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  • Fixing the Problems We Can Fix

    October 10, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A Philadelphia non-profit is targeting young people who struggle when leaving the foster care system and providing them with comprehensive services to help them transition into independent living successfully; that includes helping them find jobs, homes, and more. The program is based off a model from Youth Villages, a national nonprofit, and is showing impressive results - for example, "90 percent of the youth who joined the program were in need of stable housing; now, 35 percent have their own homes, and the rest live with family, former foster families or in supervised independent living."

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  • Seeds Of Maya Genius Grow In A New Kind Of School

    October 09, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Guatemala, Jocotenango

    A small school in rural Guatemala is challenging the way that Guatemalan children are educated (if they even have the opportunity at all) by focusing on health, education, food, and art. However, although the school's holistic approach has garnered international praise and its diplomas are recognized by the Guatemalan government , the school must rely on donors for funding.

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  • In charting the future of the Clark Fork River, lessons exist on Blackfoot, Bitterroot rivers

    October 08, 2018 |

    Missoulian |

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    Response Location: United States, Turah, Montana

    The Clark Fork River in Montana has recently undergone a significant revitalization process and is now bringing in greater recreational opportunities and interest in rural housing development. This change has spurred the local community to analyze what's worked – such as forming a local collaborative and assessing how to handle tourism – and what they've learned from the failures over the recent years.

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  • Whisky and vodka flow as Tasmanian farmers embrace spirit of sustainability

    October 07, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia, Tasmania

    In Australia, farmers are looking to diversify their crops in order to gain greater financial returns. For several farmers across different regions, this has resulted in looking to whiskey and vodka production.

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  • Indigenous tribes are the last best hope for the Amazon

    October 04, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Maranhão

    Illegal logging and land clearing are destroying much of the Amazon forest which is impacting the livelihood of the indigenous people living there. The Guajajara tribe is taking an active stand against these activities by joining forces to stand guard against intruders.

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  • Kenya's Government Is Evicting Indigenous People. Tech Helps Them Fight Back.

    October 04, 2018 |

    New York Magazine |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Kenya's indigenous communities are fighting the government's attempts to seize the land they live on using an app called This is My Backyard, or TIMBY. The app helps users to securely encrypt videos and pictures that can then be used for legal and publicity purposes, allowing community members to gather evidence and hold leaders accountable.

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  • Volunteer scientists study flowers to battle climate dread

    October 03, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    As climate change takes it's toll across the world, volunteer scientists in Washington are helping to track the changes. MeadowWatch, a program made up of these volunteer scientists, encourages the collection of data while hiking the Mount Rainier National Park. Not only does this help in data management, but offers a tangible way for people to take their climate awareness a step further.

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  • The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America's Small Farms

    October 03, 2018 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Throughout the United States, farmer co-ops are gaining popularity as a means to share work and resources with fellow small farms with the goal of keeping rural communities alive. Although this model can look slightly different depending on the region and can create limitations, overall, many believe this approach may create a more resilient farming practice.

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  • The Power of Student Peer Leaders

    October 02, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    PeerForward, a youth leadership development organization, taps into the power of peer networks to increase the number of students in low-income schools applying to college and submitting FAFSA forms. Working with teachers, elected students develop their own custom action plans to achieve PeerForward's common goals. For instance, at some schools, student leaders required a completed FAFSA for admission to a dance.

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  • The Hellerup School: Lessons from a school without walls

    October 02, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: Denmark

    An innovative school and architectural endeavor in Denmark offers 16 years of lessons for the increasingly popular personalized learning movement. At the Hellerup School, students check in with their teachers at the beginning of the lesson and then disperse throughout the open-plan building to work where they are most productive. While the school has found the model highly rewarding, in recent years, Hellerup has grappled with how to build more group interactions into the intensely individualized curriculum.

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