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  • 'Uber For Poop' Aims To Break Up Senegal's Toilet Cartel

    July 27, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Senegal, Dakar

    In Senegal, emptying your septic taste is expensive business; the two options, hiring someone to shovel it onto the street or paying a high price to the "cartel of 'toilet suckers,'" are not sustainable for residents or public health. To force members of the raw sewage cartel to compete with each other and lower prices, a new call center "auctions" the service by text to individual sellers instead of forcing people to contend with a banded group, and "prices for toilet suckers have come down an average of 7 percent" since the program began.

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  • Carne Asada, Hold The Meat: Why Latinos Are Embracing Vegan-Mexican Cuisine

    July 19, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    Mexican-American chefs throughout working-class communities are increasingly embracing a plant-based menu as investment in health and environmental concerns continues to gain traction.

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  • Singapore's abandoned bikes show how not to regulate the sharing economy

    July 18, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

    The tale of bike-sharing in Singapore sheds light on how governments can predict and manage technology changes in the future. Three bike-sharing startups quickly dominated the market, raised money, feared impending regulation, and then left Singapore. Had the government utilized better forecasting, by paying more attention to reports and the external environment, maybe the problem of countless deserted bikes could have been avoided. For now, the government can note its regulatory mistakes and prepare better for future technology.

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  • Detroit veterans find next "mission" in entrepreneurship

    July 17, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Veterans in Residence is a program that connects veterans to networking and co-working space in order to help them start their own companies. Entrepreneurship acts as a creative outlet for many veterans, and startup owners in this program are thriving. From starting a virtual reality company to a marketing startup, the veterans benefit from the comfort of a safe space of others who can relate to their own experiences.

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  • 'I Know How Far I Can Go': Black Entrepreneurs Overcome Challenges In Brazil

    July 13, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Salvador

    A start-up accelerator in Salvador, Brazil is aiming to support black-owned businesses through its business incubator resources. Dende Valley, named as a nod to Silicon Valley, is an accelerator that prioritizes and trains black entrepreneurs to combat systemic racism and lack of opportunity in Brazil. There were 107 applicants for 30 spots this year, and the company expects to triple availability next year as people look to take advantage of their programs.

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  • A Restaurant Takes On the Opioid Crisis, One Worker at a Time

    July 10, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lexington, Kentucky

    DV8 Kitchen is a restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky that employs people recovering from opioid addiction with the hopes that providing jobs and connecting them to treatment centers will combat their addiction. The owners, a couple that owns several other restaurants in the city, maintain high standards for employees, and this is reflected in the impeccable service and the high quality of the food. So far DV8 Kitchen has hired 25 individuals recovering from addiction, helping them lead better lives.

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  • The Bricks Helping to Rebuild Gaza

    July 02, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Palestine, Gaza Strip

    To rebuild Gaza, Green Cake manufactures construction blocks out of locally-available ash and rubble. It’s a low-cost and reliable alternative to importing supplies from Israel.

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  • Can a Web App Help Reduce Nigerian Food Waste?

    July 02, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos, Lagos

    In Nigeria, a new app is helping to notify shop-owners when their food approaches its expiration date. Shop-owners can then enact heavy discounts on the item, which are sold to participating non-governmental organizations that distribute the food to those in need. The app, Chowberry, has helped "20,000 households across Nigeria... and receives 6,000 daily visits."

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  • An Ohio Startup Rebuilds Lives One Piece of Fried Chicken at a Time

    June 28, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    Joe DeLoss's startup, Hot Chicken Takeover, does more than just sell fried chicken in Columbus, Ohio -- the startup hires former prisoners, using "fair chance" standards and providing benefits and services to give those employees the best shot at success. The restaurant experiences less turnover than is standard and hopes to expand their models as they open new locations.

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  • Inside the New Zealand kitchen empowering women refugees

    June 27, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

    Pomegranate Kitchen in Wellington, New Zealand employees refugee women from around the world. The kitchen, which operates collaboratively rather than in a hierarchy, encourages these chefs to grow their cooking and managerial strengths as well as overcome cultural boundaries in order to become financially independent.

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