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  • The Fight Against Sexual Harassment on Arab Campuses

    May 11, 2013 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Maps, art exhibitions, and online documents, are all methods in which women, activists, and students are fighting against sexual harassment on university campuses in the middle east. “It’s actually being broached as an issue,” Murabit said. “And speaking in terms of violence in general – whether that’s verbal harassment or physical violence in the home – on all levels it is being addressed whereas before it never would have been spoken about.”

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  • Young Movers, With a Passion for Change

    May 01, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Young people are often viewed as needing protection or needing correction. However, a Boston organization is creating young peacemakers and powerful change makers by taking kids seriously and giving them the tools to act on their ideas.

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  • If this was a pill, you'd do anything to get it

    April 28, 2013 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

    *Medical research has done wonders to rid populations of diseases; however, the U.S. health care system has failed to appropriate the right resources to Medicare patients with one or more chronic conditions. Health Quality Partners in Doylstown, PA enrolls Medicare patients with at least one chronic illness and hospitalization and sends a trained nurse to see them on a routine basis, whether they are healthy or sick. As a result, the HQP program has reduced hospitalizations and cut Medicare costs.

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  • Reforms urged to tackle violence against women in India

    April 27, 2013 |

    The Lancet |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    In India “more than 75 000 cases of cruelty by husbands or relatives against women were registered in 2009.” There are no general, medical guidelines for doctors to follow when examining victims of sexual assault. An NGO, and a crisis center for violence against women in India, are filling in the gaps. They have trained doctors, nurses, provided rape kits, and offered a model for setting up crisis centers.

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  • When Food Isn't the Answer to Hunger

    April 24, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Aceh

    In a lot of places, food is available and the market is working but people are too poor to buy it, so cash donations are more effective than food. Previously U.S. aid laws did not allow cash donations but a new proposal could change that.

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  • New Mortgage Program Helps Cambodia's Poor Find Better Homes

    April 04, 2013 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh

    An innovative program by an unusual bank allows low-income people in Cambodia to take out a 15-year fixed mortgage with little or no documentation - contradicting traditional loan assumptions and creating means for some of the country's poorest people to completely change their lives. The bank and its investors are now making a profit, and more than 700 mortgages and building loans have been provided.

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  • Lessons From America's Safest Hospitals

    April 01, 2013 |

    AARP Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    An estimated 6,000 "never events" — egregious errors like operations on the wrong limb or instruments left inside a surgical wound — occur every month among Medicare patients alone. Hospitals across the country are revamping their care programs to stop preventable injuries and deaths.

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  • When Deviants Do Good

    February 27, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    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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  • Avoiding the Curse of the Oil-Rich Nations

    February 13, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Alaska has created a way for residents to financially benefit from the state's dependence on oil revenues. By giving residents a yearly portion of the revenue, the state has been able to see positive effects from an often conflict-ridden industry.

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  • When Paying It Forward Pays Us Back

    January 23, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Social programs are seen as a fiscal burden on the U.S. However, investment in effective social programs saves taxpayer dollars so evaluating the performance of federal programs could help Congress act more responsibly.

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