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South Africans say apps step in where government fails

Kim Harrisberg

August 17, 2022 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Response Location: South Africa

Apps are providing vital services when the South African government is unable to do so. From informing citizens of power cuts to filling in potholes and seeking mental health, these citizen-build resources are addressing community issues and even creating employment opportunities.

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The Café That's Upending Capitalism

Mike De Socio

August 16, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Troy, New York

Cafe Euphoria in Troy, N.Y. operates on a cooperative model in which all employees are paid the same wage and are offered an ownership stake in the business. The company is founded on a social mission to create a safe space for trans and gender nonconforming people and promotes equity through a 3:1 sliding scale for its menu and thrift shop, with 94% of customers opting to pay the top-end price of the scale.

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Can Unions Still Transform the Workplace?

Sonali Kolhatkar

August 16, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States

Digital communication is allowing American employees to unionize at large corporations. In conjunction with face-to-face organizing, and more positive perceptions of unions from the public, digital communication such as social media and text messaging has led to an increasing number of unions. The current pro-worker political climate and the transparency of poor working conditions through social media have also contributed to the rise in unionization.

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TIRRC Votes harnesses "Black and brown political power"

Dulce Torres Guzman

August 15, 2022 |

Tennessee Lookout |

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Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Ahead of Tennessee's August 2022 primary, organizations such as TIRRC (Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition) Votes and the Effendi Foundation targeted their outreach toward immigrant communities to increase turnout in key elections, resulting in wins for several TIRRC-endorsed candidates. The organizations relied on culturally-relevant strategies, including employing engagement coordinators from multiple countries, bringing candidates to speak at local mosques, and using community-specific language in written outreach.

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Black and Hispanic Students Find Their Voice Through Civics Education in Sacramento

Srishti Prabha

August 08, 2022 |

The Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Sacramento's Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Center offers a civics education program where students of color can learn about movements spearheaded by marginalized people, connect with like-minded peers interested in making change, and develop their voices as advocates. Students have gone on to intern at City Hall, advocate for issues like improved WiFi access and higher teacher pay, and even work for the center themselves.

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Liberia: Fighting Deforestation with Waste

Tina Mehnpaine

August 01, 2022 |

Liberian Observer |

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Response Location: Liberia, Brewerville

Green Gold Liberia makes briquettes charcoal to replace wood-based charcoal and fight deforestation. Their charcoal requires no trees to be cut down because it is made from leftover wood, sawdust, and agricultural waste like coconut shells.

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Limited access to financial services pushes informal business owners to embrace classical saving schemes

Ndabarasa Eugene

August 01, 2022 |

Royal FM |

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Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

Savings groups called Tontines gather members engaged in informal business, like street merchants, to access financing through peer-to-peer banking and lending. Tontines allow lower-income individuals who typically fail to qualify for bank loans to access financial services and learn to save and manage their money.

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For the many or the few?

Jenna Spinelle

August 01, 2022 |

When the People Decide |

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Response Location: United States, Florida

In Florida, formerly incarcerated people were at the forefront of efforts to rally support for a ballot initiative to allow residents with certain felony convictions back into the voting booth. Amendment 4 was successfully passed, restoring voting rights for many formerly incarcerated Floridians, and research studying other ballot initiatives in the United States has shown that these direct referendums have given the majority of the country's population policies that they approve of.

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How religious worship is boosting conservation in India

Kavitha Yarlagadda

July 26, 2022 |

BBC |

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Response Location: India

Sacred groves in India protected by religious practices, culture, and communities are helping country-wide conservation efforts for greenery and endangered species.

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El poder de la esperanza, el poder de los pares en la atención a la salud mental

Zinta Aistars

July 21, 2022 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

El Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan, Inc., usa un método que se llama apoyo entre pares (emparejando personas con experiencias similares) para ayudar el proceso de recuperación. El Recovery Institute ofrece grupos, clases, reuniones individuales y reuniones sociales, y su también participan en actividades de divulgación en la comunidad. En los últimos años, el Recovery Institute ha atendido a miles de personas.

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