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  • Glitter has proven it can clean our streets. Will the City finally back it up?

    August 08, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The street cleaning startup Glitter facilitates paid cleanups on blocks that slip through the cracks of the City’s waste management services. The company has cleaners assigned to blocks in every section of the city, with new people jumping on board each week to help clean up the streets.

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  • From Dry January to Fake Cocktails, Inside the New Temperance Movement

    July 25, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Lately, the notion of being alcohol-free or participating in movements like “dry January” has picked up speed, especially as young people become more aware of the adverse effects of excessive drinking. Bars and companies like Boisson — a dry drinks and mixology shop — sell various alternatives to alcohol ranging from dry wines and beers to spirits made with CBD.

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  • Climate change: 'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problem

    July 05, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Finland, Kankaanpää

    A team of Finnish engineers havevinstalled the first commercial battery made of sand, which can store green energy in it for months. Solar panels or wind turbines generate electricity, which is then stored as heat in the sand battery. When needed, the battery can discharge hot air to heat up water which is then used to heat homes, offices, and a swimming pool. This solution may be difficult to scale, but it’s a low-cost storage idea that could be useful when it’s cold and energy is more expensive.

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  • A Cottage Industry Quietly Rises, Lifted by South Sudan's Often Ignored Women

    June 30, 2022 |

    TIME of the World |

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    Response Location: South Sudan

    A network of Sudanese women is pooling resources to create a successful market. The Women's Empowerment Initiative has provided funds, training, and the connections to create economic opportunities for the entrepreneurs.

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  • Soilless Farming to the Rescue. How to Boost Agriculture Without Hurting Forests

    June 30, 2022 |

    Foundation for Investigative Journalism |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    A Nigerian agricultural entrepreneur is embracing hydroponics — a method that grows crops with water and no soil — as an alternative to farming methods that have led to land degradation. Because of Adebowale Onafowora’s knowledge, he has trained more than 20,000 people; and helped set up over 200 hydroponic centers. His inspiration led to the establishment of the Landmark University Greenhouse and Hydroponic Technology Centre, a place for research and training in the technique.

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  • How cash transfer beneficiaries build wealth in Kwara

    June 15, 2022 |

    The Nation (Nigeria) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    A guaranteed income program in Nigerian is helping recipients build businesses, expand existing ones, and build equity.

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  • Chain reaction: How an intervention led to women helping women in Wassa IDP Camp

    June 13, 2022 |

    International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    Grants for women living in refugee camps have helped recipients start businesses and learn new skills, allowing them to improve their quality of life. Additionally, the women created an informal cooperative and take turns investing a percentage of proceeds from each successful business into another member’s business.

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  • Could more entrepreneurs help revive the heartland?

    June 06, 2022 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, Ord, Nebraska

    The community in Ord, Nebraska, revived their town by supporting and encouraging entrepreneurs and making it easier to start small businesses.

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  • He Made Lowly-esteemed Wheelbarrow Pushing Look Attractive; Now He Creates Jobs For Youths

    May 31, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Delta

    GEMDECONQ rents wheelbarrows to workers and trains them in proper conduct. This gives people who cannot afford their own wheelbarrow a chance to earn more than the average minimum wage and eventually venture into less demanding forms of work.

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  • How one New Hampshire sawmill is taking a stand against big timber

    May 24, 2022 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Timberdoodle Farm in New Hampshire provides locally logged and processed lumber for its clients, a stark contrast to larger timber companies which source wood all over the world. For example, the small sawmill produces about 100,000 board feet of wood per year compared with other companies that produce that much each day. The difference is that these smaller operations can better utilize lumber that would otherwise go to waste.

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