its success is anecdotal or merely suggestive of an effect on the city’s violence. While the police chief warily credits it for being a positive force, others in the community are skeptical, if not outright antagonistic.

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Syrian teachers find solace in Turkish classrooms

Stephanie Capper

October 20, 2013 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Turkey, Kilis

Instead of outsourcing workers the International Blue Crescent relief agency, and Jordan's al-Zaatari cams, is employing Syrian refugees as teachers, doctors, and nurses. The aim is to create a self-sustainable refugee population. Leaders say it also gives Syrian refugees a renewed sense of hope and meaning “For those who are working in the camps or in (the IBC's) projects, they feel very good because they are guiding their community."

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Battling Booze in Alice Springs

James Fletcher

October 17, 2013 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Australia, Alice Springs

The Aboriginal community in Australia is 31 times more likely than other Australians to die of alcohol-related causes. Could a "tough love" approach stressing accountability and making rehab mandatory work? Or is further restricting access to alcohol for everyone a better approach?

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