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  • Uffizi Gallery's Vast Sculpture Collection Goes Online in Interactive 3D Scans

    August 15, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Response Location: Italy, Venice

    A partnership between Venice’s Uffizi Gallery and Indiana University is providing new access to the Uffizi’s collection of ancient sculpture. The Uffizi Digitization Project provides a web interface for visitors to see the work in interactive three-dimension scans.

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  • How these Portland residents got to own a piece of their neighborhood

    August 14, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A unique financial set up in Portland has led to the creation of the East Portland Community Investment Trust, in which residents in four local zip codes can invest small amounts of money into local projects, specifically shares of a shopping center. To invest, community members need to take a short financial literacy class. So far, the average investment is just $80, but that still pays annual dividends that are meaningful to its investors.

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  • Chicago Segregation Mapping Project Makes Real-Life Connections

    August 14, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Photographer Tonika Lewis Johnson created a “Map Twins” project to bring together people from often strictly segregated sections of Chicago. Connecting people who live on the same number block of the north and south sides of a similar street, Johnson’s project makes visible the impact of neighborhood environment, people’s connections to their community, and the outlines of poverty in underserved parts of the city.

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  • Meet The Social Entrepreneur Behind Africa's "Uber For The Farm"

    August 14, 2018 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Central African Republic

    Hundreds of millions of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa live on a mere two dollars per day, making it difficult to not only support themselves and their family, but also stay relevant in a market that requires expensive equipment. Hello Tractor, an "Uber-meets-Salesforce" app, helps smallholder farmers gain access to the use of fellow farmer's tractors and operators while also supporting the growth of the youth employment.

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  • Haiti Bans Overage Students From Secondary Education, but One School Has a Solution

    August 13, 2018 |

    Global Press Journal |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

    In Haiti, students past a certain age, many of whom had to help their parents with farm work or didn't have money for transportation, are not allowed to enroll in primary school. The École de la Réussite, started in 2012, is filling this gap by offering students vocational skills training and the lessons required to apply to private secondary schools.

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  • Thousands Are Missing or Dead Along the Border. Meet the People Trying to Find Them

    August 10, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A human rights center is working with government agencies to identify the remains of people who died crossing the U.S. border. The partnership is helping the families of the dead find out what happened to their loved ones.

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  • Is Blockchain Technology the Future of Voting?

    August 10, 2018 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    During West Virginia’s primary elections, a pilot program used blockchain technology and a mobile app to record votes. The aim was to improve election security and make it easier for Americans abroad to cast their ballots. Critics say that the program left many security issues unsolved.

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  • School Started by Refugee Students Now One of Uganda's Best

    August 09, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    In 2005 refugee youth at the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, founded the Coburwas school in order to provide students with a better education. Now, it is one of the best performing schools in the camps, ranking in the top four nationally, and has about 530 students. More importantly, students get a quality education, which is hard to come by at the camp where many of the schools are low performing.

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  • Companies Respond to an Urgent Health Care Need: Transportation

    August 09, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Lack of transportation is a key reason why people don’t go to doctor appointments. RoundTrip and Circulation are two start-ups filling the gap, making it easier for particularly older patents to access customized rides.

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  • Hungry for change: urban foragers take the law into their own hands

    August 07, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    According to one canvassing research project, there are 450 edible plants within Seattle's parks. Similar trends are also found throughout the United States as a whole. Although foraging is typically against the law, a new trend of food forests - areas specifically designated for foraging - is spreading across the U.S., allowing city dwellers to become better acquainted to and nurtured by nature.

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