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Gambia's first clinical waste treatment plant targets reducing public health risk

Yero S. Bah

April 21, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Gambia

A new waste treatment plant is helping to keep the country clean, protect the environment and prevent the spread of disease by segregating and incinerating waste gathered from places like healthcare facilities. Now, most all healthcare facilities in the area are required to practice and receive education on the importance of these new waste management measures.

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Counterintuitive conservation: Fire boosts aquatic crustaceans in U.S. savannas

Ashli Blow

April 21, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Prescribed burns remove shrubs and invasive plants from habitats that vernal pool fairy shrimp and different species of crayfish live in — making it easier for them to thrive and populations to increase.

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Connecting With Individuals Who Have Disabilities

Dara Cyril

April 20, 2023 |

KAFTAN TV |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

Haske Children Foundation provides medical supplies, check-ups and surgeries to children with disabilities on a regular basis, having served 200 children so far. The Foundation also leads discussions about disabilities, working to address the stigma and change the negative narrative many locals have about those with disabilities.

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Phool – the Indian venture upcycling floral waste

Aslesha Mehta

April 20, 2023 |

Pioneers Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

The India-based company Phool collects floral waste from religious temples to keep it from being discarded in rivers. The flowers are used to make incense sticks, and the company provides employment for over 200 women from marginalized communities.

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With help, Afghan refugees make a home in Manhattan, Kansas

AJ Dome

April 20, 2023 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Manhattan, Kansas

The Manhattan Afghan Resettlement Team (MART) helps Afghan refugees escape Taliban oppression and build new lives in the U.S. MART helps to connect refugees with the local Islamic Center for meetings about adjusting to life in the U.S. and language courses, as well as help getting a Social Security card, a job and enrolling their children in school. To date, over 100 refugees have been successfully resettled.

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The world sees invasive seaweed. This gardener sees housing bricks.

Whitney Eulich

April 19, 2023 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Puerto Morelos

A small business in Puerto Morelos uses invasive seaweed that washes up on Mexico’s beaches to create construction blocks. The company, Sargassum, mixes the seaweed with organic materials, presses the mixture into block shapes, and lets them bake in the sun to harden. The owner sells some of the blocks and uses some to build affordable housing in his community.

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Philippine tribe boosts livelihoods and conservation with civet poop coffee

Bong S. Sarmiento

April 18, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Mindanao

Members of the B’laan ethnic group in a community in the Philippines are improving their livelihoods by foraging for coffee beans excreted by wild palm civets. They can sell the beans at a premium price because they are used to make a luxury coffee brew. And the practice encourages the locals to protect the wild animals, which benefits the ecosystem, too.

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“Buy Now Pay Later” Solution for Patients with Breast Cancer

Kate Okorie

April 18, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The HER-Radio program improves the availability of radiotherapy and treatment for HER2+ breast cancer by offering a deferred payment plan for the 18-cycle treatment with the drug Herceptin. The interest-free, phased payment plan makes it possible for more people to afford treatment. Per the organization’s 2021 report, patients enrolled in the program save 15% to 25% on treatment costs.

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‘It's about Healing the Earth:' How Nebraskans are Building Sustainable Farms Through Biodynamics

Ellie Kuckelman

April 17, 2023 |

The Reader |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

Biodynamic farming is slowly spreading across the United States as a practice that improves the health of a farm’s ecosystem by creating a sustainable system that uses its waste to generate its energy. This way of farming also involves practices like crop rotation, cover cropping, and eliminating the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

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Teachers in Denmark are using apps to audit their students' moods

Arian Khameneh

April 17, 2023 |

MIT Technology Review |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

The web-app Woof helps teachers keep an eye on the mental health and well-being of students by frequently surveying students on how they’re feeling to generate a “mood landscape,” which is intended to provide a comprehensive image of child welfare in a classroom over time. Teachers can then review the reports and provide interventions as needed. Woof launched in the fall of 2022 and has been implemented in more than 600 schools across the country.

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