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  • How Armenia Is Trying to Stop Sex-Selective Abortions

    Nina Teggarty
    2017-12-06 00:00:50 UTC
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    April 07, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Armenia

    In Armenia, sons are far more desired than daughters leading to a high prevalence of sex-selective abortions that is resulting in a shortage of girls. 'Save the Children' works with families to help them see how similar girls and boys are, in order to help decrease abortions.

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  • Sisters listen to help heal as Rwanda marks 23 years since the genocide

    Melanie Lidman
    2017-04-18 02:48:31 UTC
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    April 06, 2017 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Benebikira 'Sister Listeners' offer informal counseling to both victims and perpetrators of violence during the Rwanda genocide, seeking to forge a bridge of understanding. Their roles as listeners are especially important during the annual anniversary of the genocide.

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  • Where Pregnancy Isn't A Death Sentence

    Linus Unah
    2018-07-24 04:50:41 UTC
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    April 06, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ondo

    In the Nigeria state of Ondo the maternal mortality rate fell by 40 percent after the state unrolled the Abiye vanguard program. Over 400 health vanguard’s were hired to ensure that pregnant women delivered their babies in healthcare facilities, rather than with traditional birth attendants. “94.7 percent of deliveries today are now handled by skilled attendants, compared to 38 percent nationwide.”

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  • The High Price of Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Life

    Taffy Brodesser-Akner
    2017-04-20 03:02:01 UTC
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    March 30, 2017 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Young adults who decide to abandon their cloistered Jewish communities have only one another to help them navigate the alternate reality of modern-day New York. 'Footsteps', is a nonprofit organization that brings formerly ultra-orthodox people together to talk and learn to navigate their new worlds, while also bringing in social workers and providing GED classes. For individuals leaving their families, life can be extremely difficult, but this group seeks to create a more positive transition to the secular world.

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  • Bonds That Combat the Isolation of Military Life

    David Bornstein
    2018-01-17 22:19:32 UTC
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    March 20, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Frequent deployments and relocations create career hurdles for military spouses and pull families away from their support networks. Blue Star Families, a nonprofit founded in 2009, is working with volunteers in 35 chapters around the world to help military families connect and communicate their experiences to policymakers and the American public. More than half of surveyed families say that they would not recommend military service to their children, a potentially serious issue for the all-volunteer force which recruits heavily from families with histories of service.

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  • Jerusalem Jews and Arabs bond over backgammon

    Abigail Klein Leichman
    2017-10-23 16:45:34 UTC
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    March 19, 2017 |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Israel, Jerusalem

    The Middle East has long been the site of conflict, but 'Jerusalem Double' is trying to ease tensions by having people from all backgrounds come together to play in backgammon tournaments. These tournaments have been very successful in sparking empathy, mentorship, discussion and bringing groups together.

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  • Minneapolis North High School dramatically increased its graduation rate. How'd they do it?

    Erin Hinrichs
    2017-04-30 00:06:51 UTC
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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    High school graduation rates, especially for Black and Hispanic students, are alarmingly low, which led North High School in Minneapolis to rebuild the school model and foster a dramatic increase in the number of students graduating. Through daily advisory periods with teachers, a community of peer support, close contact between teachers and parents, and outside guidance, the school has seen overwhelming improvement.

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  • How San Bernardino is learning from Oakland, Stockton to decrease deadly violence

    Ryan Hagen
    2018-09-24 20:39:02 UTC
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    March 13, 2017 |

    San Bernardino Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

    The city of San Bernardino adopted a strategy in 2017 from Stockton and Oakland that helped reduce homicides and violence in those communities. The Ceasefire model eschews blanket approaches like curfews and gang injunctions to focus on the places and people mostly likely to experience violence and then target them with outreach by leaders in the community, churches and criminal justice arenas. The idea is to build relationships and use data strategically to prevent crime.

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  • Dating app helps Indians with disabilities find their perfect partner

    Priti Salian
    2020-01-14 22:36:17 UTC
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    March 10, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    For those whose disabilities hinder their dating lives, matchmaking apps can help build connections. In India, the dating app, Inclov, serves as a tool for those with disabilities to create meaningful relationships and find potentional partners. With the app, individuals can seek partners in a safe environment that is transparent and accepting of disabilities.

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  • Number of military suicides still high, but help is on the rise

    Kym Klass
    2017-12-31 19:45:39 UTC
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    March 10, 2017 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

    Military suicides has grown dramatically in recent years, and new programs are trying to educate and reduce the stigma of confronting mental health. A new 10-day intensive outpatient program has been implemented as well as other programs and resources.

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  • Solutions journalism…
    • Describes a response to a problem and how it works.
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    • Presents the available evidence about the effectiveness of a response.
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  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is a curated, searchable database of solutions journalism stories — rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. We vet and tag every story in the Story Tracker, which offers an inspiring and useful collection of the thousands of ways people are working to solve problems around the world.

  • You can learn more about how we source, vet, and tag stories here, as well as how we share them. We also have video tutorials in Spanish and French that show how to use the Solutions Story Tracker to find what you need.

  • Story collections are curated by our staff or other partners to explore a theme, pattern, or trend via selected solutions stories and external resources. Some story collections focus on an in-depth exploration of a topic with solutions journalism; others highlight journalists and how they report on topics. Certain story collections include discussion questions and notes, so that educators and community discussion leaders can lead learners to fully engage with the stories.

  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is powered by user submissions. We encourage submissions from journalists, as well as from anyone who has an eye for solutions journalism. Click here to submit. (Why submit? So many reasons!)

  • You can submit a story directly on the Solutions Story Tracker®. You will be prompted to register or log into the Solutions Journalism Network website, if you are already logged in. (It is free to register!) Logging in allows you to track the status of your submissions under My Profile, as well as save your favorite stories, create story collections and story alerts, and access other helpful features of our website.

  • After you submit a story to us and assign it a topic, it is sent to one of our Solutions Story Tracker team members. Our team member evaluates the story for the four qualities of solutions journalism, and on the basics: The story must come from a news outlet and have a date and a byline. If the story meets our criteria, our team tags it accordingly and adds it to the database. If the story falls short of the mark, our team will include the reason why. We include stories in the Story Tracker that meet our standards of solutions journalism. Inclusion does not mean we support the initiatives, policies, organizations or approaches featured in those stories.

    Discover common reasons why a story may miss the mark for inclusion in the Solutions Story Tracker®.

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  • Solutions Journalism Network features these stories in the searchable database making them publicly accessible to anyone who wants to search for rigorous reporting on solutions to social problems. Any story that is added has the potential to make more impact than its original purpose. Added stories are used in journalism trainings, school curricula, research projects, and independent analysis on issue area trends. This now includes artificial intelligence tools, which are applied for educational value to find stories and support story vetting, as well as to extract insights from the stories. SJN has digital products and newsletters that give new life and exposure to the stories meeting people where they are at. Story data also is used to develop innovative tools to reach the general public with solutions journalism as well as some specific research projects requested by researchers. If you have any questions or concerns about our use of story data or added stories, please contact Lita Tirak.

  • News outlets determine whether all users can access their stories — and some limit the number of stories that anyone can view, or require a subscription. The majority of stories in the database can be accessed for free.

  • We work with journalists, academic researchers and others who feel that our database will support their research. We are especially interested in research that seeks to develop new insights about solutions journalism and its spread and its impact on social problems. Please complete all sections of the Data Request Form, and we will contact you to discuss your request in greater detail.

  • We do not fact-check the stories in the Solutions Story Tracker®. We do ensure that each story comes from a credible news source that has its own editorial infrastructure.

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