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  • How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in 'the thrilling world of municipal budgeting'

    January 27, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Pittsburgh government officials made the switch to priority-based budgeting to work towards a zero-carbon budget. In this process, they track every dollar the city spends on each of its programs. Then, they give every program a score based on how well it meets the city’s priority of having no net increase in carbon emissions. Officials use those scores to reallocate funds and make future budgeting decisions.

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  • With a mobile app Nigerians can monitor public projects but users say database is incomplete

    January 26, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

    Eyemark is a mobile application that allows citizens to track, monitor, and evaluate Federal Government projects they’re interested in across the country, as these projects often get abandoned with little to no information shared with the public. App users can also leave reviews of projects, as well as feedback that officials can address.

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  • Teachers and Parents as Partners builds teams to help kids

    January 26, 2023 |

    NewsNation |

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    Response Location: United States, Crete, Nebraska

    Teachers and Parents and Partners, or TAPP, facilitates communication between teachers and parents to help students who may be experiencing mental health struggles by monitoring and discussing behaviors at home and school. TAPP is being tested in big cities and small towns, but there’s an emphasis on rural school districts.

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  • Ann Arbor's big decarbonization bet

    January 25, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    As a part of the city’s carbon neutrality plan, Ann Arbor Michigan’s Community Action Network is decarbonizing homes in one of its most socioeconomically vulnerable neighborhoods by repairing, retrofitting, installing solar panels, and asking the community members for their input.

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  • Responding to the call - EMS in rural Minnesota

    January 24, 2023 |

    Pioneer PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Elbow Lake, Minnesota

    Emergency medical services in rural Minnesota are dealing with staffing and funding shortages by creating new systems that allow them to work together to respond to calls and are more flexible with where volunteers need to be located.

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  • The Georgia House: A place for recovery through love

    January 20, 2023 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Avon, Ohio

    The Georgia House provides women in Avon, Ohio, a free place to live and recover from alcohol and drug addictions. Women in the house participate in a daily structure that includes time at treatment centers and group devotionals.

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  • Left out of government plan, Cross River village fights to end open defecation

    January 18, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Agbara, Cross River

    To combat health and sanitary issues arising from high rates of open defecation and a lack of government support, community members worked together to fund and build 14 easily accessible toilets that are cleaned daily and open for anyone to use.

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  • Society for Family Health: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Train Family Planning Service Providers

    January 16, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu

    The Society for Family Health developed a digital learning curriculum that intends to improve the knowledge base and train healthcare providers on how to properly administer hormonal IUDs. The digital training is available on the global learning platform Kaya and has proved to not only be more convenient and accessible, but is also more cost effective than traditional, in-person training.

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  • Project Zero, an Initiative that's reducing the number of out-of-school children in Lagos

    January 16, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos State

    Lagos' Project Zero program worked with teachers, youth organizations, and other groups in the education space to reach out to parents of students who had dropped out of school during the pandemic. The program provided them with school kits including everything they needed to re-enroll, such as books, uniforms, shoes, and other supplies.

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  • Voluntary initiatives give hope to refugees on the Greek island of Samos

    January 13, 2023 |

    Equal Times |

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    Response Location: Greece

    The Skills Factory provides refugees and migrants a place to develop valuable skills, like phone repair, and express their creativity through activities like painting, photography, and furniture making. Not only does the Skills Factory provide a place for refugees to improve upon their skillsets, but it also offers a sense of community.

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