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This Indian women's union invented a flexible childcare model

Miranda Hall

June 18, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

Affordable and flexible child care allows female informal workers to earn more money and frees older children to attend school. One model that works well comes from the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India, which operates 13 centers, each caring for 130-400 children. SEWA offers quality care, pays employees living wages, and boasts high parent involvement.

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Saving lives in Senegal through Hope

Idrissa Sane

June 16, 2018 |

AzerNews |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Senegal

A digital platform, called Hope, allows medical clinics in Senegal to track the amount of blood in their blood banks in real time and reaches out to donors via SMS to encourage them to donate every few months. When a rare blood type is needed, an emergency message goes out to all users in the same geographic area, asking them if they are available for an emergency blood donation. This platform has increased the number of blood donations in Senegal and improved patients' chances of receiving life-saving transfusions.

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Transforming plastic waste into paving stones

Sabrina Belhouari

June 16, 2018 |

The Philippine Star |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Morocco

After realizing that the accumulation of plastic bags was a becoming a devastating issue for the environment, a student from Morocco decided to take action by combining his concern with his passion for robotics and science. The outcome was the creation of eco-friendly paving stones made out of a mixture of discarded plastic, sand, and concrete.

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An app for diagnosing dementia

Elsa Regnier

June 16, 2018 |

AzerNews |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Russia

A new app, called Eyemove, has a 70 percent accuracy rate of diagnosing dementia simply by recording a person's eye movements with a smartphone camera. If a person screens in with signs of dementia, they are referred to a doctor for clinical diagnosis. This solution could help people suffering from dementia who do not have regular access to the extensive resources traditionally necessary to diagnose diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

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A Motel Gets a Noble Second Life on Route 66

Ben Ikenson

June 14, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

A new trend is transforming old motels into new affordable housing units. NewLife Homes, a real estate group, first turned the Sundowner motel in Albuquerque into apartment units reserved for low-income people, formerly homeless people, or people with special needs. This trend has spread to California, and many of these residential buildings have added supportive staff and community engagement efforts, as well.

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Making business democratic: The Cooperation Group gives Detroiters avenues for collective ownership

Aaron Mondry

June 12, 2018 |

Model D |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Cooperation Group is a Detroit-based nonprofit that consults for worker-owned cooperatives. They also give advice to organizations even if they think a cooperative is not the best model, as they did with the nonprofit Soulardarity. Either way, they want what is best for the business and the people who work there. The Cooperation Group has mobilized a lot of support in Detroit for cooperatives, including foundations and local government.

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Sweden's #Teknisktfel movement exposes sexual harassment in the tech industry

Karis Hustad

June 11, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden

Sweden's version of the #MeToo movements, #Teknisktfel, is focused on women that have experienced sexual harassment in the tech industry, and it's gaining attention from activist organizations. Nearly 2,000 people have signed a zero tolerance petition that since the launch of the movement, but the goal is not to just call out inappropriate behavior, but also to "address the stubborn structures in Swedish society that create difficult workplace environments for women in the first place."

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'Where The Need Is': Tackling Teen Pregnancy With A Midwife At School

Selena Simmons-Duffin

June 11, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

In some D.C. neighborhoods with high rates of teen pregnancy, schools are stepping in with more than just school nurses; dedicated midwives have conversations with students, educating students, providing birth control, and supporting teens who have had children and continued with high school. The informal advice and constant presence in schools mean the midwives can reach students who might not have reached out otherwise, ultimately helping to prevent teen pregnancies and build healthier families.

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A Venice couple is housing homeless people, one small building at a time

Doug Smith

June 08, 2018 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

SHARE, or Self-Help and Recovery Exchange, is a nonprofit organization that “places extremely low-income people into market-rate housing by matching renters two to a bedroom.” The model depends on renters being able to pay and requires renters to attend weekly self-help sessions. The homes are rented out by local investors who are interested in helping homeless people while still turning a small profit via their investment. Currently, SHARE houses 400 tenants throughout Los Angeles.

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In Chesco, volunteer farmers grow food for neighbors in need

Alfred Lubrano

June 05, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chester, Pennsylvania

In Chester County, Pennsylvania where the land is said to be the most nutrient-rich in the country, the average household income is $90,000, yet poverty rates are increasing. To offer a solution to the food insecurity component of poverty, Farmer Pete Flynn along with a rotating cycle of volunteers have dedicated a portion of farmland to growing crops specifically for the local food banks.

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