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  • Portugal: Drug Decriminalisation

    February 17, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Portugal

    By decriminalizing drug possession, Portugal removed a barrier preventing addicts from reaching out for help. The country treats drug use as a public health concern, offering free rehabilitation services and a needle exchange program. Although social taboos persist, drug-related deaths and HIV infection rates are at all-time lows.

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  • How an unlikely alliance of Jewish settlers and Palestinian activists are trying to bring peace to Israel

    February 16, 2016 |

    National Observer |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Palestine, Gush Etzion, West Bank

    Grassroots organizations are helping Palestinians and Israelis to meet and discuss their experiences with each other, often for the first time. Ali Abu Awwad, a Palestinian, co-runs one of these groups with two Israeli settlers. He describes their center is a place where “the enemy is transformed into a neighbor,” a process he says must happen before lasting political solutions to the conflict can be reached.

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  • Searching for Solutions as Heroin Claims 10,000 Lives

    February 10, 2016 |

    The Takeaway |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    What changes in U.S. policy can help contain the heroin crisis? For answers, we turn to Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy and director of the Crime Reduction and Justice Initiative at New York University’s Marron Institute, who discusses the advantages of different treatments and approaches.

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  • Estonia: Digital Society

    February 03, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Estonia

    Government services are easily accessible in Estonia in part because everything is online. A digital signature carries the same weight as a physical signature, and data is shared between offices allowing forms such as tax returns to be pre-filled for citizens. The country leapfrogged the rest of the world, investing in digital literacy and infrastructure in an effort to serve its small, spread-out population.

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  • Denver's unified school enrollments may offer Boston a lesson

    January 25, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The one-stop shopping for public, magnet, charter and innovations schools has proved popular in Coloroda but generated controversy in Massachusetts.

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  • Architects Deploy Traffic Barrels to Make U.S.-Mexico Connection

    January 19, 2016 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    Art installations create spaces that can bring together members of diverse communities. Using the motif of urban design on the US-Mexico border, professors at Texas Tech in El Paso created an installation that also served as a community event. The “Flash Installation” existed for only a day, but in that time the project brought together student volunteers, community partners, nonprofits, and local businesses.

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  • Indian women hear some crazy things about their periods

    January 10, 2016 |

    USA Today |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

    More than 300 million women and girls don't have access to the hygiene products they need because of taboos and a lack of resources. Education is helping change that, as are organizations that provide sanitary pads.

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  • Libraries Lend Mobile Wi-Fi Hot Spots To Those Who Need Internet Service

    December 24, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    In addition to lending media and information, libraries are now lending the means to access media and information by allowing patrons to borrow wi-fi hotspots.

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  • From foster care to college: Seattle University blazes a new path

    December 19, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Only a fraction of kids in foster care go to college, and even fewer graduate. The small but successful scholarship program at Seattle University aims to change that by specifically helping students from foster care.

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  • A Training Ground for Untrained Artists

    December 16, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    An Oakland nonprofit that uses art for therapy has a startling track record for helping developmentally disabled adults become prolific—and profitable—artists.

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