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  • This Woman Is Single-Handedly Eradicating Child Marriage from Malawi

    March 19, 2018 |

    Marie Claire |

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    Response Location: Malawi, Dedza District

    Since beginning office Senior Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, tribal ruler of the Dedza District in central Malawi had one mission: To end child marriages. “In 2017 alone, the chief annulled some 200 child marriages in her district. During her 14-year reign, she has terminated the marriages of roughly 2,600 child brides and helped the girls finish their education, often by subsidizing their school.”

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  • The ballerina who rescued 100,000 children with hip-hop

    March 14, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Peru, Lima

    Vania Masías abandoned her prolific career as a professional ballerina to teach impoverished youth in Peru hip hop. “More than 100,000 children have passed through the programme over the years.”

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  • What it takes to respond to a mental health crisis

    March 14, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    Mental Health First Aid is an organization that provides 8-hour long trainings about how to respond to common mental health crisis. This solution helps to minimize existing stigmas around mental health and allows individuals who have no other background in mental health to help their fellow citizens when they see them struggling.

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  • When The Blind Lead The Blind — To Bike The Himalayas

    March 14, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: India

    Organizations in India are providing avenues for the disabled to participate in sports such as mountaineering, biking, and scuba-diving. A disabled person is matched with an able-bodied person and the two collaborate to meet the challenging, physically engaging activity.

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  • How snow has become a tool in urban planning

    March 08, 2018 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    An increasing number of cities are looking to redesign roadways, sidewalks, and intersections based on the way spaces are needed after snow storms. Snow piles left after snowplows carve paths for vehicles are basically unused pavement that could be repurposed for things like wider sidewalks, green spaces, and bike paths. Philadelphia officials have redone an intersection after viewing photos by residents and advocates showing unused portions of pavement.

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  • The homeless in San Diego are getting jobs - thanks to a 16-year-old boy

    March 07, 2018 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    High school junior Kevin Barber became aware of a program that was helping the homeless find work in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Inspired by it and what he knew of the homeless population in his hometown, Barber decided to try to implement a similar program in San Diego. He and his mom reached out to city government and before long implemented "Wheels of Change," a program that pays the homeless to help clean up the streets they were once sleeping on.

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  • For Many Female Vets, Healing From Trauma Starts With the Eyes

    March 06, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic technique that accesses and heals trauma by mimicking brain processes present during sleep. New studies have found that EMDR has been effective in helping veterans process traumatic events and injuries sustained during combat.

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  • Two mothers, a son's death, and the struggle for forgiveness

    March 02, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Two women travel on a journey seeking to heal pain through forgiveness with the help of a program in Baltimore that brings together mothers who have lost sons to violence. One woman's son was murdered and the other woman's son is standing trial for that crime. This article shows how complex and long such a process can be and doesn't sugarcoat the difficulty of reconciliation.

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  • Trump Wants to Arm Teachers. These Schools Already Do.

    March 01, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Sidney, Ohio

    Amidst a backdrop of growing conversation around gun control and reform, especially as it pertains to school shooting incidents, President Trump suggests the solution is arming teachers. Some schools, however, have already done this to varying degrees of success and acceptance.

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  • Can Apprenticeships Train the Workforce of the Future? States Hope So.

    March 01, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Helena, Montana

    There is a skills gap in America between people who are unemployed and companies who are hiring for specific skills. Apprenticeships are one way to fill that gap. The apprenticeship model is spreading all across the country, and it has a lot of benefits: companies get government subsidies to pay workers who will be trained in a specific role. The companies and the individuals benefit.

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