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  • The Family Doctor, Minus the M.D.

    October 24, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Delphi, Indiana

    Thousands of clinics in America have no doctors. The primary care providers are nurse-practitioners – and their results are as good or better than that of the doctors.

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  • The ‘Avon Ladies' of Africa

    October 10, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    A successful program in Uganda trains village women to sell medicines, fortified foods and other important goods using the Avon model, aiming to create a self-sustaining system for delivering essential health products.

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  • The Writing Revolution

    September 25, 2012 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

    For decades, no one at New Dorp public high school seemed to know how to help low-performing students, and unfortunately, this troubled population made up most of the school, which caters primarily to students from poor and working-class families. Now, New Dorp school district is seeing a huge change in test scores due to the new emphasis on writing skills, which is allowing students greater reading comprehension and ability to receive college acceptance.

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  • Teaming Up to End Homelessness

    September 12, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    There are about 67,000 homeless veterans in the United States today, and at least a third are chronically homeless. The 100,000 Homes Campaign, which aims to get 100,000 chronically homeless or otherwise particularly vulnerable people into housing, supercharged the housing process this summer using Rapid Results — a strategy that helps communities jump-start projects by breaking off a 100-day chunk, setting wildly ambitious goals and using any (legal) means necessary to achieve them.

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  • The Promise of Social Impact Bonds

    June 20, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    When a government needs to invest in an expensive capital project — a new sewer system, bridge or highway — it issues bonds. The hot new idea in social programs – finance prevention programs to cut recidivism, reduce homelessness or keep kids in school by selling bonds, to be paid only if the program is a success.

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  • Shopping for a Better World

    May 09, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The philanthropic practice of buy-one-give-one can be ineffective if communities are given ill-fitting donations or if the donations supplant local markets. The company Warby Parker ensures lasting change by financing the means of local production of a pair of glasses for every pair bought.

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  • The Power of Nursing

    May 06, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Elmira, New York

    In 2010, 5.9 million children were reported as abused or neglected in the United States. The Nurse-Family Partnership, or NFP, arranges for registered nurses to make regular home visits to first-time low-income or vulnerable mothers, starting early in their pregnancies and continuing until their child is 2.

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  • In India, a Small Pill, With Positive Side Effects

    April 04, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

    In the developing world, intestinal worms stunt physical and mental growth, drain energy, and can inhibit school work for children. Deworm the World is a global campaign that lobbied the Delhi government to regularly distribute deworming pills to school children. The benefits decrease student absenteeism and increase cost-saving measures.

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  • Beyond SATs, Finding Success in Numbers

    February 15, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Many qualified students lack the motivation to follow through attending college due to a lack of peer support. A highly successful U.S. program sends great inner-city students to elite colleges in groups – one key to graduation.

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  • The Birth Control Solution

    November 02, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Afghanistan

    Family planning, including access to contraception, is the key to reducing population growth. Not only does family planning therefore reduce poverty and environmental damage, it also saves money. “If you think family planning is expensive, you haven’t priced babies,” says Nicholas Kristof.

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