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  • These lessons from rural Africa could help eradicate poverty-related tropical diseases in the U.S. South

    Lyndsey Gilpin

    August 30, 2018 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    In the 1980s, throughout African and Asian countries, a tropical disease known as guinea worm was being transmitted through contaminated stagnant water. Thanks to a combination of endeavors that included "education and intervention programs, funding for clean water access, and government-supported public health campaigns," the near eradication of this epidemic is now being used as a model for how to combat other diseases in various parts of the world.

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  • For fossil fuel-reliant towns, a solar alternative grows

    Lyndsey Gilpin

    November 15, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Delta, Colorado

    A local energy cooperative in Colorado, Delta Montrose Electric Association, is spurring economic development through renewable energy. The program has allowed Delta County to diversify energy sources, and has become a tool for economic revitalization.

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  • A helping hand for migrant students

    Lyndsey Gilpin

    October 09, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Center, Colorado

    The Migrant Education Program, which offers educational and social services to migrant worker families in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, is growing in popularity among the valley’s migrant worker population, and has recently begun to focus on getting migrant students geared up for college .

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  • Is farming a public service?

    Lyndsey Gilpin

    September 05, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    To develop the next generation of producers, the Young Farmers Coalition non-profit is now pushing Congress and individual state legislatures to take a big step: forgiving farmers’ student loans.

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