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Through a radio program in Osun State, low-income Nigerians are learning business skills

Rasheed Adebiyi Abdulgafar Adebayo

August 27, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Osun

Listeners of the Nigerian radio program KaraKata have access to business education, financial literacy information, and empowerment — as well as crowdsourced seed funding to get their own business off the ground. Listeners call in to make a case for why they should become a beneficiary, and the program has awarded funds to 1,250 people since it began distributing seed money in 2017.

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A new mental health hotline for farmers and ranchers

Kylie Mohr

August 24, 2022 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

The AgriStress Helpline for Farmers and Ranchers is a 24/7 mental health support resource for farmers. The helpline is staffed with trained mental health professionals, who are also experienced in agriculture to provide those in need with a more personalized help response.

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Can computer simulations help fix democracy?

Harry Stevens

August 22, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

Ohio is among 11 states where voters are challenging newly-drawn political maps using algorithmic redistricting, a process that produces thousands of simulations to help show which of the potential maps are outliers and may be the result of gerrymandering. Based on this algorithmic evidence, an Ohio court ordered the state's redistricting commission to go back to the drawing board and come up with a fairer map.

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How Thai Activists Troll the Monarchy

Jasmine Chia

August 20, 2022 |

Foreign Policy |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Thailand

Constrained by the threat of lèse-majesté, a prohibition against insulting the monarchy, Thai protesters have turned to a genre of humor and satire called "kuan teen" to spark discussions about social change in their country. The campy protests, which often feature elaborate skits and over-the-top costumes, have helped normalize critical conversation around LGBTQ issues, education, and beauty standards.

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Solar power helps Indian women make light work of spinning

Moushumi Basu

August 19, 2022 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

Solar-powered spinning wheels allow rural women to boost their work opportunities and incomes in an environmentally-friendly manner. About 4,000 women in various villages have been trained to spin using renewable energy, a practice that benefits both the community and the individual worker.

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Can Denmark Save Every Smørrebrød?

Charlie Metcalfe

August 18, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

Too Good To Go offers a digital platform where food businesses can offer food approaching its expiration date at a third of its original cost. Too Good To Go helps supermarkets recover costs, connects people with cheap food and reduces food waste. Since launching in 2016, the program has saved more than 11 million meals in Denmark alone and the company has now expanded across 17 countries in Europe and North America.

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How to Beat Fake News? 'Vaccination' Could Be the Answer

Elizabeth Svoboda

August 18, 2022 |

OpenMind |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge

To "inoculate" people against mis- and disinformation, researchers developed Harmony Square, an interactive game that asks players to learn about the dangers of fake news by creating their own. The idea is that exposing people to small amounts of misleading content in a controlled environment can help them recognize it when they see it in the wild, and a survey of players showed that those who finished the game were better overall at spotting falsehoods.

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Trying To Heal The Wounds Of Partition, 75 Years Later

Lauren Frayer

August 18, 2022 |

NPR |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Pakistan

A virtual reality project uses 3-D videos to transport elderly survivors of the forced Partition of India and Pakistan to the ancestral homes they haven't seen in over 75 years. Since most survivors are unable to get a visa to return to their original homes, the immersive experience provides an opportunity to intimately experience footage of their villages and hear messages from current residents.

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Punjabi Lehar: Pakistan YouTuber reunites families split by partition

Shumaila Jaffery

August 17, 2022 |

BBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Pakistan

Punjabi Lehar is a YouTube channel that seeks to heal the personal wounds of the Indian and Pakistan Partition, which caused families to be forcibly split up and unable to reunite for over 75 years. The channel has over 600,000 subscribers and the videos feature people searching for loved ones or help finding images of their ancestral houses. The videos have helped many people reunite, either virtually or in person, with loved ones.

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We tried Singapore's sewage beer. What can we learn from their water recycling story?

Albert Han Ashley Jiang

August 16, 2022 |

Context |

Documentary |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Singapore

Singapore uses wastewater recycling to generate what it calls NEWater to address the country’s water shortage. The government funded program involves processing waste water to filter out debris, bacteria, and viruses and using reverse osmosis to create water that is safe for drinking. NEWater currently meets 40% of the country’s water needs, mostly for industrial purposes, but a small portion is used for drinking, including a partnership with a local brewery that created NEWBrew, a beer made from recycled drinking water.

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