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Seaweed cultivation ushers waves of change in the Sundarbans

Oishanee Ghosh

November 25, 2015 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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Response Location: India, Jharkhali, West Bengal

Algaculture offers a sustainable and empowering alternative to rice farming in coastal areas of India threatened by sea level rise. With the assistance of The Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research and the South Asian Forum for Environment, women engage in algae farming training workshops. Harvesting algae like a crop provides a vital source of additional income to women, who are often the caretakers of their family.

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Canary in the Code Mine

Lauren Smiley

November 18, 2015 |

Backchannel |

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Response Location: United States, Pikeville, Kentucky

As the U.S. shifts away from coal, thousands lose their jobs and live on unemployment. BitSource, a tech startup in Kentucky, is teaching ex-miners how to code.

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Boston Nonprofit Sees Legal Services As Key To Curbing Veteran Homelessness

Bob Oakes, Shannon Dooling

November 11, 2015 |

WBUR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston-based Veterans Legal Services (VLS) is the only organization of its kind in the state. The nonprofit helps veterans access benefits and navigate civil court proceedings. Its clients are specifically low-income and homeless veterans, all of whom struggle financially.

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Lifelong Heroes: Meet The Vets Who Rebuild Communities After Disasters

Alexandra Svokos

November 11, 2015 |

Elite Daily |

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Response Location: United States, Columbia, South Carolina

Team Rubicon, a non-profit organization of military veterans that provides disaster relief, has provided relief after flooding in Detroit, tornadoes in Oklahoma, a typhoon in the Philippines and an earthquake in Nepal, among dozens of other communities across the globe.

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What Happens If You Try To Prevent Every Single Suicide?

Joanne Silberner

November 03, 2015 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Suicide rates are rising in the U.S. The Henry Ford Health System in Detroit reduced suicide rates within their insurance plan by 80 percent by actively seeking at risk patients. They screen every hospital patient on every visit and immediately treat those in need.

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From trafficking victim to rescuer: 'I got her out'

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

November 02, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Two Nepali relatives were trapped in the same home in the United States. One sneaked out after six months. Freeing her mother's cousin would take a little longer, but a Nepali organization was able to rescue her by providing a literal escape route.

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Trafficking: One woman's journey from Staten Island slavery to her own boss

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

November 02, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

Part 2 of a series on solutions to freeing victims of labor trafficking around the globe. With the help of organizations like Damayan Migrant Workers Association in New York, former victims who have been freed from labor trafficking become advocates for others, demanding changes and becoming part of the solution to a vicious cycle of worker victimization.

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Preventing underage drinking takes more than scare tactics

Weston Morrow

November 01, 2015 |

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

Rasmus and Allen are attempting to take the data they’ve gathered from their years working with western Alaska communities to establish Qungasvik as an evidence-based solution for not only alcohol abuse but also for other issues facing rural Alaska, such as suicide.

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Riverview Gardens High leads its district on path to success

Elisa Crouch

October 28, 2015 |

St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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Response Location: United States, Ferguson, Missouri

A high school near the heart of much of the Ferguson unrest has been the key driver in what state officials have called the most dramatic improvements of a school district in Missouri. Its graduation rate last year—83 percent—is the highest it’s been in more than a decade, accomplished in part by building relationships with students.

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One in Three: Breaking Brazil's domestic violence cycle

Karin Slater

October 04, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Brazil, Pernambuco

Brazil's Straw Hat project helps women affected by domestic violence leave abusive situations and enter the economy, creating a path to self-sustainability.

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