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  • Wander the Halls, Say Hello: A New Approach to School Safety

    September 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When Mayor de Blasio surveyed students at a forum following the Parkland shooting, almost none of them said they felt comfortable confiding in the security officer assigned to their school. This fall, New York City's public schools are piloting a restorative justice approach to school safety - safety agents, acting as "beat cops," are now expected to walk the halls, engage with students, and deescalate conflict. The initiative, still playing out, has been met with mixed reviews.

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  • The Chemical-Free Food Movement Turning Dusty Land Into Fertile Paradise

    September 05, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Malawi, Lilongwe

    Around the world, farmers are turning to permaculture and agrodiversity to create higher yields than chemical fertilizer while also avoiding the negative effects of conventional farming's focus on monocrop. Although results aren't fully conclusive, evidence does point to the success of low-impact farming strategies.

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  • How little organizations make a big difference through collaboration

    September 05, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    In Alaska, tribal governments are teaming up to eliminate programming redundancies, avoid competing for the same grants, and provide necessary community resources. Their collaboration allows the smaller tribal governments a flexibility and local impact that other governments aren't always able to maintain while still growing their programming.

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  • Getting Purple Sea Urchins Out Of California Waters

    September 04, 2018 |

    WBUR |

    Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Purple sea urchins are taking over the coast of California, diminishing the supply of bull kelp and causing problems for the underwater ecosystem. Divers from a broad range of backgrounds are volunteering to remove a portion of the population in order to restore balance.

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  • Strength in Numbers

    September 01, 2018 |

    Stanford Social Innovation Review |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Group therapy has helped women experiencing depression in poor communities in Kampala. Since 2014, more than 25,110 women have met in small groups with trained peer facilitators, and after completing the program about 86 percent say they are no longer depressed.

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  • Farmers see promise and profit for agroforestry in southern Kenya

    August 31, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kerita

    Climate change coupled with an increasing human population is reducing the amount of land that Kenya farmers are able to use for profitable crops. To get the most out of what's left of the arid land, many are turning to agroforestry projects and are seeing results in the form of healthier land and increased profits.

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  • Aging cocoa trees provide opportunity for agricultural reform in Ghana

    August 30, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Ghana

    In Ghana, cocoa trees are aging and producing lower yields, worrying the farmers who rely on the crop to make a living; the decreased yield is also presenting opportunity for agricultural reform to produce a more sustainable vision for agriculture in the region. Across western Ghana, organizations are working together to create customary land agreements and helping land tenants to encourage long term investment in replanting cocoa trees.

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  • What If All Community Development Started with Local Arts and Culture?

    August 30, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

    An Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania art project "gently" demolished a historic, vacant building and reassembled it as a communal space. This is an example of "creative placemaking," a method to both preserve the character of a community and help address vacancies and the need for development.

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  • 'It saved our business': Italy's farmers turn low into high with cannabis

    August 30, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Italy, Sicily

    In Italy's farmland traditionally that has traditionally been known to grow wheat, farmers have recently found that growing non-pharmaceutical hemp yields greater profit. Allowing them to hire more workers and produce more results on their dry lands, many are crediting the crop for saving their business.

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  • Berry Farmers Break Free From Big Agriculture

    August 29, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Lynden, Washington

    Many farmers in the United States toil under exploitative working conditions, enduring long hours, low pay, and exposure to dangerous chemicals; after taking their battle for better conditions to the legislature, a group of farmers have created a co-op so that they can own the land they work on. The co-op has generated a lot of interest and now produces around 200 boxes of organic produce every week.

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