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What Burkina Faso can teach us about scaling up early childhood programs

Fergus Peace

November 30, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Burkina Faso

A pilot of a cash transfer program in rural Burkina Faso not only produced valuable research but, by involving government officials from the get-go, developed local expertise that was invaluable for the later launch of a national program. "The major challenge for scaling in early childhood is implementing a scheme nationally with the same attention to detail it enjoyed as a small, closely supervised pilot," a member of the World Bank team noted. This experiment offers a possible solution.

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How to tackle populism: Rebuild rural civic life

Fergus Peace

November 02, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

Access to civic institutions, such as local newspapers, arts facilities, churches, and even breweries, help people feel more connected to their communities and less inclined to support populist candidates. Rural areas suffering from a lack of strong civic institutions are experimenting with promoting local businesses, organizing town halls, and even designing town mascots.

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Innovative rural factories are defying America's manufacturing decline

Fergus Peace

October 16, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Minnesota

Rural manufacturers in America are staying relevant by shifting focuses to hyper-specific product production. Industries work to balance efficiency with personalization in the changing manufacturing landscape of the 21st century.

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Banning refugees from having jobs hurts, not helps, local workers

Fergus Peace

October 09, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Turkey

Host governments tend to be wary of allowing refugees to move freely and work legally. However, integrating refugees into the labor market as quickly as possible reduces the concentration of newcomers in the informal sector, benefiting both locals and refugees in the long run.

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Forget autonomous cars — rural Japan is betting on self-driving buses

Fergus Peace

September 25, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Japan

Japan is taking major steps to putting autonomous buses on the roads in rural areas because there is a need for reliable transportation and not enough funding as more young people move to the cities. It has the potential to save labor costs and provide more reliable transportation options while delivering necessary data to companies looking to expand driverless technology. However, this also requires more detailed mapping, which is often not available for smaller and more rural roads.

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Government can send immigrants to rural areas. But can it make them stay?

Fergus Peace

September 11, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada

Canada and Australia have both used targeted immigration policies to grow their rural populations. But Canada’s more holistic approach seems to match the long-term needs of migrant and local populations better than Australia’s.

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Mobile phone data could help speed up crucial aid to disaster victims

Fergus Peace

August 28, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Haiti

When disaster strikes, people are often quick to provide help -- but that help is often misdirected because it is hard to know where those who need help are located. Researchers are now exploring how to use cell towers and mobile data to predict movement and provide better services.

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State-sponsored friendship: the city using flatshares for refugee integration

Fergus Peace

August 16, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Belgium, Antwerp

CURANT is a co-housing program launched by the city of Antwerp in Belgium, meant to support unaccompanied children who become legal adults. Participants are offered subsidized housing and are co-housed with a buddy, who is a Belgian resident.

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New York is giving free legal advice to thousands of undocumented migrants

Fergus Peace

August 09, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In New York City, a citywide initiative known as Action NYC is connecting immigrants with free legal help and other comprehensive services. While the city provides outreach and coordination, community organizations with more specific language and cultural skills deliver the actual services, helping to engage people who sometimes may be inclined to distrust government services.

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As Austria cracks down on asylum seekers, Vienna integrates them anyway

Fergus Peace

July 29, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Austria, Vienna

Even as Austria's asylum process becomes longer and more complex, Vienna continues to adapt to provide services, classes, and support necessary for integration of refugees and migrants from day one. The approach includes support from a multitude of public agencies, work training, language classes, and peer support, but some people aren't taking advantage of the services because of the uncertainty regarding their ability to stay in Austria.

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