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  • How India became polio-free

    January 15, 2014 |

    Deseret News |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

    India has been able to eradicate polio through large-scale logistics, highly organized vaccine teams, proper funding, and accountability of health officials and front-line workers.

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  • Malawian Farmers Say Adapt To Climate Change Or Die

    January 01, 2014 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Malawi, Chikwawa, Southern Region

    In just the next couple of decades, the World Bank says, farmers across Africa could lose more than half their cropland to drought and heat - the issue is considered so pressing that, a few years ago, Malawi's Department of Meteorological Services added "Climate Change" to its name. A new aid group group now works with farmers in more than 60 villages — with plans to expand — helping them become more resilient to a changing climate.

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  • To Fight Obesity, a Carrot, and a Stick

    November 16, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Child obesity is decreasing even among poor children. Making healthy food more widely available, as well as using financial incentive programs, has greatly helped in increasing habits of healthy eating.

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  • HealthCare.gov is busted. These four state exchanges aren't.

    October 25, 2013 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Accessible affordable health care is needed for millions of uninsured Americans. The Affordable Care Act is a viable solution that helps the uninsured. Although the launching of the website had some glitches, many states designed their own insurance marketplace and have successfully signed up people for coverage.

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  • Freelance Nation: “The Greatest Economic Transformation in Human History”?

    October 16, 2013 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The 2008 recession’s job losses spurred a development of a Do-It-Yourself economy. With the advent of Uber, Etsy, Airbnb, and others, the marketplace has become full of micro-entrepreneurs who thrive with independent web-assisted businesses.

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  • Improving School Lunch by Design

    October 16, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The San Francisco Unified School District is piloting a collaboration with the design firm IDEO to re-imagine the school food system and help combat childhood obesity by better designing the space and the experience of how children eat, as much as the type of food they consume.

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  • Geothermal Energy in Developing Countries and the MDGs

    October 04, 2013 |

    United Nations University |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Iceland, Hellisheidi

    As the world continues to grapple with the challenges of balancing rapid development and energy needs against sustainability initiatives and conscientious practices, renewables continue to provide a growing, constructive alternative to fossil fuels. Geothermal energy in particular is a resource with vast potential, as unlike wind and solar it is constant (does not have low times for which energy must be stored) and it is accessible in dozens of countries. But it will require global cooperation to fully tap the potential and define a sustainable future in energy.

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  • In Lieu of Money, Toyota Donates Efficiency to New York Charity

    July 26, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Instead of following the traditional corporate model of financial philanthropy, Toyota gave its engineers to the Food Bank for New York City: trained in "kaizen" (Japanese for “continuous improvement). The engineers analyzed and improved the Food Bank's distribution systems, greatly increasing the Bank's efficiency and effectiveness in its anti-hunger efforts. By sharing the business model which made its own business thrive, Toyota's partnership with the city demonstrates how public-private collaboration provides a self-reliant, sustainable solution.

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  • In Bangladesh, More Shelter From the Storms

    July 24, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bengal

    In a country of limited resources — and perhaps for that very reason — preparing for natural disasters is top of the agenda in Bangladesh. Various grassroots, collaborative programs have been put in place over the years to help address many facets of the calamities caused by cyclones, from improved emergency shelters to long-term support for those who lose their livelihoods in the storms.

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  • Without the web, Syrian journalists turn to pirate radio

    July 08, 2013 |

    The Verge |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    In response to media censorship and the persecution of journalists in Syria, a Paris-based radio station has trained journalists in Syria and are broadcasting news into Syria by satellite over the FM airwaves.

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