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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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  • A journey of healing

    May 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulalip, Washington

    The Native and Strong Lifeline aims to provide culturally relevant mental health care services and support to members of the Native community. Since launching, the lifeline has received over 1,200 calls from across the state, handled by its team of tribal crisis counselors, many of whom have their owned lived experiences with mental health struggles.

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  • 5 steps, fast: This plastic sheet and pouch can stop thousands of women from dying after giving birth

    May 15, 2023 |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    To address maternal mortality, drapes with volume markings are being used to manage life-threatening bleeding after birth. The drapes collect the blood and are marked with measurements so healthcare workers can monitor blood loss and interfere and provide care before it’s too late. The drapes were tested in 78 hospitals throughout the country between August 2021 and the end of 2022 and allowed healthcare workers to interfere with excessive bleeding in time for 90% of patients.

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  • With a mobile application, Nigerians can report and fight social injustice

    May 14, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The AFF Flagit app allows Nigerians to report crimes directly to federal agencies and the police to make the process easier, faster, and more effective. App users can choose to remain anonymous and submit any evidence they have with the report.

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  • A Simple Fix Lifts Single Moms Out of Poverty in India's Slums

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Jaipur

    Fund a Mom gives 40 single mothers in Jaipur, India, $60 a month with no strings attached. The guaranteed income program helps them cover necessary expenses giving them the breathing room to find paid employment.

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  • Virginia students learning strategies to avoid bad behavior, more suspensions

    May 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Lynchburg, Virginia

    The Restorative Suspension Center provides a space for students facing suspension to work with staff to change their behavior. The Center provides mentoring and group sessions with their peers and also teaches coping skills to prevent those bad behaviors. Since starting the program, the Lynchburg City School District has seen an 86% decrease in discipline referrals.

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  • Latino advisory group works to bring more Spanish-speaking audiences to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

    May 10, 2023 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

    The Spanish-Language Community Advisory Network works with a performing arts center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to bring in Latino audiences by showing culturally-relevant films, reducing language barriers, and even inviting the films’ cast and crew to the screenings.

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  • One Man's Trash: Athens Junk Removal Service Gives Back to Community

    May 08, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    A junk removal service in Athens, Georgia, is slowing the growth of the local landfill by recycling, donating, and giving away the items it can before taking the rest to the landfill.

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  • Bidibidi refugee tackles plastic waste 

    May 06, 2023 |

    Amjambo Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Bidibidi

    Generous Design Africa works to reduce plastic pollution through upcycling and recycling. The group recycles plastic and makes products like rulers, cups, and buttons, that are sold for profit. Generous Design Africa also holds two monthly trainings to teach locals about plastic recycling and the dangers of plastic pollution. So far, more than 100 people have attended the training.

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  • Fortified with Coconuts, 'Living' Shorelines Are Stopping Coastal Erosion

    May 05, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Shredded coconut husk, known as Coir, is becoming a popular material for shoreline restoration projects. It’s typically used to trap sediment while protecting vegetation and wildlife from the force of waves. Once the vegetation has several years to flourish, the natural coconut fibers will have decomposed.

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