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  • A California town's wastewater is helping it battle drought

    Naoki Nitta

    January 23, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Healdsburg, California

    To comply with federal environmental wastewater discharge regulations, Healdsburg, California, upgraded its wastewater-reclamation facility to purify water enough for reuse. In order to reduce the amount of water discharged into the local river, the city made the purified water free to use for pastures, agriculture, residential use, and non-dairy livestock.

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  • Preventing Good Food From Going to Waste

    Sue Williams

    January 17, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Food Rescue Hero collects surplus food and distributes it to those in need. Volunteers use the organization’s app to accept deliveries, pick them up from the donor, and deliver them to individuals and organizations that distribute the food.

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  • Is plastic waste the building material of the future?

    Désiree Schneider

    January 16, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia, Bukit Lawang

    The use of plastic waste as an affordable building material is rising in popularity. One option is turning the waste into “Ecobricks” by tightly packing it into a bottle with a stick. A German organization called Project Wings pays locals in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia, to collect plastic and make bricks to be used for buildings.

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  • Dare to dream: NGO empowers Ajegunle kids with library to address education gap

    Nurudeen Lawal Rahaman Abiola

    December 09, 2022 |

    Legit.ng |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    To help bridge gaps in quality education for children in the Ajegunle neighborhood, the Transforming Lives and Communities Initiative established a community library and discovery. The library offers reading clinics, discovery programs focused on STEM skills, and game days that emphasize teamwork, collaboration, and decision-making.

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  • Nigerian Climate Action Group Trades Trash for Cash

    Samuel Ajala

    December 07, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    Ecobarter is a startup in Nigeria that collects waste from communities and delivers it to recycling services. Individuals that deposit waste are paid in points based on weight and type of waste. The points can be converted into money, used to get health insurance, transferred to others, or used to shop at specific marketplaces.

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  • What If Donated Food Was Delightful?

    Michaela Haas

    November 29, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Dion’s Chicago Dream addresses food insecurity through a community fridge filled with fresh produce and weekly home deliveries of fresh, healthy foods.

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  • Eating Crayfish

    Cassidy Hough

    November 29, 2022 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Northern Waters Crayfish LLC. catches the invasive rusty crayfish in Minnesota and sells it for consumption to control the growing population.

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  • Solar Powered Freezers: A Low Cost but High Impact Strategy Making Critical Vaccines Accessible in Southeast Kenya

    Joyce Chimbi

    November 21, 2022 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Makindu

    The solar-powered freezer donated by Green Life Energy allows vaccines to be stored at the appropriate temperature, providing more access to necessary immunizations, specifically for those in rural communities. Nurses say the freezer box has the capacity to hold up to 500 doses of different vaccines, including polio, measles, tuberculosis, and the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Alleviating food insecurity

    Mary Lou Masters

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    New Path 1010 provides weekend food bags to families in need at 10 schools in Barrow County. The organization distributes roughly 300 bags of food each weekend, and nearly 93 percent of students surveyed said the food bags helped their families.

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  • A Building Material That Consumes CO2 Has Finally Come to the US

    Peter Yeung

    November 10, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Belgium

    A building material made of hemp fibers, water, and clay or lime is a sustainable alternative to other options like concrete. Dubbed hempcrete, the product has many benefits including a very low carbon footprint, active sequestration of carbon dioxide, and using a sustainable, fast-growing crop as its base.

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