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In Barcelona, a group of Roma people is fighting against poor representation in universities

Elena Ledda

May 16, 2022 |

Ereb |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

Through admissions counseling, tutoring and fellowship, volunteer-based association CampusRom is helping get more Roma students into Spanish university classrooms — and stay there. In 2021, 75% of enrolled students passed their courses, many participants return as volunteers after finishing their studies, and the system has been adopted in other Spanish regions of the country as well.

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Flint pastor builds laundromat to help families experiencing hygiene poverty

Kate Stockrahm

May 15, 2022 |

Flint Beat |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

Programs that bring laundry services to schools, churches, and community centers drastically improve attendance. A lack of access to laundry services and products can lead to a number of issues such as school absenteeism, which can lead to decreased literacy rates, higher suspension rates, and a higher likelihood of dropping out.

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College works to tackle growing housing insecurity among students

Kate Harker

May 13, 2022 |

el Don |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

The Fainbarg Chase Thrive Center allocated about $20,000 in emergency grants to provide students with temporary housing in partnership with local hotels that also cover utility bills and down payments. So far, the Center has supported 13 students financially, the majority of which were in need of long-term housing support after experiencing homelessness.

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A Visually Impaired Nigerian Is Training Others To Use Gadgets With Ease

Nathaniel Bivan

May 12, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kogi State

In a country where the prevalence of blindness for all ages is 4.2% of the population, Zions Assistive Tech Solutions (ZATS) trains people who are blind on how to effectively use technology like phones and computers.

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Carbon credits versus the Big Gulp

Katherine Ellison

May 12, 2022 |

Hothouse Solutions |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Twitchell Island, California

By planting cattails and tule reeds in a California Delta farmland, scientists hope to change the area into a marsh with peat that can store carbon dioxide. This would also support levees from failing and prevent salty ocean water from ruining crops and threatening drinking water. Managing this kind of landscape can be expensive, and farmers are not always on board with converting their land, but this pilot project has already doled out 52,000 tons of carbon credit making it the first wetland project in the United States to do so.

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One Square Meal a Day – Home-Grown Feeding Programme Keeping Niger State Children in School

Kenneth Ibe Ikemefuna Igwe

May 09, 2022 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

The Home-Grown School Feeding Program provides one square meal a day to students in public primary schools in an effort to combat poor school attendance and malnutrition, feeding thousands of students each day. In addition to improving the economic conditions for farmers and food vendors, as well as rates of malnutrition, the program has led to a 35.6% increase in school enrollment.

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A Landlord ‘Underestimated' His Tenants. Now They Could Own the Building.

Ronda Kaysen

May 06, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Thanks to teamwork and the help of a Housing Development Fund Corporation Co-Op apartment tenants will be able to buy their apartments for $2,500 each. This practice helps to combat rent hikes and creates generational wealth for individuals owning their apartment.

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New England Program Helps Low-Income Communities Join the Green Energy Revolution

Hadassah Patterson

May 05, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Revision Energy is bringing affordable solar energy to residents of New Hampshire. Nonprofits and investors have joined forces to bring environmentally-friendly energy to homes at a price that is cheaper than traditional energy. Investors are able to reap the solar tax credit.

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U.S. orchestras are still mostly white. Here's how to change that

Tim Diovanni

May 05, 2022 |

Dallas Morning News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Since 1990, the Detroit Symphony's African American Orchestra Fellowship has offered two-year stints to Black musicians in an effort to diversify the group's membership. Fellows have gone on to join top-25 orchestras, win jobs around the world, and work as teachers, freelancers, and arts administrators, but racial disparities still persist in orchestras across the country.

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Finding affordable mental-health care getting easier with reforms, new programs

Julie Mack

April 30, 2022 |

MLive.com |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

New Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics provide mental health services to all residents with a diagnosed mental health condition. Fees are based on income and insurance coverage, using a sliding scale discount program to help remove the financial barriers that often prevent those in need from seeking care.

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