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  • Taking action to reduce substance misuse

    January 04, 2019 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    Alaska has created a living document to begin tackling the state's addiction epidemic as they attempt to become "more proactive and less reactive." This model of integration has the potential to serve as a model for other states in the nation as government officials work to partner with community members and other organizations in order to build relationships.

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  • Climate Change Is Bad For Peru's Pastures ... But There's A 1,200-Year-Old Fix

    January 02, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Peru

    Not all solutions have to be new in order to work, some just have to be modernized for today's needs. This was the lesson learned when villagers in Peru decided to restore centuries-old hydraulic systems to revitalize their depleting wetlands.

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  • How Rwanda's Catholic clinics struck a contraception compromise

    January 02, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Cooperation between state public health and religious institutions expands access to family planning resources for women. In areas of Rwanda where the Catholic Church operates some of the only healthcare centers, the Rwandan government has circumvented the prohibitive cost of building new facilities by partnering with the Church. Although the Catholic institutions refuse to provide access to birth control, they have agreed to refer women to small governmental health clinic outposts that supplement the Church’s care by distributing birth control.

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  • In Oregon, This Man Is Bringing Burrowing Owls Back From The Brink

    January 02, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Umatilla, Oregon

    At a decommissioned chemical depot, a lone biologist has been building artificial homes for burrowing owls. To date, he's installed some 182 burrows. Not only have his efforts helped bring a declining species back across the region, but his studies have gone a long way to better understanding the birds.

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  • Reformed prisoners give back, save lives by monitoring SF's public restrooms

    December 30, 2018 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Reformed prisoners are finding a way to contribute their skills to society by monitoring public restrooms in high-risk areas throughout San Francisco. Thanks to a partnership between Public Works Department and Hunters Point Family, these individuals are supported in finding work that includes "providing directions to tourists, returning lost wallets or cell phones, or hailing police to report drug dealers in the area."

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  • Newcastle's 'digital twin' to help city plan for disasters

    December 30, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, Newcastle

    Thanks to technology used in "Formula One teams and engine manufacturers like Rolls Royce," Newcastle is digitally replicating the entire city in order to project potential natural disaster occurrence and population increases. In doing so, the city is able to prepare for ways to act should a disaster occur.

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  • 'Changing The Mindset': Female Inmates In Training For A Life After Prison

    December 25, 2018 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    A women's prison in Washington has found success in a pilot program that trains inmates for nontraditional jobs, giving them the skills necessary to be a competitive applicant in fields such as welding. While this program helps to cut down on recidivism, it also connects participants with other programs that help provide appropriate work clothing and pay union fees.

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  • To Fight Blight, One City Turned to Courts

    December 21, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Petersburg, Florida

    An initiative in St. Petersburg has reduced the number of vacant houses while increasing access to affordable housing. The city takes ownership of vacant lots and abandoned homes, then sells the properties to affordable housing developers or auctions them off. The initiative helps make land cheap enough to build affordable housing.

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  • In Rwanda, zippy drones deliver quick fix, but gloss over deeper needs

    December 18, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda, Muhanga

    Drones complement emergency health services in poorly connected regions. Across Rwanda, where the state of infrastructure poses an ongoing structural challenge, drones are making emergency deliveries of blood possible. By partnering with a Silicon Valley tech firm, the Rwandan government has supplemented its healthcare services. With drones involved in some 20 percent of blood deliveries, the work of the Zipline pharmacy raises further questions about the short term and long-term challenges facing Rwanda’s infrastructure.

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  • Taiwan has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Here's how that happened.

    December 18, 2018 |

    Ensia |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Taiwan, despite housing 23 million people on a densely populated island, claims one of the highest recycling and reuse rates in the world. The government has created incentives for private companies, which throw some catchy tunes in the mix. But whether or not a country recycles remains, largely, a question of willpower.

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