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An Antidote to Overdose, in Time to Save Lives

Tina Rosenberg

May 21, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Quincy, Massachusetts

Naloxone could be the secret to curing New England's heroin consumption. Trying to expand access to the life-saving overdose antidote is the real obstacle.

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Veterans at Home, on a Mission of Compassion

Tina Rosenberg

February 26, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

A program based on the proven idea that helping others is healing, usually more healing than being helped.

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Tiny Houses: A Big Idea to End Homelessness

Linda Federico-O'Murchu

February 26, 2014 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

While billions of taxpayer dollars are allocated each year to support shelters and social service initiatives, homelessness remains a persistent problem in the U.S. - in 2013, an estimated 610,000 people slept without shelter every night. All over the country, people are building "tiny homes" to give to the homeless, providing them with shelter, a bathroom, and a kitchen for less then the cost of a shelter.

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An Afghan Success Story: Fewer Child Deaths

Sean Carberry

February 04, 2014 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Afghanistan, Guldara

Child mortality rates are decreasing in Afghanistan due to more readily available basic health care, more effective vaccinations, and locally-trained volunteer health workers.

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How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses

Joshua Davis

October 15, 2013 |

Wired |

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Response Location: Mexico, Matamoros, Tamaulipas

Around the world, a new way of teaching and learning is gaining traction – and seeing results. Rooted in educational theory from the likes of Socrates, Piaget, and Montessori, this method is led by students’ curiosity and ability to learn and grow independently; essentially, the students control their own learning. Such methods make success more attainable in places like Matamoros, Mexico, who has seen exceptional improvement from students who experience learning this way.

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Kitchen of Champions cooks up success in Oakland

Emily Constance

October 14, 2013 |

East Bay Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Disadvantaged individuals can often have difficulty finding employment due to lack of job training and references. A free 12-week program offers intensive culinary training at St. Vincent de Paul kitchen along with other job-training lessons for these individuals and those looking for employment.

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Mentoring Students to Prevent the ‘Summer Slide'

Peg Tyre

August 07, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Many students doing poorly in school are not doing poorly enough to go to city-mandated summer school - yet they will likely fall further behind their peers during the summer. A summer school program in New York City is having success with these kids – employing 11-year-olds as teachers.

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When entrepreneurship is only way forward

Laura Baverman

July 21, 2013 |

USA Today |

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Response Location: Guatemala, Antigua

Development work is evolving beyond short-term mission trips and one-off donations into a more comprehensive, in-depth model that addresses long-term sustainability of a solution paired with empowerment of those being served. MicroConsignment is a unique branch of micro-enterprise being implemented by non-profit SolCom in Guatemala that provides individuals in rural villages the skills and resources needed to start sustainable businesses.

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Africa's New Agents of Progress in Female Health: Traditional Male Chiefs

Olga Khazan

June 13, 2013 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: Malawi, Ntcheu

Some groups are making strides at ending child marriage and female genital mutilation, practices that are common and yet dangerous. They're doing so by reaching out to the men in charge.

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Out of India's Trash Heaps, More Than a Shred of Dignity

Sarika Bansal

June 12, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Pune, Maharashtra

Throughout India, wastepickers – people who scour landfills for garbage they can sell to recyclers – live at the bottom of society. But the city of Pune did something radical: with the help of a collective, they did away with expensive garbage trucks, and now all household garbage is collected by wastepickers with pushcarts. Pune saves millions of dollars each year and recycles more – and the wastepickers have decent wages and social standing. The concept is now spreading globally.

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