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  • A video fix for rural healthcare's challenges

    June 30, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    The Access to Critical Cerebral Support Services (ACCESS) program in New Mexico allows Albuquerque specialists to video call into rural hospitals to give advice and direction in the case of stroke victims. The program saves smaller communities from having to fly patients who are having a stroke to larger cities, which often takes up critical time in which a patient needs to be treated.

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  • The Surprising Success of Micro Hydro

    June 01, 2016 |

    International Rivers |

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    Response Location: Myanmar, Yangon, Yangon Region

    The Hydropower Empowerment Network takes a country-by-country approach to helping establish micro hydro and other technologies in rural places where electricity is difficult to come by. Micro hydro has even proven to be more durable and sustainable than solar, though solar is cheaper and quicker to install - the reason is the depth of community involvement required. When villagers participate on longer-term, complex projects, they develop pride in their work, learn invaluable new skills, and are empowered to engage with the solution.

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  • Sharing the shortage

    May 27, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Talpa, New Mexico

    Farmers and land owners in the Rio Grande del Rancho region are using a collaborative, community-based approach fostered by acequias to ensure better sharing of water resources in times of scarcity.

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  • The Town That Made Its Own Internet

    May 26, 2016 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Greenfield, Massachusetts

    Before 2011, 40% of residents of Greenfield, Massachusetts did not have Internet access. The mayor hired someone to help the town become its own Internet Service Provider, build out the necessary fiber, and fund the entire project without raising taxes. Dan Kelley, who oversaw the project, said “the biggest reason the plan in Greenfield has worked is because of the buy-in commitment made by the town’s residents.” The new affordable Internet is helping residents throughout the town stay connected.

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  • When the River Rises: an investigative report on flooding in Richland County, Ohio

    May 16, 2016 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    As farmers continue to experience floods—and lack control over the dredging of the rivers running through their farms—a few have looked to homegrown solutions, and others to amending policy to create "subdistricts."

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  • AK: Protecting a village

    April 22, 2016 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Kwigillingok, Alaska

    Kwigillingok – a village that keeps kids out of foster care by making it unnecessary. Their Child Protection Team intervenes with families before things get out of hand.

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  • Can Nepal defeat its deepening energy crisis?

    April 17, 2016 |

    The Discourse |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Bhorleni

    Micro-grids powered by wind and solar energy offer a path toward alleviating energy challenges in remote, underserved areas. In Bhorleni, Nepal, the government’s Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) cooperated with the community’s Wind and Solar Energy Users’ Committee to open a renewal energy plant. The initiative represents an effort to scale efforts in other areas of Nepal to achieve the goal of clean and affordable energy.

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  • Can water ATMs solve India's water crisis?

    April 13, 2016 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: India, Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi

    In many rural communities in India, access to clean drinking water is still scarce. The cost of bottled water is prohibitive, city pipes are in poor condition, and the municipal tanker trucks that supply some water are haphazard. But a social business called Sarvajal is busy scaling up a solution: a water ATM. These machines allow people to scan a pre-paid card and withdraw purified water from a stable, convenient source within their community when needed.

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  • Healing India's Traditional Healers

    March 09, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Suri, West Bengal

    India has an estimated 2.5 million medical “quacks.” Can they be trained to do no harm?

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  • A Small Island in the Indian Ocean Offers Big Lessons on Clean Power

    February 10, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Nggaha Oriangu, Nusa Tenggara Timur

    The Indonesian island Sumba is working to provide 100% renewable electricity to all 650,000 residents by 2025.

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