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  • The Struggle of Ending Open Defecation in Adadama, Cross River State

    August 26, 2021 |

    Sparkling 92.3 FM |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Adadama, Cross River

    A community-led sanitation approach ended the practice of open defecation, a major cause of water pollution and stomach diseases. The program educated people to change social norms and laws requiring every household to own a toilet and punishing those who defecated in the river with a substantial fine were critical to its effectiveness. The community drove the program, with widespread adoption made easier by the benefits like fewer flies and less stomach illnesses. Low budget toilets, requiring only labor to dig a hole and resources available in the bush, were constructed so that everyone could afford it.

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  • How Otukpo Became An Oasis Of Peace In Benue After Fulani Militia's Attack

    August 19, 2021 |

    Sahara Reporters |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Otukpo, Benue

    Violent clashes between farmers and cattle herders that have claimed thousands of lives have largely ceased in Otukpo, thanks to a peacekeeping process that resolves disputes and is based on a shared recognition of two groups' humanity. The process imposed rules in an otherwise unruly system in which Fulani herders' open-grazing cattle destroyed crops, leading to violence. Negotiated leases and dispute-resolution mechanisms, governed through monthly meetings, have resulted in only one death since 2018, while surrounding areas continue to suffer many casualties.

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  • Mural-painting festival showcases Indigenous strength

    August 18, 2021 |

    Cabin Radio |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    The Strong People, Strong Communities mural-painting festival highlights positive Indigenous stories. The project paired 11 young artists with 11 elders in six teams, each of which painted a mural with a distinct theme. The artists collaborated virtually on the designs and while some artists attended the festival to paint together others were produced digitally. The murals showcase the positive contributions of a diversity of Indigenous voices - including LGBTQ2S+, women, and youth – which helps them feel empowered and contributes to a sense of confidence in their cultural identities.

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  • How Ex-Miners Turn Toxic Land into Lavender Farms

    August 18, 2021 |

    Business Insider |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    Appalachian Botanical Company, or ABCo, owns a lavender farm that rests on a retired coal mine. The farm aims to restore the land and soil by growing lavender. Coal companies are legally obliged to restore the land they have mined, known as reclamation. ABCo is part of the reclamation. However, they also want to restore the community, it employs former coal miners and recovering addicts to harvest, pick, distill, and package the flowers. The farm grew two-fold since its inception.

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  • How Indigenous Communities are Building Energy Sovereignty

    August 18, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Moloka’i, Hawaii

    Indigenous groups are working toward energy sovereignty through cooperatives that make energy costs more affordable - especially in rural areas. That process involves an emphasis on solar power, decentralizing resources, and a respect for mother nature.

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  • Haiti's citizen seismologists helped track its devastating quake in real time

    August 18, 2021 |

    Science News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Haiti

    Volunteer citizen seismologists in Haiti are collecting data on earthquakes and aftershocks with equipment provided by researchers to better understand seismic hazards and fault locations in the country.

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  • Meet the Cheakamus, the only community forest to develop carbon offsets in B.C.

    August 14, 2021 |

    The Narwhal |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Whistler, British Columbia

    The Cheakamus forest, which spans 33,000 hectares, is a community run forest, managed by the two First Nations and the city of Whistler, in British Colombia, Canada. By not logging massive amounts of wood, the forest keeps 15,000 tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere per year, the equivalent of the total emissions produced by 773 Canadians. The partners then sell those carbon offsets, generating about $100,000 in annual revenue a year. The move is one being done by community forests around the country and can provide an example of climate-based solutions that are economically beneficial.

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  • When Shootings Erupt, These Moms, Pastors And Neighbors Step In To Defuse Tension

    August 14, 2021 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Rock Safe Streets in the Red Fern Public Houses of Far Rockaway, Queens, ramped up its violence interrupter work starting in 2020 as gun violence increased. Red Fern then went nearly a year without a single shooting. Violence interrupters work apart from the police, banking on the community's trust in formerly incarcerated counselors to mediate disputes before they turn violent. Success is measured in daily increments, and many other factors influence community violence. But the residents do what they can to influence those driving the violence.

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  • Can Eggshells Save One of Mexico's Most Polluted Rivers?

    August 14, 2021 |

    Global Press Journal |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Lerma, Mexico

    The Lerma river in Mexico is one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Water from the river leaves behind yellow stains and causes headaches and dizziness. To help bring clean, drinking water to the community a scientist and a resident in Lerma co-found the H2O Lerma With Charm collective. One of the things the group does is create filters from eggshells they install in the local wells. Eggshels, which are high in calcium, combined with magnesium can reduce heavy metals in water by 80 percent. The collective has close to 70 members and have installed filters in seven local wells.

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  • Minneapolis Is Testing a New Approach to Public Safety

    August 13, 2021 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The Agape Movement was born during the tensest moments of the 2020 social-justice uprising in Minneapolis, using unarmed community members to provide safety to protesters. Since then the city awarded it multiple contracts to field dozens of "credible messengers" to mediate disputes and serve as a buffer between the police and the community. Agape workers helped maintain a peaceful transition as a protest space called George Floyd Square was reopened to traffic in June 2021. It serves as an early test of community-led policing alternatives in the city.

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