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  • Africa's Future is Clean Energy

    December 04, 2015 |

    African Business Magazine |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Oromia

    At the mention of “clean energy” in Africa, six countries stand out as beacons of the change to new, clean future energy sources on the continent, boosted by foreign investment.

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  • The Solar Company Making a Profit on Poor Africans

    December 02, 2015 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Since its commercial launch in 2012, M-Kopa has grown to exceed expectations for its revenue--now making more than $12 million a year. The company does this all while expanding access to affordable technology to the poorest rural population in Kenya, as well as providing them with credit and promoting green practices.

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  • Chocolate gets sweeter: How consumer outrage is reducing child labor in Ghana

    November 30, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Ghana, Accra

    The cocoa industry’s worst child labor abuses are beginning to be cleaned up. The changes are, in many ways, unprecedented.

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  • Seaweed cultivation ushers waves of change in the Sundarbans

    November 25, 2015 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: India, Jharkhali, West Bengal

    Algaculture offers a sustainable and empowering alternative to rice farming in coastal areas of India threatened by sea level rise. With the assistance of The Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research and the South Asian Forum for Environment, women engage in algae farming training workshops. Harvesting algae like a crop provides a vital source of additional income to women, who are often the caretakers of their family.

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  • The Remarkable Story of the County That Has Done the Most to Reduce Income Inequality in America

    November 20, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Zionsville, Indiana

    Indiana officials didn't set out to close the wealth gap. But that's exactly what happened in Boone County, as the middle class moved in to both posh and poor neighborhoods amidst a changing tax regime.

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  • Urban farming takes root in Hartford

    November 02, 2015 |

    Hartford Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    To take advantage of empty buildings and vacant lots, the city of Hartford, Connecticut has begun taking the initiative of utilizing the spaces for urban farms and food-related businesses.

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  • From the roof to the living room, startups tackle urban farming

    October 22, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Farmland is expensive and scarce in urban areas. In Boston Higher Ground Farm uses green roofs to grow its produce and Grove Lab has designed a cabinet for people to grow their vegetables indoors.

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  • This Solution To Poverty In Slums Needs To Be Rapidly Replicated

    October 21, 2015 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Port Elizabeth

    In South Africa, the extreme gap between rich and poor is the root cause of cyclical poverty, and those living in slums face particularly high barriers to education, healthcare, and quality of life. The Ubuntu Education Fund is using a comprehensive approach that includes sustainable investment in community leadership and infrastructure, a cradle-to-career household stability service, and a dexterous, community oriented approach to helping break the cycle of poverty.

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  • Reducing drugs, prostitution via zoning: Costa Mesa's plan to shutter problem motels

    October 07, 2015 |

    Orange County Register |

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    Response Location: United States, Costa Mesa, California

    Illicit activity is rampant in the rundown motel rooms dotting Costa Mesa’s Harbor and Newport boulevards. Officials think they finally have a plan to make some of those motels disappear: Property zoning.

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  • Reshaping the Rust Belt through immigrant talent

    October 05, 2015 |

    FreshWater Cleveland |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Cities along the USA's rust belt, such as Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Detroit, have been encouraging immigrants to settle in their cities through various organization as a way to combat their population decline. The influx of immigrants not only increases the population, but spurs innovation, new businesses, and the creation of new jobs.

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