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  • Rice Insurance helping Rwandan Farmers Overcome Climate-Induced Losses

    Rwanda’s National Agriculture Insurance Scheme helps farmers access financial protection for their crops to provide income security in the face of climate change events that can ruin harvests.

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  • Cleaning the city to breathe easier

    One Step Greener collects trash from residents of Delhi, India, and sorts the recyclables to be sold to recyclers. This practice keeps trash out of landfills and improves the air quality of the city.

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  • Sisters in Zambia improve access to health care, particularly for those with HIV/AIDS

    Our Lady’s Health Center — which is managed by Sisters of the Holy Cross — works to address the stigma and provide care to those with HIV/AIDS, specifically antiretroviral therapy services. The Center has established three community posts within local markets where those in need of care can easily access it in a discreet way.

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  • Bishop-supported leadership training for immigrants transforms parish communities

    Recognizing the Stranger is a faith-based program that provides support and mentorship to immigrant leaders with the goal of building bridges between immigrant and nonimmigrant communities. The initiative has helped immigrants in the church organize "know your rights" events, advocate for expanded tax credits for undocumented workers, and roll out parish ID cards amid a rise in deportations.

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  • Tucson played pivotal role in study on fairness in policing

    Researchers trained Tucson police officers in procedural justice, which involves treating people with dignity and respect by giving them a voice and showing neutrality, to help them de-escalate situations with fewer arrests and less violence while building trust in the community.

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  • India's social health activists are tackling cancer in rural communities

    Social health activists provide health care services to local communities, serving as a liaison between the community and public health system. Social health activists provide maternal care, polio immunizations, communicable disease prevention and promote and educate locals on nutrition, sanitation, and healthy living practices. Every village has a social health activist who is from that village and speaks the local language, allowing them to build trust and connect with locals in need of care.

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  • Nurturing the Nurturer: Promoting Adequate Nutrition for Pregnant Women in Sokoto State

    The Save the Child Initiative, in collaboration with the Society for Women Development and Empowerment in Nigeria, is working to ensure that expectant mothers receive proper nutrition during pregnancy so they can deliver healthy babies. The initiative provides iron and folic acid supplements, nutrition counseling, hosts antenatal clinics, and even travels door-to-door to provide education and care to those in need.

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  • Academic coaches help students finish community college

    Chattahoochee Valley Community College has academic coaches who reach out to students who are struggling in their classes or are facing barriers that make it difficult to keep up with their studies. They can help students develop study plans, navigate financial aid issues, or connect with resources such as transportation.

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  • Civic participation, trust, getting to know people: Together Baton Rouge gets things done

    Together Baton Rouge connects different organizations and individuals to collaborate on important community issues, such as advocating for needed infrastructure work. The group helped bring about the restructuring of a corporate tax break program that brought in $282 million in revenue in 2021.

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  • Peer Court Keeps Youth Accountable, Removes Shame and Stigma

    Marin County's Peer Solutions program is a youth court designed to help keep students out of the juvenile justice system. In addition to attending personal development classes and completing volunteer hours, teens in the program attend "hearings" where other participants act as the jury to facilitate discussions around accountability and ways to move forward.

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