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  • ONG en Guanacaste desafía la pobreza con anticonceptivos

    November 03, 2018 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Esta publicación narra cómo pueblo del norte de Costa Rica desafía la pobreza y el empeoramientos de las condiciones familiares gracias al anticonceptivo 'T de cobre'. Una organización distribuye e informa médicamente cómo funciona este mecanismo para evitar los embarazos no deseados en el seno de localidades donde la alimentación de hijos es un problema socioeconómico grave. El modelo está basado en el éxito de algunos lugares del estado norteamericano de Colorado, donde los embarazos en zonas que enfrentan pobreza disminuyeron en un 40%.

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  • Free Clinic Fills Void in Medical and Psychological Care for Minors in Carrillo

    October 02, 2018 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Carrillo, Guanacaste

    A non-profit clinic in Guanacaste offers free mental health care to children in the region. The group makes it easy to access services—an old system was only available monthly—and keeps data on diagnoses to better serve the community. They see 3,000 patients a month, from newborns to teenagers.

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  • Tamarindo Revives and Transforms Abandoned Lots With Projects for the Community

    September 25, 2018 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Tamarindo

    The Tamarindo Integral Development Association (ADI) has achieved success in a seemingly mundane task: taking charge of vacant lots. The ADI first borrowed use of vacant lots to start a farmers market and a soccer school. The group then mapped 40 vacant lots across the Tamarindo area. Now, the group is successfully working on reviving public spaces for the common good all across the town.

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  • Nosara Firefighters Manage to Respond to 260 Emergencies This Year With Their Cell Phones

    September 18, 2018 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Nosara

    In Costa Rica, a group of volunteer firefighters use donated equipment, gear, and their own cell phones to fill in a big gap in emergency services. More residents are now accustomed to calling them directly for fires and other emergencies, and the community supports them financially. The firefighters are trying to integrate their work into the country's emergency alert system and to build their own fire station.

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  • Bomberos de Nosara se las ingenian con el celular para atender más de 260 emergencias en lo que va del año

    September 18, 2018 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica, Nosara

    Para poder reducir el tiempo de respuesta para llamadas de crisis en la zona rural de Nosara, Costa Rica, una organización de bomberos voluntarios han desarrollado un sistema de alertas locales a través de sus teléfonos. Normalmente los Bomberos de Nicoya, un pueblo que queda a hora y media de distancia, responderían a las llamadas de emergencias que entran directo del 9-1-1, pero desde el 2017, los habitantes de Nosara pueden llamar directamente a los bomberos nosoreños, lo cual ayuda a reducir drásticamente el tiempo de respuesta.

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