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The Compass, Making it Work, Making it Work: Affordable Medical Equipment in India

Angela Saini

October 01, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India

This episodes highlights two efforts that have been put in place to provide a service poor people don’t have access to. One of those is Simpa Network, which is providing affordable electricity through solar power to people in India. The other has been dubbed “Amazon for the Poor,” which borrowed Amazon’s model to deliver products to people that live in rural parts of Kenya. So far, 50,000 people have opted to order goods.

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These Solar Farms Have A Secret Hiding Under Them: Mushrooms

Adele Peters

September 22, 2017 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Japan, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

As populations urbanize and the disparity between city and country grows, farmers in Japan are facing increasing economic challenges and a shortage of new farmers to work the land. But a new scheme may help farms to be more profitable by creatively doubling the productivity of their land. New projects allow farmers to grow produce or graze livestock beneath large swaths of solar panels, generating income from both energy sold to the grid as well as more traditional agricultural means.

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Creating Big-City Jobs in Small-Town America

Joseph Darius Jaafari

September 21, 2017 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

Americans in the technology field were finding it hard to get work in much of the country. Additionally companies were growing tired of the problems associated with outsourcing to other countries. Now, American companies outsource to other places within the United States, lessening communication barriers and resulting in more technology jobs.

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The Rx For Better Birth Control

Joseph Darius Jaafari

September 20, 2017 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Colorado views the cycle of poverty as being propelled by unplanned pregnancy. This led to their bipartisan supported funding program for birth control, that is especially useful in rural areas.

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The task: Creating healthier communities with corner store produce

Emily Dech

September 05, 2017 |

Richland Source |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

For many low-income community members, access to healthy food choices can be more challenging than many might think, especially when they lack private transport. Richland Public Health is leveraging the Communities Preventing Chronic Disease grant to help corner stores - which for many neighborhoods, are the only stable location from where to purchase food - to have healthier offerings, especially produce from local farmers, and other counties are taking on the initiative as well.

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Alaska's Small Villages Turn Toward Renewables—And Don't Look Back

Stephen Miller

August 25, 2017 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Buckland, Alaska

Alaska is a state of remote and rural townships, where everything costs more to access - from food to fuel - and plunging global oil prices have pushed the state economy to the brink of financial crisis. But communities such as Buckland are taking steps to move away from dependence on fossil fuels through the building of renewable energy micro-grids. Wind, geothermal, hydro, and solar power not only help keep the lights on, but are contributing to the stabilization of local economies.

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In Ethiopia, model drought defenses are put to the test

Ryan Lenora Brown

July 24, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s cosmopolitan capital, has long been considered a world apart from surrounding rural communities, all of which suffer from reoccurring droughts and civil war. However, thanks to international aid and government intervention, things are looking up for the whole of Ethiopia, dubbed one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Success is particularly linked to a government program designed to predict natural disasters before they occur, and an innovative economic development program, which employs Ethiopia’s poorest in exchange for labor on public works projects. So far, these measures h

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Modern clinic in Kenya's last frontier

Rebecca Mutiso

July 19, 2017 |

Mediamax Network |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

In remote areas of Kenya, health care is hard to access and medical professionals and technology have been hard to come by. A new partnership between the government, Phillips, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has resulted in a new health care centre with state of the art technology, health care training systems, and more personnel to better serve women and children.

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Rising from the ashes, a Buffalo suburb ends its dependence on coal

Elizabeth McGowan

July 11, 2017 |

Grist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tonawanda, New York

When the coal-powered Huntley Generating Station began to shut down, the livelihood of the local community in Tonawanda was greatly threatened; numerous jobs were at stake and looming impacts on the town's largest tax revenue stream meant shuttering schools and choking public services. Local community members organized and, through tenacity and frugal reallocation of resources, diverse groups - including labor unions, politicians, and environmental activists - joined forces in creating a way to sustain and revitalize their community beyond coal.

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Rural Indian girls get discrimination-fighting tool: soccer

Kristi Eaton

June 17, 2017 |

Associated Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Hutup

Using a daily soccer practice as a structure, a nonprofit in a remote village in India is teaching girls about gender equality and health and life skills.

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