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Code Plateau is enhancing digital skills of youths but brain drain poses a threat to sustainability

Johnstone Kpilaakaa

October 13, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau State

Code Plateau is a fellowship designed to teach young adults digital skills like digital marketing, software engineering, and data science to help them secure good jobs and help the country into a leading digital economy. Since the fellowship began in 2019, it has trained over 1,000 people.

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High cost of prosthetics and child amputees' strive for a normal life

Kenneth Olajide Anne Pede Rose Owole

October 13, 2022 |

NewsWire NGR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Irede Foundation provides recycled prosthetics and other walking aids for children ages 18 and under with congenital limb deformities, as prosthetics can be extremely expensive. The Foundation also works to empower child amputees to live their lives to the fullest via mentoring and coaching sessions. The Foundation has provided 147 limbs to 103 children since its inception in 2012.

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How Angwan Gwuragwu, FCT women are earning while keeping community

Emiene Erameh

October 13, 2022 |

NewsWire NGR |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Angwan Gwuragwu, Abuja

In an effort to address issues of waste disposal, the Women Recyclers Empowerment Initiative empowers women in local communities by paying them to recycle plastics. Not only does the initiative address waste issues, but it also allows women to become financially independent. So far, 40 women have participated in the initiative.

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This Group is Fostering Reading and Writing Habit among Youths in Gombe, Despite Challenges

Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

October 12, 2022 |

BONews |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

The Gombe Jewel Writers Association provides a venue for Nigerians to build their reading skills and connect with others who are interested in creative writing, with biweekly reading sessions, periodic workshops, and author talks. Participants say the organization has helped them improve their reading abilities and publish their writing for the first time.

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How we build political power: Lessons from Texas and Florida organizers

Anoa Changa

October 11, 2022 |

Scalawag |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

Groups such as Texas Organizing Project are focusing on reaching out to voters year-round rather than just during election season, with the goal of reaching people who are often not a priority for traditional campaigns and political parties.

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Getting Voters the Truth in Whirlwind of Lies

Lourdes Medrano

October 11, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Amid a climate of targeted election misinformation, grassroots organizations such as One Arizona are intensifying their outreach to Latino voters, with a focus on connecting with younger generations through high school visits and outreach at music and cultural festivals. One Arizona has registered about 120,000 young voters in the state since March.

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For Amber Richards, life after overdose starts with compassion

Grant Stringer

October 11, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Clackamas county, Oregon

Project Hope connects people at risk of dying by drug overdose into the care of Amber Richards, a former heroin user and an expert on recovery. Project Hope has helped hundreds of clients find help, from detox to housing and counseling, since the project’s start in 2018.

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LGBT Couples From China Say ‘I Do' in Utah Over Zoom

Shen Lu

October 11, 2022 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Utah County, Utah

Utah has no residency or citizenship requirements for marriage licenses, which has made it a destination wedding spot. The state’s second-biggest county, Utah County, started conducting virtual wedding ceremonies in 2020 in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. So far, couples from more than 100 countries have signed up for virtual marriage licenses. Zoom weddings in Utah have become a viable solution, especially for couples who face legal or religious challenges when trying to get married in their home country.

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Putting a stop to labor trafficking!

Jason Nguyen Ana Lastra Robert Arnold Adrian Montes

October 11, 2022 |

Solutionaries |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

The Equal Justice Center helps people who have experienced issues in the workplace like wage theft, labor trafficking and discrimination get justice against their employers.

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How This NGO Helps Innocent Inmates Regain Freedom

Busola Aro

October 10, 2022 |

The Solutions Paper |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ikeja, Lagos State

The nonprofit Hope Behind Bars provides legal services for free for those who are arbitrarily detained to help them get justice. The organization does their own investigation and represents inmates in court.

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