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  • Against the grain: why millet is making a comeback in rural India

    February 25, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Kohima, Nagaland

    By reviving millet farming, farming communities are adapting to climate change. In India, the Millet Farmers Group, organized by a women’s rights nonprofit, the North East Network (NEN), helps farmers cultivate millet, an ancient grain that is less water-intensive than white rice. NEN Nagaland helps farmers from around the Nagaland district share knowledge about growing millet and obtain the necessary machinery to dehusk the grain.

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  • LIRR pilot program lowering cost to travel between Queens, Brooklyn Manhattan is a success

    February 19, 2020 |

    WPIX-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A pilot program between Queens and Manhattan, New York on the Long Island Railroad gives commuters a cheaper way to travel. The Atlantic Ticket serves 10 stations along a route between Brooklyn and Southern Queens for only $5.00, saving commuters money and time in their daily commute.

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  • Our Closet provides clothing—and dignity—to Philadelphians of all walks of life

    February 19, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A Philadelphia program called Our Closet offers a judgement-free way for people to access high-quality donated clothes without any barriers to entry—no paperwork, referral, or ID needed. As their services grew, they joined with Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) to open 18 pop-up retail-style locations around the city. 90% of their donations come from community members, and "in 2019 alone, Our Closet held 85 pop-ups, distributing 33,451 items of clothing, shoes, and accessories via 6,208 shopping experiences and 575 crises and reentry packages with the help of 2,524 volunteers."

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  • High School Health Workers? It Works

    February 19, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    In Georgia, where residents of underserved, largely minority neighborhoods lack adequate access to health care services, a program is training local high school students to serve as community health workers equipped to identify chronic illnesses and connect patients with appropriate resources.

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  • App connects users with native-owned businesses

    February 17, 2020 |

    Marketplace |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tuba City, Arizona

    In the Navajo Nation, more than 70 percent of local income leaves the tribal area, but one effort is helping native-owned businesses expand their reach. Change Labs, a business incubator, helped birth Rez Rising, an app that helps people find and shop with native-owned businesses, which often find obstacles to entrepreneurship like listing a physical address or operating a website.

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  • The community built by women who fled violence

    February 16, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Photojournalism |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Cartagena

    The League of Displaced Women built “The City of Women" in 2003. The city has about 100 homes for women and their families, including men, who faced and/or fled murder, rape, and other forms of violence during the conflict in Colombia. The community is self-sufficient with a school, stores, restaurants, and other services. Egalitarian gender norms are followed by its residents, and the group helps women heal from past emotional and physical traumas. The women in the city tried to get justice for the crimes committed against them, but none of the 159 cases of gender-based violence have been resolved.

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  • Finding patients where they live: Street medicine grows, along with homeless population

    February 16, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Doctors from USC have formed a small street team that travels to homeless communities to treat medical concerns and help provide assistance. Part of a growing trend around the United States, these teams are playing a vital role for the homeless by eliminating barriers such as the need to "schedule an appointment, find transportation to the clinic, pick up prescriptions, or pay for their treatment."

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  • Poor credit is a barrier to affordable housing. Lending circles are a tool for those in poverty

    February 14, 2020 |

    Desert Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Coachella Valley, California

    Lift to Rise, a Coachella Valley nonprofit that pushes for housing and poverty policy change, launched a local lending circle program aimed at serving minority residents break the cycle of poverty. Partnered with San Francisco-based Mission Asset Fund, the lending circle helps those with poor credit or no credit at all to build up a spending history, have access to loans, create a savings account, improve their score, and more. Since 2008, Mission Asset Fund has partnered with more than 50 organizations across the U.S. to provide lending circles to more than 9,000 clients.

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  • Sisters of Medical Missionaries of Mary provide free surgery to fistula patients

    February 13, 2020 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Uyo, Akwa Ibom

    In Nigeria, many women who develop fistulas don't seek help due to lack of access to quality health care in the region, but Sisters of Medical Missionaries of Mary have opened a free clinic to help fill the gap. The clinic not only provides necessary medical procedures but also conducts regular community outreach campaigns to identify women who may be suffering and educate others how to identify and prevent the condition.

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  • Meet Pakistan's Barefoot Entrepreneurs

    February 13, 2020 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Sindh

    Pakistan's poorest citizens, who previously panhandled for their basic needs, were launched onto an entrepreneurial path by the Heritage Foundation Pakistan. Eight impoverished communities have been trained in the craft of glazed tile work and terracotta art to lift the participants out of poverty. The program also created a market of interdependence, so the villages can purchase goods from one another, freeing them from relying on cities for their livelihood.

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