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  • Lend Me Your Eyes

    February 05, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Scotland

    New apps like Tap Tap See and Be My Eyes are helping blind people solve everyday problems by combining smartphone video technology with an army of volunteers. The app allows a blind individual to take a photo or video of an item that the person needs to "see"; it then either automatically interprets the photo and announces it aloud to the user, or, if the app itself cannot identify the object, sends it to a real person somewhere in the world who can.

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  • USPS Could Tackle Food Insecurity

    January 27, 2017 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    While the USPS has seen a drastic decline in revenues and capacity in recent years due to growing competition from the private sector and social changes, First Class Meal is reimagining the role that this institution has to play: improving national access to healthy food. Using the existing USPS app to connect organizations and food banks that struggle to distribute donations, postal drivers out on their normal routes would pick up donations, deliver to food banks or pantries, and store food in post offices with excess capacity.

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  • Entrepreneurship Provides New Hope for Former Prisoners

    January 19, 2017 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    People exiting incarceration often struggle to land jobs. But a growing number of organizations are promoting entrepreneurship as an alternative path to economic stability for former inmates and it's not a big stretch considering that many of these folks know how to hustle, think creatively and are resilient. Last year the U.S. Small Business Administration launched a pilot program with several funders to foster business ownership among former inmates but some programs have been around for years and have impressive track records.

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  • Harnessing art to spur entrepreneurship in Live6

    January 06, 2017 |

    Model D |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Live6 area is home to a robust cultural and creative community. And with an increase in development, there's opportunity for artists and institutions to tap into that energy to spur growth.

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  • Kenya's booming digital sharing economy?

    January 05, 2017 |

    African Business Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Though the big players in the sharing economy like Uber and Airbnb are eyeing growing middle class markets like that of Kenya, the concept of shared access to goods and services is nothing new for Kenyan communities. Whereas in the West, the shared economy structure arose largely from a desire for flexibility, in Kenya, much of it arose from need. Now platforms like Lynk and Little Cabs are helping connect Kenyan customers to a broad range of service providers.

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  • Employment Remains Elusive for Resettled Refugees

    January 03, 2017 |

    Diplomatic Courier |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Jordan

    Refugees encounter multiple complex barriers when they try to find employment in a new country. At the Zataari Refugee Camp, refugees have built the Champs Elysees marketplace exhibiting entrepreneurship and resiliency to make the best out of their situation at the camp, even though they left home knowing it would be a struggle to find work.

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  • Cloud Catchers In Peru

    January 01, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Villa Lordes, Lima Metropolitan Area

    Abel Cruz "catches" clouds on his fog net farm to help provide free water for his community in a slum on the outskirts of Lima, where access to water is very limited and costly. While this solution may never compete with large scale and traditional technologies, many argue there is enormous potential for this simple concept in certain, rural areas of the world.

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  • Costa Rica modernized without wrecking the environment. Here's how.

    December 15, 2016 |

    Grist |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica, San Jose

    Unlike other countries suffering with an impoverished population, Costa Rica has not destroyed the environment while modernizing its economy. Costa Rica has created a coffee alliance, a collective effort between the government and local farmers to grow and cultivate sustainable coffee agriculture through public policy and land distribution. The coffee alliance has given economic empowerment to the people, while being environmentally green.

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  • Panic button: how can safety apps for women curb sexual assaults in India?

    December 12, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India

    Sexual violence is a huge problem in India. The mobile apps and online maps created in response aren’t helping. Why? The tools are unreliable, not integrated with government services, and don’t address the cultural dynamics surrounding sexual harassment and assault.

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  • Can Mezcal Survive Being Popular?

    December 07, 2016 |

    Roads & Kingdoms |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, San Juan Del Rio, Queretaro

    The production of mezcal keeps increasing, drawing the attention of big liquor brands who want to invest in the mezcal market. Entrepreneurs in Mexico, are teaming up with rural farmers, their collaboration could potentially push out big companies from taking over the market.

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