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Fueling change through clean stoves

Yahuza Bawage

September 06, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Clean Cooking Stove Entrepreneurship project offers two-week training programs to teach women how to practice safer, cleaner cooking practices as opposed to the dangerous open-fire cooking methods they’re most familiar with. Women who complete the training then return to their communities to advocate for and educate others on these new skills. Since starting in 2016, more than 9,000 women have received clean cooking education and access to stoves to practice these more sustainable cooking practices.

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Jharkhand Has Highest Conviction Rate For Human Traffickers: What Is It Doing Right?

Bharat Nayak

September 06, 2023 |

The Logical Indian |

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Response Location: India, Jha

Jharkhand, India, created an awareness campaign about the laws related to human trafficking that reached all the ranks of the police department, the judiciary, and other relevant state departments. Now, the state has the country’s highest conviction rate for human trafficking.

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How one Kansas City nonprofit is providing a solution for unhoused veterans

Celia Hack Simone Garza

September 05, 2023 |

Wichita Journalism Collaborative |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wichita, Kansas

The Veterans Community Project (VCP) offers a village of 49 tiny homes to unhoused veterans free of charge, with extremely low barriers to entry to ensure all veterans in need can receive support. The tiny homes are fully furnished and those who live in the village also have access to health services, education, employment referrals and a sense of community. The VCP also helps veterans become financially stable and seek out permanent housing. Since the VCP opened, 85% of veterans who have stayed in the village have successfully transitioned to permanent housing.

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Birth can be dismal for Black women. What this hospital is doing to stop that

Emily Alpert Reyes

September 03, 2023 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In an effort to combat high rates of maternal mortality and healthcare disparities among pregnant Black women, MLK Community Hospital offers combined care from certified nurse midwives and obstetricians to ensure a safe, healthy birth. Midwifery offers more sensitive and individualized care and is also linked to fewer C-sections and preterm births. At MLK Community Hospital, 14% of its first-time, low-risk births involved a C-section, compared to 23% of such births across the state.

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"If not me, then who?:" Building Ukraine Together NGO rebuilds the country and eliminates barriers between people

Alice Smahina

August 31, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

Building Ukraine Together (BUT) gathers volunteers across the country to help rebuild homes, cultural centers and repair public facilities that were damaged or destroyed as a result of the war with Russia. With a team of more than 6,000 volunteers from several walks of life, BUT has repaired or created comfortable, safe living conditions for more than 5,000 people impacted by the war.

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A pad bank for girls to stay in school

Yahuza Bawage

August 30, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Pad-A-Girl project by the Citizen Participation Advancement and Awareness Initiative (CPAAI) helps those experiencing period poverty, particularly girls in primary and secondary schools and underprivileged women. CPAAI offers washable pads that are good for five years, installed pad banks in area schools and taught the women and girls how to create washable pads themselves. The program launched in 2020 and has since helped more than 7,000 women and girls across 25 schools and communities.

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“I wish it were this easy for everyone out there”: How digital platforms are reshaping rental experiences in Tanzania

Mweha Msemo

August 30, 2023 |

Minority Africa |

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Response Location: Tanzania

In response to a lack of action from local government, individuals are turning to digital platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook groups to avoid scammers and price gouging in the rental industry. These groups have thousands of members and allow landlords and tenants to interact directly without middlemen interfering and charging unnecessary fees.

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LA SED Senior Center emphasizes wellness support for Southwest Detroit seniors, caregivers as Latino population and funding needs rise

Paula Anderanin Georgi-Ann Bargamian Lucas Resetar

August 30, 2023 |

New Michigan Media |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development (LA SED) provides culturally relevant programming and services for the area’s predominantly Latino senior community. The Center offers a safe space for seniors to converse in their native language, take English classes, connect with the community, exercise classes, and receive necessary care like vaccinations, food distribution and other social programming and wellness-focused care.

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New microtransit service more than doubled ridership in rural regions

Wyatt Gordon

August 29, 2023 |

Virginia Mercury |

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Response Location: United States, Norton, Virginia

Microtransit services like Bay Transit and Mountain Empire Transit are helping boost mobility for those living in rural areas who often lack access to transportation services. Microtransit offers on-demand trips that can be scheduled in advance or booked instantly for a fraction of the cost, as Mountain Empire Transit is fare-free. Since June 2021, Mountain Empire Transit has provided 55,829 to rural residents.

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A digital refuge for male survivors of sexual abuse

Yusuf Adua

August 29, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

Boys Without Borders provides boys who experienced sexual abuse with a support system and educational resources to help them overcome social and mental health issues they may be facing. With the group’s 65 student volunteers, they have helped more than 2,500 boys since launching in 2020.

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