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  • ‘Tufunguke' an initiative creating safe space for conversations around mental health

    June 07, 2023 |

    Health Business |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The Tufunguke initiative works to raise awareness, educate and provide a community for those experiencing mental health issues. Tufunguke creates a safe space both online through social media platforms and in person through events for people to come together to discuss mental health and get connected with care resources Tufunguke reaches about 100,000 people a month through its many social media accounts.

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  • Slovenia : where mental illness is a crime

    June 07, 2023 |

    Ereb |

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    Response Location: Slovenia

    Several projects are currently working toward full deinstitutionalization by transferring residents of institutional care facilities to community-based homes. In these community homes, residents will be taught the necessary skills to help them reintegrate into society and live independently despite the challenges they may face, whether that be mental health disorders or developmental disabilities. So far, 171 people have been moved out of institutions to group homes.

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  • Climate Change: How Nigerian Community is Adapting Farming Practices to Dry Season

    June 06, 2023 |

    DA News |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Likpata, Kwara

    Nigerian farmers are adapting their practices to the dry season to avoid disastrous flooding during the rainy months. They use techniques like drip irrigation to conserve water by delivering it directly to plant roots and are cultivating drought-resistant crops. The government helps supports farmers in this endeavor by providing seedlings and fertilizer, too.

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  • Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme' Water Recycling

    June 06, 2023 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco is popularizing centralized water reuse systems that collect blackwater from toilets and sinks and greywater from showers and washing machines to clean it and use it again. This is a cheaper, more sustainable option for nonpotable water used to water plants or flush toilets in a city struggling with water scarcity.

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  • How an $18.6 million dollar fund helps community organizations beat speculators and own their own spaces

    June 06, 2023 |

    Future of Good |

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    Response Location: Canada, Quebec

    More than twenty partners in Quebec (including public and private investors, philanthropic foundations, and labor funds) have joined forces to develop a suite of loan programs designed to help social-purpose organizations beat rent inflation and increase their ability to provide community services. The initiative helps qualifying organizations make real estate purchases quickly, rather than risk losing their existing spaces to other buyers while trying to arrange financing. To date, more than 30 social-purpose entities have already received financial assistance and the program is attempting to expand.

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  • Save the Boys Initiative: Tackling Sexual Abuse and Providing Support for Boys

    June 06, 2023 |

    Radio Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Save the Boys Initiative provides counseling, group and family therapy, programming around mentorship and leadership, and other forms of assistance for boys who have experienced sexual abuse.

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  • NM has 7th-best enrollment in $30 per-month internet subsidy

    June 06, 2023 |

    Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States

    The federal Affordable Connectivity Program helps people pay for high-speed internet access to address the digital divide, and New Mexico is outpacing the national average of participants with educational outreach meetings and advertisements.

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  • Wage Boosts for Local Workers

    June 06, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Scranton, Pennsylvania

    The city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, used some of its money from the American Rescue Plan Act to create a Wage Boost Grant for local businesses. The grant is used to raise hourly wages for two years allowing the business to save up money to keep the higher hourly rate after that. These raises are critical for small businesses trying to retain employees.

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  • Toxic Nuclear Waste is Piling up in the U.S. Where's the Deposit?

    June 06, 2023 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    The Yucca Mountain project, intended to safely hold radioactive spent nuclear fuel from around the country, was paused after resistance from Nevada locals and politicians.

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  • In This District, Students Are Part of the Mental Health Response

    June 05, 2023 |

    Education Week |

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    Response Location: United States, Uhrichsville, Ohio

    The Peers Uplifting Peers program works to break down the stigma surrounding mental health and normalize having conversations about getting help. The program trains rural high schoolers in mental health first aid, teaching them how to communicate with their peers who may be experiencing mental health issues and how to connect them with trusted adults and mental health resources.

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