Problem Solving Must-Read

An App to Stop Sexual Abuse on Campus

Plus: Pigeons wearing backpacks and support for vulnerable teens

Problem Solving Must-Read

An App to Stop Sexual Abuse on Campus

Plus: Pigeons wearing backpacks and support for vulnerable teens

BY Stephen St. Vincent

Mar. 25, 2016

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Here at The Citizen, we do problem-solving journalism, looking for ideas and solutions to move the region forward and make a better city. Here are some other great ideas for solving the world’s problems, from media outlets around the globe:

This Woman Has An Ingenious Plan To Stop Repeat Sexual Assault On College Campuses

Jessica Ladd says her new software, Callisto, could stop almost 60% of campus sexual assaults.

From FastCo.Exist
Related from The Philadelphia Citizen:
Meet The Disruptor: Yasmine Mustafa
The 33-year-old entrepreneur couldn’t speak English when she came to the States from Kuwait as an eight-year-old. Now she’s developing fashionable safety jewelry for women and spreading a message of kick-ass empowerment

Pigeons With Backpacks Are Fighting Air Pollution in London

Tiny sensors strapped to the birds will relay back to a publicly accessible database.

From CityLab
Related from The Philadelphia Citizen:
Ideas We Should Steal: Green Roofs for Everyone
In Toronto, every new building has to have one.

For Vulnerable Teenagers, a Web of Support

Thread rallies volunteer community support around underperforming students in Baltimore public high schools and gets results that defy all expectations.

From The New York Times
From The New York Times
Part 2: How a Tapestry of Care Helps Teens Succeed
Thread’s help goes far beyond that of traditional social services: unconditional support 24 hours a day for 10 years.

 

Previous entries in this series:

Problem Solving Must-Read: Predicting Sea Level Rise. (It Ain't Pretty)
Plus: Building better bridges and paying drivers to take the bus
Problem Solving Must-Read: Banning Right Turns on Red
Plus: Forcing landlords to hand out voter registration forms and making all kidney donors compatible
Problem Solving Must-Read: A Bacteria that Eats Plastic
Plus: Replacing plastic with seaweed, ditching plastics altogether and other plastics-related stories

 

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