Roofs could be green and have vegetation
By Hicbd
Green roofs reduce storm water runoff, provide insulation reducing heating and cooling costs, provide space for wildlife, lower urban air temperatures, and reduce air pollution.
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| your sofa | sounds like a crapy aera in the first place.. |
B1G1 organizations could create more development
By Hicbd
B1G1 organizations (like TOMS shoes) could:
- use the consignment model to sell and distribute products
- create manufacturing within developing countries for the item it is distributing
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- give vouchers or direct cash for people to purchase the item from local shops
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Microconsignment could be a way to distribute helpful products into the developing world
By Hicbd
As shown by Community Enterprise Solutions, people could be trained to sell helpful products (water purifiers, reading glasses, solar lamps) to their neighbors and networks and keep a commission, after repaying the supplier.
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Clean water initiatives could be financed through carbon credits
By Hicbd
As shown by Lifestraw, carbon credits could create the financial incentives to provide as much clean water as possible as well as to maintain and improve the product that created access.
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Needle exchange programs could be more widely available and legal
By Hicbd
NEPs could reduce crime, HIV, and Hepatitis C as well as allow drug users to access medical, psychological, and emotional treatment.
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Multisystemic Therapy (MST) could help violent and chronic juvenile offenders
By Hicbd
MST focuses on youth's homes, families, schools, teachers, neighborhood, and friends to address all parts of a child's environment. MST has been shown to reduce out-of-home placements, drop out rates, substance abuse, and recidivism.
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Children could stay with their families rather than being placed into foster care
By Hicbd
As shown by Youth Villages, it could be more beneficial (in terms of better educational, emotional, and vocational outcomes) and cost effective to help youths return to their original families by providing extensive in-home support services rather than using foster care.
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Schools could have coaches that organize play during recess and after school
By Hicbd
As shown by Playworks, college graduates could be trained and hired as coaches. This could increase physical activity as well as boost social, emotional, and academic skills for students.
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| Shireesh | As a former recreational soccer coach, I happen to think that there is already too much institutionalization and organization of Kid's free time. It is essential for kids to participate in un-organized sport and play also. |
Street to Home could be a model to help chronically homeless individuals into housing
By Hicbd
Street to Home outreach volunteer outreach workers use a "vulnerability index" to rank people on the streets by risk of death. Using that index, they prioritize whom to target and keep talking with these people until they agree to enter permanent supportive housing.
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Bullying could be addressed with babies
By Hicbd
As shown by the Roots of Empathy program, a mother and her baby could visit classrooms with a trained instructor to teach empathy to schoolkids. Research demonstrates that this program has increased empathy and parenting skills among both students and teachers.
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