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  • The Data Donators

    April 18, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, Greater London

    Around the world, more and more people are launching projects through mobile apps that use smartphones to collect massive amounts of data for solving chronic issues. By asking thousands of volunteers to donate their data for the greater good, researchers can access data in quantities that were previously unobtainable.

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  • The world's greenest island

    April 16, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Samso

    Samsø, a small island in Denmark, has done what no other city has reached; energy independence. People on the island use a combination of wind, solar, and biomass, energy. How is such a large feat accomplished? Local leaders say it wasn’t because of technological breakthrough, but through collective action.

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  • How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience

    April 14, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Community development programs in cities around the country show how using connectedness and equity as focal points in sparking community change can be successful and sustainable in the long-term. From a Brooklyn grassroots environmental justice organization sustainably rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy to a coalition of nonprofits in Richmond fueling public participation in renewable energy awareness, these entities rely on relationships, equity and bonding over shared communities to foster solutions.

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  • Should Artists Unionize?

    April 13, 2017 |

    Artsy |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Poland, Warsaw

    In Poland, artists have used a traditional tool to advocate for and obtain fair compensation: unionizing. While the artists’ union is not officially recognized by the state, it has successfully obtained better pay for artists from galleries and grant funders and led a 2012 strike.

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  • Appalachia's new trail: finding life after coal

    April 09, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Well-paying mining jobs used to be the bedrock of Appalachian coal country, but those jobs are increasingly hard to find. Local and national organizations are working together to help the region diversify economically by supporting local entrepreneurship with trainings and grant money.

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  • Where Pregnancy Isn't A Death Sentence

    April 06, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ondo

    In the Nigeria state of Ondo the maternal mortality rate fell by 40 percent after the state unrolled the Abiye vanguard program. Over 400 health vanguard’s were hired to ensure that pregnant women delivered their babies in healthcare facilities, rather than with traditional birth attendants. “94.7 percent of deliveries today are now handled by skilled attendants, compared to 38 percent nationwide.”

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  • As the U.S. Wrests Greater Control Over HIV, What's the Key to Success?

    April 05, 2017 |

    POZ Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    As HIV rates rise, various states within the United States are working to address underlying issues that contribute to this increase by improving surveillance methods. Based on the premise that better record-keeping will lead to better solutions, some cities are already seeing success in reducing rates because they’re better able to target specific populations and communities.

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  • A How-to Book for Wielding Civic Power

    April 05, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Recognizing a pervasive sense of powerlessness in the US, Eric Liu authored "You’re More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen.” By connecting stories of various groups across the political spectrum exercising their civic muscles, he lays out concrete ways that power can be reclaimed by the seemingly powerless citizen.

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  • The Parent Hack For Cheaper Childcare

    April 04, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, Greater London

    Costs of childcare can be debilitating, especially for single mothers and low-income families. In London, some parents are banding together to take on shifts at their nursery, dramatically lowering staffing fees to keep childcare obtainable - with the added bonus of extra time spent with their young kids.

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  • ‘Sweet' redemption through group farming

    April 02, 2017 |

    Philippine Daily Inquirer |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines

    In the Phillipines, the Agregarian Comprehensive Reform law passed in 1988 opened up the doors for farmers to own the land they worked, giving way to communal farms. Communal farms are a type of business model in which many farmers own and manage the land. One of those farms is the Minoro Isabel Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association. In 2016, the communal farm made a profit of $3.28 million, 90 percent of that was reinvested into the group.

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