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Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection

Suhasini Raj

April 10, 2022 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Lakshmipur

Women in villages throughout India and Bangladesh are “silent climate warriors” who plant mangrove trees as a way to mitigate the effects of rising waters. While it’s not always easy to convince their family members that they should do this, they have been able to grow an additional 2,000 acres of mangroves that can reduce the speed of waves and capture carbon dioxide. They also earn income, about $430 a year, for growing and planting saplings.

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Poland has worked a refugee miracle. But how much longer can it last?

Mark Rice-Oxley

April 06, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Poland

Poland has successfully accepted and integrated more than 7 million Ukrainian refugees. Public and political will enabled a mass mobilization to welcome the newcomers with transportation, shelter, food, education, and an opportunity to work.

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From scandal to scrutiny: How intense citizen oversight reshaped Oakland police

Nigel Duara

April 06, 2022 |

CalMatters |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Since 2016, complaints filed against Oakland police officers have triggered parallel investigations by both the department's internal affairs unit and the city's Civilian Police Review Agency. When an outcome is disputed, the final decision is made by the Civilian Police Commission, a system that has resulted in the city sustaining complaints against officers at a rate more than double the state average between 2018 and 2020.

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Local nonprofit offers free childcare to single moms working nights, weekends

TaRhonda Thomas

March 29, 2022 |

WABC-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Quality child care is enabling single moms to work consistent hours, with some peace of mind. Working non-traditional hours such as weekends and evenings makes it especially difficult to secure child care which prevents single parents from being able to support their children. Along the Way is a nonprofit that was founded by two single moms who saw the huge need and raised the funds from community members.

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Montreal neighbours build community, and climate resilience, through geothermal energy

Duncan McLachlan

March 28, 2022 |

Ricochet |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

Geoexchange systems are most popular in large building projects, and in Montreal, it's becoming a potential sustainable approach for single-family homes. Neighbors teamed up with a nonprofit to install the infrastructure for a geoexchange system to heat and cool their homes. Geoexchange works by using high-temperature geothermal energy and feeding this energy to homes through pipes installed in the houses.

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This Ability in the Kenyan Society

Adhiambo Edith Magak

March 23, 2022 |

The Elephant |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

This Ability Trust is a nonprofit working to help women and girls with disabilities facing violence. Their Mama Siri program is a toll-free phone service that people with disabilities can call for information and help with things like reporting violence to the police and getting to a safe space.

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Charlottesville's 10th & Page has fewer trees and higher temperatures than other residential neighborhoods — and it's not by accident

Charlotte Rene Woods

March 14, 2022 |

Charlottesville Tomorrow |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

Residents are working together to plant trees in order to boost the urban tree canopy in Charlottesville. With increasing global temperatures, a city’s tree canopy impacts how high the temperatures can go. An ambassador program sends teens from door to door to educate residents and convince them to allow trees to be planted on their properties.

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The frontline of conservation: how Indigenous guardians are reinforcing sovereignty and science on their lands

Jimmy Thomson

March 12, 2022 |

The Narwhal |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

Over many months, the Wuikinuxv Guardian Watchmen in British Columbia, Canada, patrol about 2,000 square kilometers of the coast by boat, and they're doing everything from warding off poachers to participating in scientific studies. Since it’s rare to see government vessels monitoring the area, many Indigenous communities throughout Canada have created these guardian programs as a way to conserve and protect their land.

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Inside Nassarawa community where crop farmers, herders coexist

Abdulkareem Mojeed

March 11, 2022 |

Premium Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ga'ate, Nasarawa

As violence between herders and farmers continues in other parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society in the Ga’ate community has found a way to coexist and benefit from each other. By setting up grazing areas for cattle, using the manure to fertilize farms and sharing security responsibilities, the community is able to grow several crops and provide basic aid to its people.

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Albion, investing in itself, shows how small towns can thrive

Matthew Hansen

March 11, 2022 |

Flatwater Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Albion, Nebraska

A number of new amenities and businesses in Boone County are the result of fundraising and community development. Local leaders have brought nearly two dozen new major projects to completion in the past ten years. Almost all of the money has been raised by local residents as a result of a “years-long effort to educate residents about the importance of keeping some of their money in their hometowns.”

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