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A virtual reality check for texting drivers

Jennifer Brannock Cox

May 02, 2016 |

Delmarva Now |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Salisbury, Maryland

The company AT&T has created a virtual reality simulator that gives users the chance to experience the dangerous, and often deadly, consequences of texting while driving. The new technology is currently being tested by the public and is aimed especially at young drivers who are more often surrounded by distracting technology. This is just one of many initiatives AT&T is pursuing to try and curb phone use while driving – others include legislation and phone apps that silence phones while driving.

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Counseling a text away for troubled teens

Sharon Roznik

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kaukana, Wisconsin

Rural Wisconsin has a shortage of mental health resources for youth. Supported by private grants and public funds, Wisconsin's statewide hotline offers counseling via text. The hotline was founded on the belief that young people may be more open to discuss their problems over text than through in-person conversations.

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Communities step up for kids' mental health

Katherine Lymn

March 17, 2016 |

The Post Crescent |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

After shortages of mental health options for kids and untold grief, counties in Wisconsin have responded with new kinds of support for at-risk youth. Wisconsin communities have increased access with reduced wait time, and have used horse therapy, support groups, charity golf that raises awareness, school-group therapy, as well as mobile live chat sessions, among others.

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Uganda - Legal Advice

Fi Glover, Henrietta Moore, Martha Lane Fox

March 13, 2016 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Barefoot Law was founded to keep Ugandans educated about their legal rights. The group of lawyers provides legal help to 300,000 people each month, heavily supported by volunteers. As a non-profit social enterprise, the volunteer efforts are crucial to reaching such a wide audience. The key innovation is using a cell phone network to spread legal information using calls, texts, and social media.

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Two New Apps Offer Tools For Journalists in Conflict Areas

Molly McCluskey

November 24, 2015 |

The Washington Diplomat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Journalists can find themselves in unsafe regions without anyone knowing their whereabouts. 'Reporta' is a new app that allows journalists to send alerts, provide information about their location, and send an SOS incase of emergency.

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In Aleppo, cell phones are helping some desperate Syrians find clean water

Joyce Hackel

August 26, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Syria, Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate

In war zones, people have a difficult time finding clean water and safe areas to inhabit. Social media, smart phones, and technology applications are aiding in people’s survival. In Aleppo, Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross posted a map on Facebook to show alternative sources of clean drinking water that reached approximately 140,000 people.

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Now Blood Donors Can Get a Text When They Save Lives

Tanya Basu

July 01, 2015 |

Time Magazine |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Gothenburg

When Swedish blood blanks were faced with a blood shortage, one hospital turned to text messaging in order to reach potential donors. Relying on the value of personal connection, the campaign texts donors when their blood has been used and also reminds individuals to regularly donate.

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Annoyed by Robocalls? This One Can Save Lives

M. Sophia Newman

July 01, 2015 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Non-profit organization Reliefwatch is addressing supply chain breakdowns for developing world health clinics by sending them robocalls asking about procurement needs. The information updates a database in real time, allowing suppliers to get the drugs in the hands of the clinics in need and avoiding expiration of excess stock. “The whole idea in terms of the system is that the data goes up into a cloud system that can then be accessed by a manager, the supplier, whoever is relevant,” Yu says.

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Teaching citizens how to shoot better video when they witness brutality

Hari Sreenivasan, Judy Woodruff

April 10, 2015 |

PBS NewsHour |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

With human injustices affecting people on the streets around the world, camera phones have become important tools to document crimes. However, the video may not adequately capture the crime to be persuasive in court. The global organization WITNESS has formed as Video As Evidence Program to instruct citizens how to best document crimes with their cameras so that the evidence will stand in court.

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Restaurant Day Has Become a Big Deal, Just Not in the U.S.

Jennifer Hattam

February 12, 2015 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

Bureaucratic impediments previously blocked Timo Santala from opening a mobile bicycle bar, but he used this barrier to establish 'Restaurant Day' which has now spread worldwide. On these days people sign-up to open a temporary eatery, bringing the community together and helping spark entrepreneurship.

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