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  • What happens when an anthill is destroyed?: hotel in Transcarpathia provides home for displaced people

    May 18, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Transcarpathia

    An organization called Ukrainian Ants rents out a hotel in Transcarpathia for people who are displaced due to the war. During their stay, they help the organization with various tasks and are given food and necessary household items.

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  • Portland group works to make wealth redistribution a reality through real estate

    May 18, 2023 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Volunteers of the PDX Housing Solidarity Project are working to redistribute generational wealth through homeownership in Portland. The project connects people with ample resources to Black and Indigenous homebuyers and helps facilitate cash gifts, no-interest loans, or other ways to assist throughout the process.

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  • Si los libros hablan de Costa Rica, ¿la niñez leerá más?

    May 18, 2023 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Chile

    The Fundación Cámara Mágica works to create culturally relevant books for children to promote reading. By partnering with local writers and illustrators, the group creates stories rich in culture and diversity for youth to relate to, encouraging them to read more. Since 2020, the foundation has delivered more than 4,000 books to different communities throughout the country.

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  • 'This is ours' - Somaliland women smell success as frankincense business takes off

    May 17, 2023 |

    The Fuller Project |

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    Response Location: Somaliland, Erigavo

    Beeyo Maal is a collective of women running their own businesses in Somaliland’s male-dominated frankincense industry. The group, which has about 280 members, allows women to make roughly five times what they were paid when previously working for exploitative companies.

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  • ‘Building an Industry': Medical Cannabis Investors Focus On Lab Testing For Patient Safety

    May 17, 2023 |

    Mississippi Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    When the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act passed in 2022 and launched a new medical-marijuana program there was an unmet need for cannabis testing. To fill the gap, testing labs like Steep Hill Mississippi are emerging to ensure the medical marijuana available is safe to use.

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  • Organic Elephant Repellent Brings Hope To Villagers

    May 17, 2023 |

    The Citizen Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Matabeleland

    Tikobane Trust created a safe, organic elephant repellent to deter elephants from invading local farmlands, eating crops and attacking villagers. Tikobane Trust aims to foster peaceful coexistence between humans and animals in rural areas that share borders with wildlife like elephants, lions, hyenas and wild dogs. The repellent has seen success in one village already and Tikobane Trust is working to teach people in other areas how to create the repellent themselves.

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  • The Movement to Stop Dollar Stores From Suffocating Black Communities

    May 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the first city to pass an ordinance to permanently restrict new dollar stores from cropping up in underserved communities and exasperating food insecurity. The policy included incentives for businesses selling healthy food options and, with funding from a development corporation, a grocer opened in the North Tulsa community as a result.

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  • How solar power is keeping Lebanon's lights on

    May 17, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Lebanon

    People in Lebanon are installing their own rooftop solar panels and batteries to have constant access to energy instead of relying on expensive and unreliable community diesel generators.

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  • The ReelAbilities Film Festival: Growing by Inclusion

    May 17, 2023 |

    Women's eNews |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The ReelAbilities Film Festival promotes awareness and increases the representation of people with disabilities in movies. The festival, which has expanded to several cities across the country, shows award-winning films by and about people with disabilities and also hosts post-screening discussions to bring the community together to celebrate diversity.

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  • School alert system gives students added layer of safety

    May 17, 2023 |

    The Oglethorpe Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Oglethorpe County, Georgia

    The Oglethorpe County School System implemented a platform called Anonymous Alerts that allows students and parents to report issues such as bullying, safety concerns, and suspicious activity. The system has logged 66 submissions since it was launched in December.

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