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  • In African Classrooms, Shiny Technology Shouldn't Replace Long-Term Solutions

    November 15, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    After an initial push by foreign companies to get tablets, computers, and other e-learning devices into classrooms in many African countries with promises to democratize access to education, EdTech startups are taking a step back from what some have called "technological colonialism." Entrepreneurs are shifting to a more holistic approach that takes into account local needs and gets teachers more involved in the implementation process - "It's not just about tablets or laptops ... it all begins with basic infrastructure," the co-founder of a Kenyan e-learning platform emphasized.

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  • Can we design neighborhoods to survive wildfires?

    November 14, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Wildfires are inevitable, especially as forests become drier due to climate change, but it is possible to design the built environment so that fires don’t destroy as much property or as many lives. Architects now can choose different materials that resist ignition from wind-borne embers and can put more distance between homes. Spacing homes farther apart and burying power lines can help, but the changing climate is also making some places unsuitable for rebuilding destroyed communities.

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  • Denver Is Testing Housing Vouchers For Middle-Income Workers. Austin Will Be Watching.

    November 14, 2018 |

    KUT |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Housing voucher programs provide assistance to those who make too much to qualify for Section 8 housing, but whose wages can’t keep up with rent in their cities. Denver, Colorado, is addressing the financial burden of skyrocketing rents by providing middle-income earners such as teachers and healthcare workers with housing assistance. Funded through a public-private partnership, the two-year pilot program allows applicants to search online for landlords that have agreed to accept the vouchers.

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  • This tool helps you make sure your 401(k) is supporting gender equality

    November 13, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Gender Equality Funds is a tool that makes it possible for people to know if the mutual fund companies in their 401(k)’s are gender inclusive. The tools pulls data from 4,000 mutual funds companies and gives them a gender score. The aim is to empower people to invest their money in socially responsible funds. “I believe this is going to be a tsunami of capital shifting away from companies that are not responsive on gender equality.”

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  • So many innovations, little uptake to boost health

    November 13, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Medical innovations in maternal and child health could save thousands of lives in Africa if more governments adopted them. A Kenyan doctor with an international nonprofit that works to transform global health through innovation offers key examples such as oxytocin tablets that don't need refrigeration and can stop women bleeding to death after birth, dipsticks to detect pre-eclampsia and skilled birth attendants. These solutions can stop women and children dying from preventable causes.

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  • The Wheels on These Buses Go Round and Round With Zero Emissions

    November 12, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, White Plains, New York

    Electric cars have already made their entrance into American society, but now school buses are also joining the ranks of energy efficient vehicles. From New York to California, school systems are actively finding ways to implement the buses into their rotations in order to cut down on the carbon footprint of school transportation and reduce the cost of fuel.

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  • Mobile Laundry Services for Australians Experiencing Homelessness Wins $1M Grant

    November 12, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Australian company Orange Sky transports washers, dryers, and showers for people experiencing homelessness, who often experience a lack of access to things that promote general personal hygiene and wellness. While it doesn't solve the broader issue of homelessness, the service can help to stop the spread of disease and provides an opportunity for conversations.

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  • Heart attack-detecting smartphone app almost as accurate as an ECG

    November 11, 2018 |

    New Atlas |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Researchers are working to develop an app that can detect certain deadly heart attacks. In trials, the ECG app was almost as accurate as traditional ECGs. It can correctly identify a heart attack and does not report a heart attack when one is not happening. Doctors will be able to review ECG data instantly once its uploaded from the cloud.

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  • Cities are Making Left Turns Safer with ‘Wedges' Audio icon

    November 09, 2018 |

    Streetsblog USA |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In 2016 and 2017, New York City installed infrastructure designed to slow down drivers making left-hand turns in more than 200 locations and banned left turns at high-risk spots as a way to curb pedestrian crashes. Since then, median left-turn speeds have dropped 19 percent at those intersections and the number of vehicles cutting turns so closely they cross the double yellow lines declined by 79 percent. Now cities like San Jose and Los Angeles are looking to follow New York’s lead.

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  • Landlords Are Powerful. Here's A Way Renters Are Regaining Some Control.

    November 09, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    A growing number of tenant-focused websites are trying to level the power dynamic between shoddy landlords and tenants by giving tenants a voice. “There is a big power mismatch in today’s rental market, but it doesn’t have to be that way.” Amongst those is Rentlogic, which grades 1.1 million apartment buildings, but rather than relying on subjective comments the website provides a grade based on an algorithm.

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