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  • Online respite training helps build 'networks of support'

    October 07, 2016 |

    Daily Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Bloomington, Illinois

    A new online course called REST provides volunteers in Illinois with the necessary skills and a certification to provide short term care for people with disabilities, allowing for their loved ones and long-term caregivers to take much-needed rest breaks and rely less heavily on state programs for support.

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  • In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty

    October 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Kakhin Bimile, Dhaka Division

    Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol), a government-backed Bangladeshi energy and infrastructure group, is helping bring solar power to homes in rural Bangladesh that once relied on dangerous kerosene or expensive diesel for electricity. The keys to Idcol’s expansion are financing plans that cater to lower-income people, as well as partnerships with 56 grass-roots organizations like the microfinance institution Grameen. Solar energy is reliable, clean, and more cost effective in the long run, and has become a lifeline for low-income Bangladeshis living beyond access of the main grid.

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  • It Takes a Library

    October 04, 2016 |

    Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Dixon, New Mexico

    In New Mexico, public libraries are funded by municipalities. That means, if you live in an unincorporated town, there’s no funding stream for a local public library. But, in northern New Mexico, residents in several towns have joined together to create independent libraries that have transformed their communities.

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  • How to feed the masses in small-town America

    September 05, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Walsh, Colorado

    When the only local grocery store in tiny Walsh, Colorado, shut down, the 600 residents of the town chipped in to re-open the store, combining community financing with traditional business savvy to keep the community institution afloat. Walch's grocery and other rural grocery stores with similar models have overcome the struggle of competition from national dollar stores with the community investment approach, leveraging close local ties to maintain support and funding.

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  • Relying on food pantries in New Mexico's rural communities

    September 05, 2016 |

    Small Towns Big Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Ojo Sarco, New Mexico

    Hunger is a hidden crisis in the U.S., and in places like Rio Arriba County, New Mexico - a food desert and poverty-stricken community - a few dedicated food pantries are all that stands between thousands of people and going hungry. A longstanding relationship with Farmers Markets authorized to use SNAP benefits has also allowed farmers to donate overstocked produce to those in need - though the greater battle against the poverty that causes hunger is yet to be won.

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  • New startups help farmers supply organic produce to Bengalureans

    September 01, 2016 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    In India, the food business has lacked transparency and people have depended upon imported foods that have been chemically treated. New programs, such as Jivabhumi and Organic Mandya, connects consumers with organic farmers to receive locally-made chemically-free food. The organic food industry is expanding to offer tourists the ability to see where their food comes from in order to encourage informed consumerism.

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  • The City That Unpoisoned Its Pipes

    August 08, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Lansing, Michigan

    The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has left the city in dire straits without funds or political will to replace its lead pipes. Less than fifty-miles away, the city of Lansing has managed to replace almost all of its pipes, even during the Great Recession. Between Flint and Lansing, divergent approaches to management of utilities, funds, and citizen health provide extraordinary lessons about what worked and what caused the failures.

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  • Great Falls keeping vets off the street

    August 04, 2016 |

    Great Falls Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Great Falls, Montana

    Great Falls has had success finding homes for Veterans. Through word of mouth, volunteers, and communication between agencies homes and programs have been set up to house veterans and facilitate finding them employment.

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  • Welcome to Brazil, Where a Food Revolution Is Changing the Way People Eat

    July 28, 2016 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Since the 1970s, obesity rates in Brazil have been increasing proportionally with the amount of "ultra-processed" foods being consumed. Foregoing healthy, locally produced food has not only resulted in a health epidemic, but has also contributed to a deteriorating economy, strains on the environment, and decaying of culture. Brazil's new food guide and school lunch programme are both founded on the premise of taking a holistic approach to eating, going beyond calorie count to address the environmental, cultural and social elements to food consumption.

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  • Liberia after Ebola: Turning midwives into surgeons

    July 25, 2016 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Liberia

    In Liberia, about 3 women die from complications due to childbirth every day. In a country that is drastically medically underserved, doctors are training midwives to perform Cesarean sections and resuscitate babies without help from a supervising physician. This solution is allowing more women to safely deliver their babies without having to wait for unavailable physicians who may not be able to respond quickly enough to save the lives of the mother and child.

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