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  • Yaku Raymi: The Quechua Ritual to Save a Glacier

    March 06, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Santa Fe

    In Santa Fe, Peru, an ancestral system of water storage is helping communities cope with water scarcity: qochas are artificial lagoons built to store rainwater during the wet season, which is later used during droughts. The use of qochas has allowed Santa Fe to have 41 reservoirs that store 2.9 million cubic meters (102.4 million cubic feet) of water, three times more than before.

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  • How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires

    February 09, 2025 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Though not without certain flaws, GoFundMe has facilitated critical and rapid financial support for thousands of people. The company charges a 2.9 percent fee on all donations, as well as 30 cents for every transaction, to cover credit card and bank transaction fees, but its primary source of revenue is voluntary tips.

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  • Through Discord, The WNC Helene Recovery Community seeks to help Asheville and beyond

    December 30, 2024 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The WNC Helene Recovery Community is a Discord server created to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. The server provides a platform for people to connect and support each other, with channels dedicated to various needs, such as healthcare, mutual aid, and recovery updates. The server is designed to be easy to use and navigate, with a team of moderators providing guidance and support. The moderators have also implemented a vetting process to ensure the safety of users and prevent scams.

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  • Farmers Markets Can Be a Form of Climate Action. Here's How

    December 19, 2024 |

    Sentient |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Farmers markets, supported by federal, state, and private food assistance programs, are helping to bridge gaps left by disparate food access by offering a direct distribution model.

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  • Internet saca del aislamiento y empodera a comunidades del Gran Chaco Americano

    December 11, 2024 |

    Revista Haz |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Argentina

    Desde el 2013, el proyecto Nanum ha implementado un modelo que proporciona conectividad a través de 46 centros locales con acceso a Internet, empoderando a poblaciones indígenas, criollas y rurales. Marca un cambio significativo en la vida de más de 129 comunidades de Argentina, Paraguay y Bolivia, que hasta entonces permanecían aisladas.

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  • After Helene, relief network takes the chaos out of giving

    December 10, 2024 |

    The 9th Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    A network of local organizations in North Carolina are supplying people impacted by Hurricane Helene with clothing that can keep them warm as winter arrives. They run clothing drives and then sort the donations to meet specific requests, which is more helpful than giving out boxes of random clothes.

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  • Nimble Electric Trucks Are Supercharging African Trade

    December 05, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    In Rwanda, a fleet of simple, efficient trucks is helping farmers get their harvest to market before the goods spoil. For one farmer renting space in one of the trucks, the improved market access enabled them to go from selling 400 to 4,000 kilograms of produce a week.

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  • A building wave: The corporate-Indigenous partnerships doing things differently

    December 03, 2024 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    New philanthropic funding models are distributing to Indigenous peoples and local communities in climate and biodiversity hotspots, enabling them to continue traditional practices that greatly benefit the environment. One core principle is the building of strong on-the-ground relationships, then providing “no-strings” grants with little follow-up reporting required.

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  • Una red de jardines nativos florece en Miami y rescata especies en peligro

    November 27, 2024 |

    El Tiempo Latino |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    Native Plant Network, una iniciativa de educación y conservación, ha creado un sistema de entrega de cinco plantas nativas gratuitas a cada persona en el red, ayudando la creación de un corredor de plantas nativas en Miami.

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  • How musicians are helping western North Carolinians replace instruments lost in Helene

    November 19, 2024 |

    Citizen-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Restring Appalachia matches people who lost their instruments to Hurricane Helene with donors offering up instruments of similar quality. So far, roughly 175 people have signed up to donate about 400 instruments, with about 20 delivered to Asheville so far, though the need still outpaces the supply.

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