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  • Tackling obesity for 'the body of Christ': a Mississippi pastor's healthy mission

    May 28, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Healthcare professionals have learned that weight loss efforts can be much more effective when led by a trusted guide – and that person may not be a doctor. A neighborhood church assumes responsibility for keeping their parishioners healthy.

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  • Peru's Ancient Stone Canals

    May 25, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Huamantanga, Lima Metropolitan Area

    Climate change has led to shorter, more violent rainy seasons in the highlands around Lima, Peru, meaning that - even though there is theoretically enough water during the rainy season to sustain the local population, it flows downhill too quickly, leaving residents short of clean water during the dry season. Now, an organization called Condesan is helping the community to restore ancient stone canals from the seventh century that will help to store water from rainfall through the dry season and supply residents with a steady water source.

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  • The world is 4 million teachers short. Here's how to solve that.

    May 08, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Central African Republic

    The developing world lacks teachers, doctors, and mental health care workers. A professor in London suggests training capable civilians via online classes and chats to quickly and effectively fill these needs.

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  • In Rwanda, Building a “University in a Box”

    May 04, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali, Kigali

    Kepler University in Rwanda reduces the cost of a university education by hiring teachers based on their willingness to innovate — not necessarily their expertise — and by blending online and in-classroom learning. Students receive the equivalent of a college diploma and job training in order to facilitate a possible rise out of poverty.

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  • Another Chance for Teens

    May 02, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Since the 1960s, New York City has run the nation’s largest publicly managed summer jobs program. Nearly 50,000 14- to 24-four-year-olds spend six weeks working, not only in publicly funded day care centers, summer camps, hospitals and city agencies, but also high-tech firms and Fortune 500 companies. The summer jobs help at-risk kids keep from dropping out of school.

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  • Mozambique's life-saving surgeons aren't doctors at all

    April 27, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mozambique, Chokwe

    Mozambique has a shortage of practicing surgeons, so medical technicians are being trained to fill their roles in various situations, especially in rural locations. Although there are challenges to using this tactic, the technicians-turned-surgeons have similar complication rates as those who are practicing surgeons.

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  • Help the Nepal Aid Effort By Making a Map

    April 27, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nepal

    Citizen cartographers around the globe are tracing and checking roads, buildings, and open spaces to assist people on the ground. You can help.

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  • From Our Prison to Your Dinner Table

    March 03, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In prison, most inmates are alienated from social practices and can be a tax burden for the states. The Colorado Correctional Industries is a program that positions inmates in different forms of labor such as making stuffed toys, farming fish, picking fruit, tending livestock, and creating crafts to be sold at grocery stores. The program makes inmates into taxpayers instead of tax burdens and offers skills that are useful for future employment once they leave prison.

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  • A Town Where a School Bus Is More Than a Bus

    February 27, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartsville, South Carolina

    There are many other adults beyond teachers who regularly interact with children — and who are often overlooked as potential contributors to the educational mission. Hartsville, South Carolina, uses school bus drivers as a resource and extra set of eyes to observe how students are doing.

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  • Why DIY Public Spaces Are Starting to Take Off in Turkey

    February 10, 2015 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, İzmir

    An absence of public infrastructure and park space hasn't stopped the people of Izmir, Turkey from gathering in and enjoying the outdoors. Now a few clever and creative individuals are helping teach their communities to reclaim public spaces, sharing designs for recycling materials to build things like benches or docks for all to enjoy.

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