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From Trash to Table: A Viable Food Ecosystem

Bryana Sena

June 07, 2018 |

University of Oregon |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

Composting reduces the waste that fill landfills, but it's not always a common practice. Food For Lane County and Compost Crew are two operations in Oregon that are working to change this through local control operations that help the environment and get food into the hands of those that need it.

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The Opioid Solution

Gregory Kantor

June 05, 2018 |

The Muhlenberg Weekly |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Although the opioid epidemic has spread across America, this story argues that local solutions are needed. In Allentown, when somebody overdoses on opioids, they get a visit from a Blue Guardian, a trained volunteer that connects the individual to treatment. The outreach program also focuses on reaching out to the families of addicts. In 2017, the program aided nearly 1,000 addicts to get treatment.

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The teen parents who teach other young people about healthy relationships

Nicola Slawson

May 31, 2018 |

Positive.News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, London

Straight Talking is a "peer-to-peer education initiative" in London using interactive workshops led by teen parents to show the reality of teenage pregnancy. The charity has operated for about 20 years, and studies show that it's working to discourage teen pregnancy while also helping peer educators prepare for new opportunities.

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Saving Africa's wildlife

Kevin Sieff

May 18, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Malawi

Africa's wildlife have made headlines time and time again, as species find their way closer to extinction. There are some pockets of the continent, however that have provide refuge for species and allowed them to not just populate, but thrive. Recognizing this, a group known as African Parks found a way to use these growing populations to repopulate other areas of the continent by transporting animals to newly protected areas.

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The only scheme proven to end poverty – but too bespoke to scale?

Thomas Graham

May 16, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh

An intensive, long-term approach to solving poverty, piloted by an NGO in Bangladesh, has shown serious promise since its start in 2002. However, as the program is piloted in countries across the world, questions about how to emulate results while keeping costs down have kept the program from being effectively scaled.

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The shopping centre where the currency is hope

Aditya Chakrabortty

May 09, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Newcastle-under-Lyme

York Place is one of a growing number of shopping centers that are closing down as trends like online retail and changing consumer habits mean fewer people going to shopping malls. But York Place is doing things differently: the shopping center’s main tenant is the YMCA, which sells crafts by local artists. The local cafe is a social enterprise, and residents can earn “CounterCoins,” essentially rewards points, for volunteering. A UK-based professor said, “It’s no ordinary shopping center. It’s a laboratory.”

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These Citywide Behavioral Science Experiments Are Paying Off

Ben Paynter

May 08, 2018 |

FastCompany |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Ideas42, a nonprofit behavioral design firm, has advised cities such as New York and Chicago on creative ways to use behavioral design to improve the quality of city life. From helping students sign up for financial aid to decreasing traffic after a sporting event, these creative design tweaks are inexpensive and have clear benefits. If the cities can continue to improve their design successes, other cities will soon follow their lead.

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Coal miners being taught HTML coding as a second career

Maryalice Parks Enjoli Francis

May 07, 2018 |

ABC News (American Broadcasting Company) |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, West Virginia

Mined Minds, a nonprofit founded in 2015, is providing training and job connections for former coal miners in West Virginia and Kentucky who are now out of work. Take seventh-generation coal miner Billy Buzzard. He underwent the free 30 week boot camp and is now doing remote coding work for an organization in Seattle.

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#MeToo sex scandals spur interest in standards for the aid sector

Ben Parker

May 02, 2018 |

The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

There is no international watchdog monitoring the estimated 450,000 humanitarian aid workers operating worldwide. After sex-for-aid abuses in West Africa became high-profile news in 2002, initiatives were established to regulate the sector. But without third-party enforcement, these initiatives continue to rely on the voluntary buy-in of NGOs and IOs, allowing sexual abuse and other malpractice to continue.

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In Somalia, Educational Quality Starts with Teachers

Doreen Aijambo

May 01, 2018 |

Al-Fanar Media |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Somalia, Mogadishu

Primary and secondary schools are being trained in Somalia through a $33 million frund from the Global Campaign for Education. “The training is providing crucial qualifications and training, giving educators a chance to share their experience with new teachers, and helping Somalia develop uniform rules and regulations for the teaching profession throughout the country.”

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