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Taking action to reduce substance misuse

Anne Hillman

January 04, 2019 |

Alaska Public Media |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska has created a living document to begin tackling the state's addiction epidemic as they attempt to become "more proactive and less reactive." This model of integration has the potential to serve as a model for other states in the nation as government officials work to partner with community members and other organizations in order to build relationships.

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How Rwanda's Catholic clinics struck a contraception compromise

Ryan Lenora Brown

January 02, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Cooperation between state public health and religious institutions expands access to family planning resources for women. In areas of Rwanda where the Catholic Church operates some of the only healthcare centers, the Rwandan government has circumvented the prohibitive cost of building new facilities by partnering with the Church. Although the Catholic institutions refuse to provide access to birth control, they have agreed to refer women to small governmental health clinic outposts that supplement the Church’s care by distributing birth control.

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In Oregon, This Man Is Bringing Burrowing Owls Back From The Brink

Ian McCluskey

January 02, 2019 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Umatilla, Oregon

At a decommissioned chemical depot, a lone biologist has been building artificial homes for burrowing owls. To date, he's installed some 182 burrows. Not only have his efforts helped bring a declining species back across the region, but his studies have gone a long way to better understanding the birds.

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Climate Change Is Bad For Peru's Pastures ... But There's A 1,200-Year-Old Fix

Elda Cantú

January 02, 2019 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Peru

Not all solutions have to be new in order to work, some just have to be modernized for today's needs. This was the lesson learned when villagers in Peru decided to restore centuries-old hydraulic systems to revitalize their depleting wetlands.

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Newcastle's 'digital twin' to help city plan for disasters

Tom White

December 30, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, Newcastle

Thanks to technology used in "Formula One teams and engine manufacturers like Rolls Royce," Newcastle is digitally replicating the entire city in order to project potential natural disaster occurrence and population increases. In doing so, the city is able to prepare for ways to act should a disaster occur.

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Reformed prisoners give back, save lives by monitoring SF's public restrooms

Dominic Fracassa

December 30, 2018 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Reformed prisoners are finding a way to contribute their skills to society by monitoring public restrooms in high-risk areas throughout San Francisco. Thanks to a partnership between Public Works Department and Hunters Point Family, these individuals are supported in finding work that includes "providing directions to tourists, returning lost wallets or cell phones, or hailing police to report drug dealers in the area."

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Leveraging technology to keep Indian women safe

Priyanka Mogul

December 26, 2018 |

News Decoder |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

Indian women have turned to smartphone apps like Safecity to help protect them from sexual violence. These apps use a combination of geo tracking and crowd-sourced stories to illuminate patterns of abuse in certain locations. Now, authorities, organizations, and individuals are using these apps to track and reduce instances of sexual violence around the world.

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'Changing The Mindset': Female Inmates In Training For A Life After Prison

Cheryl Corley

December 25, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

A women's prison in Washington has found success in a pilot program that trains inmates for nontraditional jobs, giving them the skills necessary to be a competitive applicant in fields such as welding. While this program helps to cut down on recidivism, it also connects participants with other programs that help provide appropriate work clothing and pay union fees.

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To Fight Blight, One City Turned to Courts

J. Brian Charles

December 21, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Petersburg, Florida

An initiative in St. Petersburg has reduced the number of vacant houses while increasing access to affordable housing. The city takes ownership of vacant lots and abandoned homes, then sells the properties to affordable housing developers or auctions them off. The initiative helps make land cheap enough to build affordable housing.

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A venture fund supports “model providers,” which have developed proven models to improve learning and shared them with many schools

Tara Garcia Mathewson

December 20, 2018 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Teton Science Schools, New Classrooms, and Summit Learning are examples of "model providers" - schools that have found solutions that seem to solve common issues faced by many elementary and secondary schools. Through the New Schools Venture Fund, "highly successful school[s are] taking a subset of what they’ve done and packaging it to get it to others in the field."

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