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Agroecology schools help communities restore degraded land in Guatemala

Aimee Gabay

July 07, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Guatemala

Farmer associations and Indigenous and local communities across Guatemala are working together to recover ancestral agricultural practices and educate farmers in agroecology. The collective, called the Utz Che’ Community Forestry Association, is building agroecology schools that are free to attend and facilitate co-learning in which students learn from each other. Their work protects native forests and local livelihoods from the damage caused by intensive monoculture.

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These climate advocates don't care about your carbon footprint. They care about whether you vote.

Claire Elise Thompson

July 05, 2023 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States

In an effort to fix the climate movement’s voter turnout problem, the Environmental Voter Project’s 6,000 volunteers use behavioral and data science in their outreach campaigns to encourage environmentalists to become consistent voters so the issues they care about are prioritized by politicians.

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Seeds of hope: the charity helping to replant Peru's rainforest

Laura Joffre

July 04, 2023 |

Pioneers Post |

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Response Location: Peru

Plant Your Future is working with Peruvian farmers to reforest the Amazon rainforest by helping them earn an income while growing trees instead of doing so by cutting trees down. The charity does outreach, teaches farmers about agroforestry, intercropping, and the carbon market, and then supports them throughout the transition to those practices.

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How Texas shrank its homelessness population — and what it can teach California

Marisa Kendall

June 28, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Efforts throughout Texas to reduce homelessness are serving as inspiration for states like California, that have similar homelessness issues. From committing funding to homeless reduction programs to establishing more advanced shelters like The Navigation Center, the state recorded a 28% drop in homelessness last year and has helped several individuals transition into permanent housing.

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From plastic pollution, eSwatini woman creates money and beauty

Nokukhanya Aimienoho

June 27, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Swaziland, Mbabane

Bantwana Craft is a social enterprise that collects plastic waste to be transformed into reusable items such as coin purses, backpacks, hats, and pencil cases. The business has diverted more than 10,000 kilograms of plastic waste since its founding six years ago.

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Branford Manor residents make a difference with mold complaints

Kimberly Drelich

June 24, 2023 |

The Day |

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Response Location: United States, Groton, Connecticut

To address issues with the conditions of their apartments, such as mold, residents at Branford Manor joined forces and began seeking help from local organizations and media to get the apartment complex's attention to fix the problems. Their collective action resulted in overdue improvements and repairs to the complex, demonstrating the effectiveness of community organizing.

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds

Sanket Jain

June 22, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: India, Maharashtra

A wildlife photographer in Maharashtra, India, adds like-minded animal conservationists to a WhatsApp group so they can share animal photos and knowledge with each other. The group members work together to solve different wildlife issues through information sharing and public education, and many of them also rescue animals.

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Volunteers, First Nations work to bring back a disappearing oak prairie

Spoorthy Raman

June 19, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

The volunteer-run Friends of Uplands Park Society works to restore and protect Uplands Park in Victoria, British Columbia. The members have helped native species, many of which are designated as at risk, thrive again by removing invasive species, planting more native species, and educating the community.

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Klean Kensington pays teens to clean and green their own blocks

Nadiyah Timmons

June 07, 2023 |

Kensington Voice |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Klean Kensington pays teenagers $15 an hour to clean lots in the Philadephia neighborhood and prevents them from turning to dealing drugs to make money.

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How an $18.6 million dollar fund helps community organizations beat speculators and own their own spaces

Diane Bérard

June 06, 2023 |

Future of Good |

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Response Location: Canada, Quebec

More than twenty partners in Quebec (including public and private investors, philanthropic foundations, and labor funds) have joined forces to develop a suite of loan programs designed to help social-purpose organizations beat rent inflation and increase their ability to provide community services. The initiative helps qualifying organizations make real estate purchases quickly, rather than risk losing their existing spaces to other buyers while trying to arrange financing. To date, more than 30 social-purpose entities have already received financial assistance and the program is attempting to expand.

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