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Malaria scheme cuts child deaths during Sahel's rainy season

Clár Ní Chonghaile

June 24, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Chad

Malaria vaccine distribution systems in Africa's Sahel region are facing bottleneck in their supply chains, but are working to get help from the government and to piggyback on other aid systems.

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How Female Farmers Can Help End Hunger and Malnutrition

Samantha Cowan

October 02, 2015 |

TakePart |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Burkina Faso

By supporting small-scale female farmers, Groundswell International, an NGO, is diversifying diets and combating food insecurity in countries in West Africa.

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How 'Flower Beds' Give Love And Lentils To Moms And Babies

Ankita Rao

March 02, 2015 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Chhattisgarh

Fulwaris—meaning "flower beds"—are a network of nurseries run entirely by moms in the community who take turns feeding and caring for each other's children, allowing the community to raise children in a tough environment.

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Scrooges of the World, Begone!

Nicholas Kristof

December 24, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

Haiti suffered tremendous losses after the 2010 earthquake, exacerbating the devastation in an already impoverished country. In 2015, agriculture in Haiti is a growing business backed by the United States’ Feed the Future Initiative. Nourishment and health of mothers and babies has also improved with the encouragement of breastfeeding and sweet potatoes.

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India's School Lunch Program Imperfect, But Deserves Credit for Feeding Millions

Rhitu Chatterjee

July 20, 2014 |

Pulitzer Center |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Dujana, Haryana

In India, the country with the highest rate of child malnutrition in the world, the government started a free school lunch program which is rescuing children from dire hunger and improving their diets.

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The Secret To Polio Eradication In India

Devin Thorpe

March 15, 2014 |

Forbes |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi

Population scale and density, insanitary conditions, and malnourishment meant that eradicating polio in India was a tall order. The government, alongside WHO, managed to do it in 2014 using a comprehensive approach.

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An Afghan Success Story: Fewer Child Deaths

Sean Carberry

February 04, 2014 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Afghanistan, Guldara

Child mortality rates are decreasing in Afghanistan due to more readily available basic health care, more effective vaccinations, and locally-trained volunteer health workers.

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Where YouTube Meets the Farm

David Bornstein

April 03, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Karnataka

To combat hunger and malnutrition, Digital Green, an N.G.O., is creating and delivering videos about cheap, innovative farming techniques that can substantially increase small farmers' production of staple foods in India, Ghana, and Ethiopia.

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When Deviants Do Good

Tina Rosenberg

February 27, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

Tuft University is training global organizations a new approach to create long lasting change. The process teaches locals to identify positive deviance in their community and design a way to spread the behavior, with only local ideas and administration.

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Easier Than Taking Vitamins

Sam Loewenberg

September 05, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

A nutrient powder can save anemic children, but the people who could benefit are distrustful. Having local mothers distribute the supplement was successful in Bangladesh.

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