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How queer deathcare is changing the way LGBTQ+ Ohioans die

H.L. Comeriato

July 28, 2023 |

The Buckeye Flame |

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Response Location: United States, Ohio

Several individuals and groups like Columbus Community Deathcare and Live Without Regrets doula services are emerging to offer LGBTQ+ people adequate deathcare as they often don’t have access to the same resources, autonomy or dignity as cisgender people. End-of-life doulas and other providers that embrace the Death Positive Movement are offering holistic care that honors a dying person’s wants and needs while respecting their identity.

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Are Cooling Materials A Solution To Fight Urban Heat?

Erin Stone

July 27, 2023 |

LAist |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A neighborhood group and a roofing company in Los Angeles, California, painted streets, parking lots, and a schoolyard with a “cool pavement” coating that reflects the heat from the sun. The coating keeping the surface cooler and providing relief from the urban heat island effect.

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Newly disabled people aren't given a 'how-to' guide. Disability doulas are closing those gaps.

Jasmine Mithani

July 26, 2023 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States

Disability doula work is the practice of helping a newly disabled person navigate life changes. It typically involves another disabled person sharing knowledge, resources and lived experiences to support someone in need. Through the work if disabled individuals offering services on their own, or through groups like Project LETS, disability doula work can help reduce feelings of shame, grief and loneliness newly disabled people often face.

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Rebuilding Health in Yobe State through PHC Rehabilitation and Social Equity Initiatives

Misbahu el-Hamza Hadiza Mohammed

July 24, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Yobe

To address gaps in healthcare access, the local government partnered with organizations like Plan International, German Cooperation and the World Bank’s Saving One Million Lives Project to build, refurbish and equip primary healthcare centers across the state to provide better care. As of May 2023, 138 centers have been built or upgraded, offering maternity care services, child healthcare, vaccinations and family planning among other services.

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How local, state programs are helping fill retiring doctors' ranks

Kelly Burch

July 22, 2023 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

Several state and local programs are emerging to fill the shoes of retiring doctors in the area, like the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program. ANEW covers the cost of higher education for local nurses to become APRNs to then work as primary care nurse practitioners tto help address the lack of doctors and increase access to healthcare. So far, about 40 APRNs have graduated from the ANEWA program, 68% of which are from rural communities.

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Pushed to action (I) : How these Nigerian communities are fighting water insecurity

Ekpali Saint Violet Ikong

July 21, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Gbata, Nasarawa

Members of a water-insecure community mobilized to contribute a portion of their monthly stipends to repair and maintain the singular borehole providing water to the village. The community members — primarily women — also installed water taps throughout the community in locations like schools and mosques to ensure easy access to clean, safe drinking water.

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A crowdfunded community initiative evacuated over 6,000 South Sudanese citizens out of Khartoum

Richard Sultan

July 20, 2023 |

Aidóni |

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Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

The Citizen's Call for the Emergency Evacuation of the South Sudanese collective arose after a lack of government action to help evacuate people pushed locals to start a crowdfunding campaign to facilitate the evacuations themselves. Through the use of social media, community meetings and press conferences the collective called upon locals and organizations to donate to the cause. The money was then used to pay truck drivers to help transport evacuated people. So far, these efforts have helped 6,600 individuals.

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How Nigeria's $428 million ICT backbone project is enabling rural financial inclusion

Johnstone Kpilaakaa

July 20, 2023 |

Benjamindada.com |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Nigeria National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone (NICTIB) Project is increasing rural financial inclusion and addressing the digital divide by funding projects that make it easier for telecommunications companies to expand their connectivity to rural communities, allowing locals to access digital banking services.

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Solar Industry Trainees Install Money-Saving Panels on Two Petworth Homes

Kayla Benjamin

July 19, 2023 |

The Washington Informer |

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Response Location: United States, Petworth, Washington

Run by a nonprofit dedicated to creating economic development opportunities in underserved communities, the Solar Works DC training program provides people interested in entering the solar industry with certifications. The trainees are paid and spend up to seven weeks learning in the classroom and on the job.

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Little Scandinavia looks at whether we can do better in U.S. prisons

Christina Griffith

July 18, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Chester, Pennsylvania

As a part of the Scandinavian Prison Project, a section of the Pennsylvania state prison was remodeled to house fewer people who are incarcerated and include things like a common area, kitchen, and even a fish tank. The community orientation includes the staff, of which the ratio is higher than other sections of the prison, who are specially trained for the program. The effort aims to reduce recidivism rates and make prisons safer and more effective based on successful models from Scandinavian countries.

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