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Large malt producer uses wood chips to fuel power plant

Gregg Hennigan

March 04, 2016 |

Rock Road Recycle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Shakopee, Minnesota

Rahr Malting, a brewery in Shakopee, MN, has found a creative way to sustainably address their energy needs. The company partners with the Mdewakanton Sioux Community to use waste barley hulls from the malting factory to generate electricity for their facilities, selling excess power to the public grid while the waste heat sprouts the malt to make beer.

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India's Maternal Care Crisis: Is There A Solution?

Meera Vijayann

December 14, 2015 |

Forbes |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Dombivli

A social enterprise in India addresses the root causes of the country's maternal health care crisis, studying social and economic factors that contribute to infant deaths, domestic violence, and improper maternal health care practices. The enterprise, SNEHA, builds relationships with mothers to learn about their health and domestic violence history, and offers financial and health care support.

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Another Giant Leap

Ndoni Khanyile

December 04, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Sukhrali, Haryana

The rapid development of emerging economies across Asia and Africa is lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty - but there is much debate as to how to best structure this growth. If these economies evolve in the same way as in the West - with unchecked, excessive resource consumption and heavy pollution - the planet may be on the fast track to disaster. Earthrise explores how these nations can grow sustainably using improved, eco-conscious technologies like renewable energy and eco-friendly farming practices.

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This Solution To Poverty In Slums Needs To Be Rapidly Replicated

Devin Thorpe

October 21, 2015 |

Forbes |

Multi-Media |

Over 15 Minutes

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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Opening City Hall's Wallets to Innovation

Tina Rosenberg

September 25, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Great solutions to common problems often already exist and have been implemented elsewhere. By crowdsourcing ideas and broadening the pool from which contractors are selected, cities across the world are improving their cities.

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Could These Two Environmental Challenges Be the Answer to Each Other?

Gabriella Mulligan

September 14, 2015 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Naivasha, Nakuru County

Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant challenges in two areas that previously may have been considered in separate spheres: lack of access to sanitary waste disposal, and a growing need for clean, affordable energy. Now, several companies are scaling solutions for how each of these issues actually solve the other. In Kenya, they are finding ways to turn human waste into fuel and fertilizer, effectively addressing both issues simultaneously.

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For Students With a Mission, a Little Capital Goes a Long Way

Tina Rosenberg

September 11, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

At a time when university students lack opportunities and financial help to test their innovative business ideas, the Resolution Project supports higher education students who have ideas for socially responsible businesses and charities. Resolution offers small awards to start businesses as well as mentor opportunities that enable networking and business collaboration with experts.

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Open Access: How a Nonprofit is Giving Techies Without Tuition Their Shot

Neal Ungerleider

July 23, 2015 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Access Code is a nonprofit in New York that gives young adults, particularly those from minority groups, instruction and resources to learn coding. This education promotes greater access to lucrative careers in the world of technology.

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Where Dreams Come True

Saundra Amrhein

June 18, 2015 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Orlando, Florida

Community colleges were originally designed to be affordable and accessible, yet the myriad pressures on students means that the best intentions often don’t lead to positive results. But the University of Central Florida and its partners are proving a new model called DirectConnect—heavy on individual attention and clear academic goals—that paves a surer path.

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New data reveals which approach to helping the poor actually works

Dean Karlan

June 17, 2015 |

Reuters |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Korom

For years, policymakers have debated different approaches to helping the poor , but new data offers resounding evidence for a strategy that works: an approach known as a “Graduation” program. This method offers participants a “productive asset” to generate income with training on how to use it, as well as the resources (such as healthcare, food, loans, and coaching) to maintain the asset while building a pathway out of poverty.

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