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  • The Connecticut Experiment

    May 08, 2018 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    A pilot program in Connecticut for young offenders matches them with older inmates as mentors who help them confront their pasts and the underlying reasons they’re in prison. They learn new life skills and personal money management as part of a growing trend to use neuroscience to inform incarceration of young adults. The program is based on prisons in Germany and two other states are setting up similar pilots, but no data is yet available on whether the approach reduces recidivism.

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  • Fighting Street Gun Violence as if It Were a Contagion

    May 08, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Most tough guys with guns don’t want to shoot. Trained violence interrupters can therefore jump in and find alternative ways to mediate disputes. Hired from the same neighborhoods in which they work, violence interrupters and outreach workers form the backbone of Cure Violence, a neighborhood-level program that has gone global treating gun violence as a self-replicating disease.

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  • Farm to Reef

    May 08, 2018 |

    bioGraphic |

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    Response Location: Cuba

    The demise of coral reefs has made headlines recently as conservationists face the challenge of trying to save what is left of them from global warming, ocean acidification, pollution, overfishing – to name just a few of the threats. Gardens of the Queen National Park in the Caribbean may hold some answers. From a pro-environmental government philosophy to a reduction in nitrogen- and phosphorus-rich farm runoff, there are more than a few practices that have culminated into a solution to keep Cuba's coral reef healthy.

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  • How Artists and Neighbors Turned a Bomb Site Into a Medicine Garden

    May 07, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    A team of London artists revitalized a town by turning an old World War II bomb site into a community garden. They joined forces with locals, who saw the garden as an opportunity to protect the space from being developed. “The borough has the highest poverty rate in London, yet, at the same time, property values and rents have been going up.” The garden offers more than 30 varieties of medicine plants, and provides sanctuary for bats and newts.

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  • BNFB Project: Scaling up biofortified crops for nutrition security

    May 05, 2018 |

    IPP Media |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    Community members, especially children, in Tanzania are facing a public health crisis in the form of a vitamin A deficiency. With research indicating that biofortified crops such as sweet potatoes are a viable solution to combating this issue, government institutions and agriculture research organizations are teaming up to promote the methods to increase production of biofortified crops.

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  • Brazil is battling its sky-high murder rate with a police-community alliance

    May 03, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais

    Through targeted policing and community outreach, violence prevention program Fica Vivo reduces youth homicide rates in Brazil. The “weed and seed” approach removes top offenders, engages youth at risk of offending in government-funded activities, and builds accountability between law enforcement and the community.

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  • San Diego did what Seattle didn't: give people a safe place to sleep in cars

    May 03, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    For homeless people living out of their cars, a safe place to park for the night is essential. While Seattle has struggled with this, the cities of San Diego and Santa Barbara have implemented more successful programs by imposing limitations and providing more access to caseworkers in "safe lots." The solutions, administered by local non-profits, highlight the potential and complications of giving people a place to sleep in their cars.

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  • Welcome to Babcock Ranch, Florida's New Solar Suburb

    May 03, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Babcock Ranch is a sustainability “laboratory” that is testing what it takes to build a totally green community. What sets this community apart are the 440 acres of solar panels and the pursuit of a town powered fully by solar energy. Local families had a voice in the design process, and the first families who have moved in are thrilled with a living style that prioritizes sustainability.

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  • #MeToo sex scandals spur interest in standards for the aid sector

    May 02, 2018 |

    The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    There is no international watchdog monitoring the estimated 450,000 humanitarian aid workers operating worldwide. After sex-for-aid abuses in West Africa became high-profile news in 2002, initiatives were established to regulate the sector. But without third-party enforcement, these initiatives continue to rely on the voluntary buy-in of NGOs and IOs, allowing sexual abuse and other malpractice to continue.

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  • Can VR teach us how to deal with sexual harassment?

    May 01, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States

    Immersive virtual reality trains students and employees on how actions can lead to harassment and discrimination in schools and the workplace. These interactive games have shown to be effective at helping people retain information in pilot studies. Sexual assault survivors and public health experts are supporting this approach. There is also a push to engage people earlier in this kind of training rather than waiting until college, and researchers are finding the games become catalysts for young people to discuss sensitive issues, like consent.

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