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  • Detroit resident 'leads with love' in local climate resiliency

    Angela Lugo-Thomas

    May 25, 2023 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Tammara Howard founded and runs the What About Us? community hub to serve the Detroit neighborhood she lives in. She plans community-building and educational events and distributes essential resources when problems like power outages occur.

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  • “Vieques is our home”: 24 years of the Vieques Women's Alliance

    Camille Padilla Dalmau Laura M. Quintero

    May 21, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Vieques

    The Viequense Women’s Alliance combines the knowledge from community youth and experienced advocacy mentors to develop community leaders who are educated on current issues and technology. Women of all ages join together to advocate for their human rights.

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  • Por qué las líderes comunitarias son un actor clave para promover los derechos del grupo étnico más perseguido del mundo

    David Flier

    May 19, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    En los campos de refugiados en Nueva Dehli, el trabajo de las mujeres en coordinación con agencias de ayuda humanitaria resulta efectivo para mejorar la inclusión escolar de las niñas rohinyás, combatir el matrimonio infantil y mejorar las condiciones de salud.

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  • Barrages anti-érosion : au Sénégal «on a même vu de l'herbe repousser»

    Théo du Couëdic

    May 19, 2023 |

    Libération |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Diogué

    L’île de Diogué est le site pilote du système d’épis ­Maltais-Savard, qui installe des barrages avec des matériaux naturels, comme des troncs d’eucalyptus et des feuilles de palmier, pour lutter contre l’érosion. La méthode a permis de récupérer plusieurs mètres de plage.

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  • 'This is ours' - Somaliland women smell success as frankincense business takes off

    Rachel Fobar

    May 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Somaliland, Erigavo

    Beeyo Maal is a collective of women running their own businesses in Somaliland’s male-dominated frankincense industry. The group, which has about 280 members, allows women to make roughly five times what they were paid when previously working for exploitative companies.

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  • Local organizations offer climate education for Boston-area kids

    Elisabeth Hadjis Cassidy McNeeley

    May 15, 2023 |

    The Scope |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Because Massachusetts has few requirements around incorporating climate change into school curriculums, organizations such as Eastie Farm, Climate Action Through Education, and Spring Forward work to fill the gaps both in and out of the classroom. Through hands-on learning opportunities, ready-made lesson plans, and youth-led workshops, the organizations aim to improve students' climate literacy in a way that feels relevant to their daily lives.

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  • Del concreto al bolsillo: Descubre cómo cosecharon hasta $30 semanales entre los edificios en Zacamil.

    Adriana González

    May 13, 2023 |

    Proyecto Lava |

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    Response Location: El Salvador

    Para luchar contra el alza de precios de los alimentos, Micelio Suburbano construye huertas para comunidades en espacios urbanos. Los voluntarios que trabajan en las huertas reciben comida para alimentar a sus casas, y así pueden ahorrar dinero.

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  • The Puerto Ricans Illegally Occupying Land to Resist Displacement

    Laura M. Quintero Bianca Graulau

    May 12, 2023 |

    Economic Hardship Reporting Project |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, several locals are joining together to occupy land and avoid further displacement. Community members have worked together to address food insecurity by creating community gardens and have also cleaned and repaired abandoned buildings in the community to turn them into food banks, housing options and resource centers for those in need.

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  • New Indonesia climate fund backs Indigenous forest guardians

    Michael Taylor Asad Asnawi

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    The Nusantra Fund provides financial support directly to community-led projects in Indonesia. The aim is to improve the livelihoods of Indigenous and local people while tackling climate change impacts and protecting biodiversity.

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  • The ballet school giving girls hope in a tough Nairobi neighbourhood

    Robbie Griffiths Flavian Mbusi

    May 10, 2023 |

    The Evening Standard |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Through Project Elimu, children in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi can take free dance classes that help them develop confidence, teamwork, self-expression, and physical fitness. The organization provides free meals to participants and also offers programming around sexual health, a crucial resource in an area where rates of teen pregnancy are high.

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