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Hope, the Senegalese app that saves lives by optimizing blood donations

Morgane le Cam

August 30, 2020 |

Heidi.news |

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Response Location: Senegal, Thies

An app developed by a two telecommunications design engineers in Senegal is helping to connect hospitals with blood donors. The app alerts donors in nearby areas when blood is needed and sends "messages of thanks and donation reminders," which has helped to decrease the regional stigma about donating blood. Although the technology has not achieved widespread adoption, where it has been used, blood donations have significantly increased.

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Could the Coronavirus Yield a More Robust Northwest Seafood Economy?

Virginia Gewin

August 28, 2020 |

Bitterroot |

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Response Location: United States, Garibaldi, Oregon

The international seafood supply chain was disrupted in the wake of the pandemic but small fisheries in the northwest have tapped into new local markets. The fisheries, which generally depend on exporting seafood internationally as well as supplying restaurants, have found an interest among local consumers in fresh seafood that has led to community-supported fisheries and includes meal kits. Smaller operations have found it easier to pivot to regional customers and have taken the opportunity to build a stronger regional food system which creates a sustainable seafood market.

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How do you teach antiracist curriculum to the youngest students?

Aaricka Washington

August 27, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States

Students and educators across the country are discussing how to implement anti-racism curriculum in the classroom. Although it can be challenging, educators are using a myriad of methods to teach students about racism. “We are a part of the curriculum, the way that we show up, the way that we enter spaces.”

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An incomplete picture

Emma Athena

August 27, 2020 |

Boulder Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

Housing First, an approach that has helped many cities address homelessness, has failed to make much impact in Boulder thanks to a shortage of permanent housing and complaints that the program suffers from a lack of coordination and ignorance of the views of the community it's trying to serve. Boulder County housing authorities and non-profits teamed up in 2017 to shift toward permanent housing and other services for people experiencing homelessness, rather than the previous policy of providing temporary shelter beds. But most people remain unserved by both temporary and permanent solutions.

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Some Christian schools are finally grappling with their racist past and segregated present

Bekah McNeel

August 26, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States

There is a race problem within Christian schools. More than half of non-Catholic Christian schools reported that 80 percent of their students are white. At a time of heightened racial tensions in America, some evangelicals are trying to change that. Hiring more staff of color, changing requirements that excluded black and brown students, and having difficult conversations, are some steps some schools are taking. “The world expects more from Christians,” Gross said, “And they should.”

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Truth and Redistribution

Darrick Hamilton Naomi Zewde

August 26, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: South Africa

Racial injustice in America and the resulting wealth gap are a result of entrenched systemic inequities that can only be addressed if a collective acknowledgement of the past is made much like it was in South Africa. The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) identified and cataloged the trauma endured during the apartheid era in order to shed light on the physical, mental, and economic toll of South African apartheid. Publicly and collectively acknowledging the trauma allowed the nation to peacefully transition into post-apartheid. Acknowledgement is the first step to undoing inequity.

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In Safe Hands: First complex heart surgery at Reddington Hospital a huge success despite COVID-19

Chibuike Alagboso Adaobi Ezeokoli

August 26, 2020 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Victoria Island, Lagos State

A partnership between a Nigerian hospital and a cardiac interventionist group is helping to "bridge the gap in availability of quality cardiac and critical care services" for patients who are in need of care. Although the system was first tested unexpectedly during the coronavirus pandemic, it has shown early success in building and training local specialists to complete cardiac surgeries.

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Toward a Cure: Cities Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis

Tamara E. Holmes

August 26, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee was one of the first U.S. cities to show that communities of color were disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic because of a framework that had been established and implemented after the city and county declared racism a public health crisis. The resolution allowed for city officials to track data that framed "disparities in health outcomes through a racial lens." Now, 70 other jurisdictions have made similar declarations and additional efforts are underway to address a range of health issues tied to racial trends.

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Using tech and circuit riding to beat the pandemic

Shaun Griswold

August 24, 2020 |

New Mexico In Depth |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cuba, New Mexico

The Cuba Independent School District in northern New Mexico has deployed a fleet of school buses to deliver food and school kits to students from its districts. Bus drivers reach rural areas of Sandoval County and help over 500 students complete their lessons. The district also distributed USB bracelets so students can download their lessons when they reach a wi-fi hotspot and later access school content without the need for an internet connection.

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Shared solar fridges prevent massive waste in Nigerian markets

Morgane le Cam

August 24, 2020 |

Heidi.news |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Obinze

In Nigeria, shared solar refrigerators known as "ColdHubs" have allowed food producers and sellers to preserve their perishable goods and avoid throwing away many of their products. Throughout the region, 3,500 producers and retailers have used these containers with many doubling their monthly income.

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