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  • How a Nonprofit's Initiative Helps Villagers Access Healthcare

    March 22, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ozalla Edem-Ani, Enugu State

    To help address a gap in health access for those living in a rural community in Nigeria, a nonprofit that "gives health, educational, and livelihood support to poor groups in Enugu State" built a hospital to serve those seeking out-patient services. Although the hospital isn't equipped to address all health concerns and faces financial constraints, it has helped more than 2,000 people living in the village access care.

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  • The Power of Bike Education to Transform Lives and Communities

    March 22, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Bicycle education programs around the world are helping those who want to become cyclists overcome that fear while also addressing problems in their communities—from pollution to racial injustice. #BIKEYGEES in Berlin helps women learn how to ride, or learn how to teach someone how to ride bicycles without need for registration. In the U.S. In Los Angeles, Sustainable Streets is helping adult learners while also turning the tide on the prevalent car-minded culture in the city.

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  • How to Vaccinate Homebound Seniors? Take the Shots to Them.

    March 22, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Doctors across the U.S. are mobilizing to distribute Covid vaccines to those who are homebound and likely vulnerable to the coronavirus. Although efforts are still early, in New York, one hospital's house calls program plans to "vaccinate 100 patients a week over the next 10 weeks."

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  • Food waste: stories of inclusion and a sense of community

    March 21, 2021 |

    News48 |

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    Response Location: Italy

    Italian initiatives to combat food waste are connecting surplus food producers with those who need it. The volunteer-run groups have raised awareness of waste and food insecurity, built connections and places of food exchange, and have recovered and saved over 600 tons of food.

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  • The New Push for Corporate Diversity Comes with an Atlanta Address

    March 20, 2021 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Companies are making the move to Atlanta in their efforts to diversify their workforces. Corporate diversity is hard to achieve in places like Silicon Valley. Instead, companies like Pandora have drastically increased the number of diverse employees since moving to the majority-Black city.

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  • Fighting Gentrification

    March 19, 2021 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    When gentrification made housing unaffordable for many people in Houston's historically Black Third Ward neighborhood, local activists sought remedies beyond standard federal tax incentives for affordable housing. A city-sponsored Community Land Trust developed a plan for more affordable housing. At the same time, a development catering to low-income, older LGBTQ residents, adjacent to the Third Ward, got developed on donated land. Charlotte has many similar challenges, making Houston a model for what is possible.

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  • Real-time monitoring of 911 calls: A new tool for cops

    March 19, 2021 |

    Police1 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chula Vista, California

    The Chula Vista Police Department uses the Live911 system to live-stream 911 calls to police officers on patrol. The system enables quicker responses to emergencies and reduces the risk of unnecessary confrontations between people in crises and cops who lack critical information because it was filtered through a dispatcher. Despite fears that hearing panicked callers would increase police officers' agitation en route to a call, the system has had the opposite effect by communicating nuances and details that assure officers the emergency is less dangerous than originally assumed.

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  • Mississauga company reduces electronic waste & offers computers to those who can't afford them

    March 18, 2021 |

    The Pointer |

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    Response Location: Canada, Mississauga, Ontario

    Older electronics are being refurbished and redistributed to those in need by Renewed Computer Technology. The federally funded, Canadian nonprofit collected 13,500 computers and laptops last year for schools, libraries, and charities. RCT also provides steeply discounted electronics for economically disadvantaged families in addition to affordable high-speed internet access.

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  • Rescuers take advantage of mental health services during tragic year

    March 17, 2021 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Teton County, Wyoming

    First responders who face devastating emergency response outcomes in Wyoming are finding support through the Teton Interagency Peer Support group. The group anonymously connects the first responders with trauma-informed counselors – so far, 135 people have utilized the service.

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  • An Illinois district proved programs for gifted students can be diverse

    March 16, 2021 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    U-46, Chicago's second-largest school district faced a legal suit in 2005 for discrimination of Hispanic students in its gifted programs and is now setting an example for how programs can be upended for good. By 2018 U-46's gifted program consisted of 48% Hispanic students, a better representation of a 57% Hispanic district. The changes implemented by the district included addressing systemic issues by not relying on teacher recommendations and instead testing all third and sixth graders, expanding the number of seats for gifted students. The district also has teachers undergo antiracism training and more.

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