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  • Can Community Programs Help Slow the Rise in Violence?

    January 30, 2023 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community violence intervention programs like the interrupter model and groups like Cure Violence are deploying knowledgeable people — specifically those with experience in crime and the legal system — into neighborhoods to help steer people away from gangs and violent crime. The purpose with groups like Cure Violence is to treat violent crime — like gun violence — like an epidemic, deploying those with credibility into vulnerable populations. When Cure Violence was first launched in Chicago in 2000, shootings declined by 68%.

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  • In California, women learn how to protect their ancestral lands with fire

    January 30, 2023 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Ishraamhírak, United States, California

    The WTREX program runs prescribed burn camps to provide hands-on training for Indigenous women. This training allows them to reclaim parts of their culture and bring cultural burns back to their land in a safe learning environment.

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  • How building toilets helped Embu county manage Cholera PART 1

    January 30, 2023 |

    90.3 County FM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Uchimbaji wa vyoo na kuelimisha jamii kuhusu umuhimu wa kujenga na kutumia vyoo kumesaidia kuangamiza ugonjwa wa kipindupindu kaunti ya Embu.Idara ya afya inatumia madaktari wa nyanjani wakujitolea kuelemisha watu umuhimu wa kujenga na kutumia choo kwa njia nzuri.Wanahakikisha kuwa kila boma limejenga angalau choo kimoja.

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  • Eat-Learn-Play: Bridging the Nutrition and Education Gap for Wassa's Displaced Children

    January 30, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Wassa

    The Transitional Learning Center provides children ages four to 14 with free education, school supplies, and one meal per day to not only encourage school attendance but to also address the issue of malnutrition. The beauty of the Center is that it’s a semi-permanent structure that can be moved to different locations where there may be school children in need. Since the Center was formed, over nine million students from 54,619 schools have benefited from the program.

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  • A Vision for Tribal Sovereignty through Sustainable Energy

    January 30, 2023 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, United States, North Dakota

    Turtle Mountain Community College transitioned to geothermal and wind energy to reduce energy costs by 300%. The heating and cooling pumps are equipped with smart technology and sensors that allow them to be used at maximum efficiency.

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  • How breast milk banks could avert the next formula crisis

    January 30, 2023 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Amidst the ongoing formula shortage, breast milk donations to milk bands are helping hospitals care for vulnerable newborns. Milk banking started in Brazil in the 1980s, and today the country runs 228 of the 750 milk banks around the world.

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  • ‘Mutual aid' is a radical ideal. Some live its communal spirit.

    January 30, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Community-run mutual-aid groups in Boston are helping neighbors connect and support each other. Volunteers organize and run programs like food pantries, relief fund collections, and connections with lawyers and advocates.

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  • Libraries eliminating fees to boost equity

    January 30, 2023 |

    KGTV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Libraries across the United States are eliminating overdue fees to be more equitable. As a result, many see an increase in library card renewals, visitors, and returned materials.

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  • “It attracted me”: Inside a fellowship for non religious Nigerians

    January 29, 2023 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Table Community is a safe online space for Nigerians to have nuanced conversations about religion over virtual meetings, something that is frowned upon by most of society in the country.

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  • Saving Food Waste From The Landfill, One WhatsApp Message At A Time

    January 27, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The volunteer initiative Foodsharing is helping reduce food waste in Germany by collecting donated goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses and distributing them to anyone interested. The food is given away through communication channels like WhatsApp groups or publicly accessible places like community fridges, and you do not need to meet any qualifications to get it.

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