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  • Brazil Slashes Child Mortality Rates With Breastfeeding, Milk Banks

    August 02, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Child mortality is a global problem that can be reduced by increasing breastfeeding rates; however, many mothers are either under too much cultural pressure, need to work, or cannot lactate enough milk. Brazil has devised an education program to help mothers breastfeed and has also created milk banks, through which mothers can donate excess milk to mothers who cannot produce. Additionally, Brazil offers paid maternity leave for mothers who have time to breastfeed and provide better health for their bodies as well as their new babies.

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  • Giving Homeless People Homes In SF Saved City 56% In Costs Over 4 Years

    June 03, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In San Francisco, empirical evidence emerges that providing housing to the homeless reduces the overall cost to the average taxpayer, in large part by reducing homeless populations' dependence on other city services and improving their health by offering shelter.

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  • Here's More Proof That Giving Housing To Vets Prevents Homelessness

    December 11, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Homelessness is rampant, and cities often struggle with creative ways to eliminate the problem. Numerous studies and pilot programs have concluded that simply giving housing to homeless people is a cost-effective and surefire way to keep them off of the streets.

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  • Tanzania Reality Show Tackles Gender Inequality, Awards Women Farmers Cash And Farm Tools

    July 30, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Shinyanga

    Many unskilled workers in Tanzania are women and, due to gender inequality, they are often disregarded and live with economic hardship. Oxfam Tanzania has a reality show that raises awareness of women farmers. The winners of the show go use their notoriety to promote women’s rights and improve the lives of other women farmers.

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  • MIT Group Used Solar Energy To Make Salty Water Drinkable In Off-Grid Areas

    May 14, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: India, Jalgaon

    MIT engineers created a cost-efficient solution to the lack of potable water in rural India. They built a solar-powered desalination model, which won the Desal Prize at the "Securing Water for Food" challenge.

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