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How a Black Community Brought Affordable Health Care and Clean Water to Rural South Carolina in the 1970s

Olivia Lewis

June 19, 2023 |

Direct Relief |

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Response Location: United States, Beaufort, South Carolina

Facing a lack of potable water and government help, local advocates joined forces to find solutions and created an affordable community health center called Comp Health, and later their own water source, the Levy Limehouse Bellinger Hill Water Company in the 1970s. The new water system created jobs and helped influence better outcomes for the predominantly Black areas it served by eliminating contaminated water, decreasing infant mortality by two-thirds.

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Medeecal: An e-health platform closes the medical desert in West Africa

Yero S. Bah

June 19, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Sierra Leone

The Medeecal app increases healthcare access by providing a range of telehealth services including health education, free medical consultations, preventative care, referrals and follow-up care. As of March 2023, the app has over 1,000 registered patients and provides about eight consultations a day.

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Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi

Rabson Kondowe

June 19, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Malawi

The WhatsApp group SURG Africa and remote Managed Clinical Network connect district hospitals with specialists, like surgeons and anesthesiologists, who can provide support and advice on difficult medical cases. The goal of the group is to improve healthcare services available and increase access to necessary care, specifically in rural areas.

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In conservative northern Nigeria, all-female automobile workshop screws gender stereotypes

Amina Gambari

June 18, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: United States, Sokoto

The Nana Female Mechanic Workshop in Sokoto, Nigeria, helps women gain the skills to pursue careers in mechanics and gain economic independence. The all-female workshop only attends to cars owned by women and is intended to combat gender-role stereotypes.

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Survivors unite against the blade for female genital mutilation

Peace Oladipo

June 18, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

The Balm in the Gilead Foundation (BIGIF) gathers survivors of female genital mutilation to become advocates in their community for the end of the practice. BIGIF has over 300 volunteers across the country and has reached over 100 women and girls with its messaging. BIGIF visits schools and churches, go door-to-door, hosts walks and even runs a 30-minute radio program to raise awareness and educate community members.

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The WhatsApp boot camp that empowers people to earn

Fatimah Bashir

June 16, 2023 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo

The Afolabi Abdulakeem Faisol (AAF) Academy connects with prospective students via WhatsApp and teaches them graphic design and video editing skills as a way to earn money. Since 2021, the Academy has held seven educational boot camps, teaching thousands of people across several countries.

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How Texas is addressing nation's crisis in youth mental health

Marin Wolf

June 16, 2023 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium in partnership with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is working to train healthcare providers on how to identify and begin treating mental health concerns. The training program began in 2022 and about 74 providers participated in its first year.

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Women in Nasarawa community utilize government's stipend to provide portable water

Saadatu Albashir Emmanuel Kutara Tony Okerafor

June 15, 2023 |

Radio Nigeria |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

The Conditional Cash Transfer program provides a monthly stipend to low-income individuals. The program was implemented in six local government areas and benefits over 48,000 people. Thanks to the funds from the program, several local women were able to pool their stipends together to repair their area’s only borehole to ensure locals have access to clean water.

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How Black Americans Are Reclaiming Outdoors Spaces — and Their Health

A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

June 15, 2023 |

Everyday Health |

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Response Location: United States

Groups like Black People Who Hike, Good Co. Bike Club and Black Women Who are emerging across the country to challenge the stigma and racial discrimination people of color face in outdoor, recreational spaces. Studies show that interacting with nature can have significant health benefits. These groups strive to increase diversity access to these outdoor spaces as a way for people of color to find joy and healing outdoors.

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College felt impossible to this student in foster care. Then NYC offered to pay.

Reema Amin

June 15, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To help make college more accessible, New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services provides students in the foster care system with room and board, a $60 daily stipend, and up to $15,000 for tuition.

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