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Water scheme improves access to safe water

Bill Oketch

August 22, 2018 |

Daily Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Nebbi District

With little access to clean water, the community in the Nebbi District in Uganda were facing health issues. A new government initiative, however, has changed this reality by implementing a water scheme that utilizes technology to trap water and transport it closer to the community.

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Truckers take on human trafficking

Carl Segerstrom

August 20, 2018 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The group Truckers Against Trafficking launched in 2009 to enlist the help of truck drivers to spot and report cases of human trafficking, which was common at many truck stops. The group trains truckers through video tutorials using experts on trafficking to offer tips on how to spot people being coerced into prostitution. Eight states now require the training and parts of the program are used in nearly 40 states, while truckers have helped identify more than 1,000 trafficking victims.

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Teachers Turning To Free Supply Shops To Outfit Their Classrooms

Adelina Lancianese

August 17, 2018 |

NPR |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The Baltimore Teacher Supply Swap offsets the cost of school supplies for the American teachers who spend on average $500 out of pocket to outfit their classrooms. Supply Swap solicits donations and recycled supplies from the community to redistribute to the city’s instructors. The nonprofit, which operates out of a warehouse and a traveling truck, is now looking to scale its model to districts nationwide.

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For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless

Lornet Turnbull

August 17, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Women4Women is an initiative that brings tradeswomen together in the construction field to do volunteer work for others. Since women represent just ten percent of construction workers in the United States, having the camaraderie and support of other women provides a place to turn when their authority is challenged. They are putting their skills to good work: the group recently built 15 tiny homes in Seattle that will act as emergency shelter for homeless women, and they have also repaired homes for the elderly.

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Can the Great Lakes continue to fend off an increasingly thirsty world?

Ron Seely

August 16, 2018 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Muskegon, Michigan

The Great Lakes contain 84 percent of the surface freshwater in North America—a staggering 21 percent of the surface freshwater worldwide. To manage the resource sustainably, all eight lake-bordering states, Congress, and Canadian provinces created the Great Lakes Compact in 2008, which has regulated and curbed water use. An evaluation of the agreement ten years later shows promising yet mixed results. And critically, it asks whether strong policies can withstand a future of growing water scarcity.

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The great African regreening: millions of 'magical' new trees bring renewal

Ruth Maclean

August 16, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Niger

With climate change altering the realities of farming, small-scale farmers in Niger are doing their part to nurture the growth of local gao trees. As a tree that sheds its leaves in the rainy season and naturally fertilizes the soil due to its nitrogen intake, this specific tree is positively transforming the African landscape.

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You can now borrow ties, briefcases and handbags from the New York Public Library

Kristin Toussaint

August 15, 2018 |

Metro |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The New York Public Library Riverside lends out ties, briefcases, and handbags. The program helps those attending graduations, job interviews, and other events who may not be able to afford such items. It’s part of a larger initiative geared towards supporting teens as they take on adult responsibilities.

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The man who is fervent about feeding hungry kids, but hates food banks

Aditya Chakrabortty

August 15, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: England, Liverpool, Merseyside

A social enterprise in England is tackling the issue of so-called holiday hunger for children who go days without full meals during breaks from school. Named Can Cook, this organization makes over 37,000 meals around the county of Merseyside alone for the 13 weeks a year that school is out. Can Cook is also part of a broader movement to make food banks— a once ad-hoc solution that is now industrialized — obsolete.

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What Munich's coffee houses learned about waste from beer culture

Valerie Hamilton

August 14, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: Germany, Munich, Bavaria

Munich's beer gardens have been longtime participants in reusable mugs, but the landfills were still filling up with discarded coffee cups. Taking a page from the beer garden philosophy, startup Recup is testing out a returnable coffee cup that utilizes a deposit system. Although not without its limitations, many local cafes have already begun implementing the system.

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How a Scrappy California Crime Lab Learned to Crack More Gun Cases

Ann Givens

August 14, 2018 |

The Trace |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The Contra Costa Police Department crime lab has accelerated processing ballistics evidence through a national database that works like fingerprints for guns. The result has been connecting gun violence incidents more quickly and getting dangerous offenders off the streets. The lab’s director was able to do this without extra funding or staff by implementing new protocols and cross-training staff.

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