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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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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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Just add water and stir — Owens Lake shows Utahns that even when salty lakes hit their lowest point, they can recover

Leia Larson

October 12, 2022 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Lone Pine, California

To adjust from L.A. regularly draining Owens Lake for its water supply, locals have found that they can recover the dry lake by simply re-adding water to it, which prevents it from creating toxic dust storms. When water is added to the lake, the environment wakes up and becomes home to several plants and animals, specifically millions of birds, which depend on habitats like Owens Lake when traveling around the world.

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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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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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To Grow Coral Reefs, Get Them Buzzed

Geetanjali Krishna

October 06, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Andaman Islands

ReefWatch Marine Conservation is creating artificial coral reefs near India’s Andaman Islands by connecting the metal frame they are growing on to a solar panel that provides a continuous electrical current to accelerate the formation process.

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New data shows success of Durham's guaranteed income program

Sarah Krueger

October 06, 2022 |

WRAL-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

Step Up Durham’s Guaranteed Basic Income Program gives 109 people who were formerly incarcerated $600 a month, no questions asked. The purpose of the monthly payments is to help people who may need extra assistance to meet their basic needs.

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IDPs access basic healthcare from mobile clinic

Emmanuel Kutara

October 04, 2022 |

Radio Nigeria |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

The Wassa mobile clinic provides community members with access to healthcare services like childbirth, vaccinations, family planning, and treatment for diseases like malaria and measles. The mobile clinic services are affordable and easy for the community to access, eliminating the need to travel far for care.

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Risking Everything to Offer Abortions Across State Lines

Emily Bazelon

October 04, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Aid Access is a telemedicine service that connects people in red states with abortion pills. The goal of Aid Access — and similar nonprofits that have emerged since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is to ensure that abortion pills are affordable and that the most vulnerable people can access them.

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Police reforms often thwarted by unions

Tirzah Christopher Damali Ramirez Taylor Bayly Kierstin Foote

October 03, 2022 |

News21 |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

The Ethical Society of Police is an association primarily made up of officers of color. The association aims to encourage and educate on ethics among law enforcement and works to foster better relationships within the communities they serve.

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One Navajo community finally gets electricity after more than 10 years. It's still waiting for water.

Shannon Mullane

October 02, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, San Juan County, Utah

Through a complex network of indigenous, governmental, religious and community resources, the Westwater community finally has electricity after a 20-year journey to bring the much-needed resource to the community.

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Four-day workweek: Why more companies are taking the plunge

Laurent Belsie Shafi Musaddique Erika Page

September 28, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, New York

Several companies are beginning to lean into the four-day workweek. It is also being seen as a new recruiting tool that resonates with a younger generation that prioritizes work-life balance. There are even nonprofits like 4 Day Week Global, that are coordinating pilot programs across the globe to encourage more companies to adopt a 32-hour workweek with no cut in pay.

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