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  • Harm Reduction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    March 28, 2022 |

    HBO |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Overdose prevention centers in New York City provide a place for people with drug addictions to use drugs safely under supervision.

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  • How Radar Is Helping Track Down Lost Indigenous Grave Sites

    March 28, 2022 |

    Undark |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    Various First Nations communities and organizations are using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to uncover lost indigenous grave sites. So far, Indigenous groups across Canada have used GPR and other technologies to identify more than 1,800 possible graves at former residential schools and the movement is also making strides throughout the U.S.

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  • Anti-vax preachers and the race to vaccinate South Sudan

    March 27, 2022 |

    Unreported World |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Sudan

    Crown Agents is an international development organization working to get people vaccinated against COVID-19, despite vaccine shortages and misinformation from anti-vaxxers.

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  • Solar Power Is Clean and Cheap, But Still Has Challenges to Overcome

    March 25, 2022 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Solar energy is a clean, cheap, renewable, and land-efficient resource, making it a valuable technology to scale up in the face of climate concerns and clean energy. Diversifying the supply chain for creating and sourcing solar panels can help make solar energy more reliable when faced with geopolitical and human rights issues.

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  • Fibroid Treatment in African Women

    March 24, 2022 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    High intensity focus ultrasound is being used in the Management and treatment of fibroids in women in Nigeria. It provides a non-surgical and non-invasive treatment option for women who meet specific criteria including the size of the fibroid and its location.

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  • How Chinese-built railway projects are easing mobility, saving lives in Nigeria

    March 22, 2022 |

    International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Abuja-Kaduna standard gauge railway has helped increase travel safety across Nigeria. Many commuters have had to deal with kidnapping and violence while traveling but trains provide secure modes of transportation. They are also a more affordable alternative to air travel. The Abuja-Kaduna railway was mainly funded by project-tied loans from China. Because of the increased comfort, reliability, and safety, train lines are expanding throughout the country.

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  • Democracy Comes to Michigan

    March 21, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    A grassroots campaign ended gerrymandering in Michigan by passing an initiative requiring districts be drawn by citizen-commissions rather than politicians. The all-volunteer campaign went door-to-door collecting enough signatures to get the initiative on the ballot and used creative voter-engagement techniques to sustain the support. Once the ballot initiative passed, 9,300 people applied for the first commission. A third-party firm ultimately selected four Democrats, four Republicans, and five non-partisan people as commissioners, who worked together very well to redraw districts.

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  • Vaccinating the Amazon: Hundreds of Indigenous languages, climate, terrain and more all complicate a massive effort

    March 20, 2022 |

    USA Today |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Chile

    Hundreds of thousands of indigenous people in remote regions of the Amazon have been vaccinated for COVID-19 in part thanks to programs that send indigenous vaccinators with non-mRNA vaccines to remote villages. There, they meet with community leaders and work to gain the community’s trust before vaccinating those who are willing. Non-mRNA vaccines are used due to the refrigeration needed for mRNA doses, but they also make it easier to address misconceptions associated with the new and unfamiliar mRNA technology.

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  • On Kashmir's border, health workers fight Covid vaccine battles

    March 17, 2022 |

    The Evening Standard |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Kashmir

    In an effort to fight misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, teams of healthcare professionals travel door-to-door in rural communities where vaccination rates are low and COVID cases are high.

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  • A school created a homeless shelter in the gym and it paid off in the classroom

    March 17, 2022 |

    The Hechinger Report |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Stay Over Program allows families experiencing homelessness with children enrolled in the San Francisco Unified School District to use a high school gym as a shelter.

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