Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 17078 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo

Tammy Webber, Justin Kabumba, Moses Sawasawa

June 30, 2025 |

Associated Press |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Goma

With investor backing, the utility company Nuru built a 1.3-megawatt minigrid that, due to its interconnectivity with a hydropower grid, can power streetlight, phone, and internet services, plus a private company that pumps, treats and distributes water to the Congolese community of Goma. Residents report financial savings and greater feelings of safety.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Meet the 'Bicycle Mayors' Making Cities Around the World More Bike-Friendly

Kaja Šeruga

June 27, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

The Bicycle Mayor Network selects local cycling activists to act as key liaisons in their communities, giving them support and resources to advocate for cycling-friendly policies, organize educational opportunities and events, and provide a link between residents and government decision-makers. There are more than 150 bicycle mayors in 34 countries who have had a hand in everything from improving cycling infrastructure to offering free community classes.

Read More
Go to Original Story
What Hawai'i's 'Blue' Fee Tells Us About The New Green Fee

Leilani Combs

June 27, 2025 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

The Aloha i ke Kai Ocean Stewardship User Fee ($1 per ocean activity per person) was passed by legislators in 2021 to create dedicated resources for marine–focused projects with support from the state’s Division of Aquatic Resources. While still in its early stages, the program raised $2 million, with 55% to 60% compliance in its first year.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How Norway Is Proving That Homelessness Is a Solvable Problem

Peter Yeung

June 26, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Norway

Norway’s approach to tackling homelessness hinges on collaboration, with the national government providing data, strategy, and support that allows municipalities and local nonprofits to implement the best initiatives for their populations. Since 1996, the country’s rate of homelessness has dropped by nearly half.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How Anambra Is Transforming Primary Healthcare Through Telemedicine

Alfred Ajayi

June 26, 2025 |

Radio Nigeria |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Anambra

Anambra State’s telemedicine program is closing the healthcare access gap in rural communities, making universal health coverage more possible. The program began in 2022 and has since hired and trained 42 doctors in providing remote healthcare. As more people use the telemedicine program, public trust in primary healthcare across the region is increasing.

Read More
Go to Original Story
NHPS: Yondr Pouches Are Working Well So Far

Sonia Ahmed

June 26, 2025 |

New Haven Independent |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

To encourage students to be more present and attentive throughout the school day, New Haven Public Schools started using Yondr pouches that keep devices like cellphones, smartwatches and airpods safely locked away while school is in session. Both teachers and students report that the pouches have been a positive addition.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Nevada tribe is bridging the healthcare gap with a mobile clinic that serves 2,000 tribal patients

Kaleb Roedel

June 25, 2025 |

KUNR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Paiute Tribe, United States, Lovelock, Nevada

The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe’s mobile health clinic makes healthcare more accessible to those in a region where traveling to hospitals or doctor offices is often a challenge. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the mobile clinic has served around 2,000 patients, averaging about 20 each month.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Pakistan's women fight to enter the labor force

Christian Pricelius, Sumaira Latif

June 25, 2025 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Pakistan

CARE Schools are free, half-public, half-private institutions that provide lessons in both Urdu and English. The schools teach both boys and girls, sometimes in co-ed classes, to promote gender equality and provide girls with equal opportunities in their education and increase their job prospects.

Read More
Go to Original Story
What's needed to get spring Chinook back to Walla Walla? Cooperation — and patience

Susan Shain

June 24, 2025 |

Northwest Public Broadcasting |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Umatilla Indian Reservation, United States, Milton, Oregon

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation worked to restore extinct Chinook salmon populations by building their own fish hatchery, establishing legislation, and creating a consensus-based advisory committee that brings government, agriculture, business, and conservation groups together to coordinate water management. Salmon returns have dramatically increased from about 60 fish in 2023 to over 900 in 2025.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Despite DEI pushback, guides along Boston's Freedom Trail widen the lens of inclusion

Paul Singer

June 23, 2025 |

GBH |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Amid national attempts to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, tour leaders in Boston are making a concerted effort to highlight historical information about people from all backgrounds, from Indigenous history to important LGBTQ+ figures. One such tour, the Rainbow Revolutionaries tour, has been so popular that organizers have had to schedule additional sessions.

Read More
Go to Original Story