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The queerest education in America: How LGBTQ+ kids thrive at this Indiana school

Christopher Wiggins

May 13, 2024 |

The Advocate |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, South Bend, Indiana

At River Montessori High School, education is tailored to each student’s specific needs with an emphasis on self-directed, hands-on learning. Its welcoming atmosphere has attracted a significant population of LGBTQ+ students who say the school’s approach has helped them build confidence and find a sense of belonging.

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Moroccan Farmers Are Banking Traditional Seeds for a Hotter, Drier Future

Soukaina Almouhtadi

May 10, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Morocco, Sidi Ifni, Guelmim

A seed bank was established in Sidi Ifni, a farming community in Morocco, to revive drought-ridden land by enabling the cultivation of traditional, drought-resistant crops. An accompanying training program is helping farmers market these crops to improve their livelihoods.

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A Peruvian river with rights: the defenders of the Marañón

Silvia Viñas, Eliezer Budasoff

May 04, 2024 |

El Hilo |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru

A group of Kukama women, a native community of the Peruvian Amazon, worked with lawyers from the Legal Defense Institute to sue the Peruvian State. The lawsuit was intended prevent and clean up oil spills and pollution in the Marañón River that they’d been fighting against for years. In a historic ruling, the judge recognized that the river has rights and must be protected.

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As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

Julia Hotz

April 30, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

A medical-legal partnership at the Yale Child Study Center allows health and law professionals to team up to address patients’ health and legal needs. The teams help children with anything from housing to academic environments by addressing the root of the problem and connecting it to their legal rights.

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Inside the exquisite Tibetan monasteries salvaged from climate change

Tulsi Rauniyar

April 30, 2024 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: China, Mustang, Tibet

A team of Western art conservationists trained a community in Tibet how to restore historic monasteries that were crumbling due to the effects of climate change. Over decades of restoration work, the team sparked a cultural renaissance in the region and is providing economic opportunities for women.

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Mexico's Floating Gardens Are an Ancient Wonder of Sustainable Farming

Peter Yeung

April 26, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

Farmers in Mexico are keeping a 1,000-year-old tradition alive to produce reliable yields of healthy crops despite facing historic droughts. They're using chinampas, which are man-made “floating gardens” created by placing soil from the lake on top of reeds and grasses.

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Journalist Changes Rural Women's Story With Mushroom Farming

Rhonet Atwiine

April 26, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Kabuga

The Simbula Ventures Initiative unites women from various communities and teaches them how to grow mushrooms. The Initiative teaches the women how to grow mushrooms with agricultural waste, yielding a harvest in about 18-21 days. The women can then use the mushrooms to cook for their families or sell them to make a profit, providing them with a sense of economic empowerment.

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ULead Athens Supports Immigrant Students to Help Them Succeed And Much More

Izzy Wagner

April 13, 2024 |

WUGA |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Through ULead Athens, Latino youth interested in pursuing higher education get access to mentorship, standardized test tutoring, college prep, and scholarship support. The organization also has a civic engagement initiative that focuses on voter registration and education within the Latino community. Since it was founded in 2014, ULead has helped roughly 98 percent of participants interested in attending college to get accepted.

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Colorado nonprofit recruits older adults to fill critical positions in early childhood education

Nicole Brady

April 02, 2024 |

KOAA-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Golden, Colorado

The Early Childhood Service Corps recruits retired adults to fill vacancies in preschools and daycares, allowing retirees to work part time while also helping to address staffing shortages in the industry. So far, the program has trained 110 older adults as part-time substitute teachers, and a few have gone on to take full-time positions.

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Coding The Future: Ugandan Women Take Refresher Classes To Lead Digital Revolution

Hellen Kabahukya

March 27, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Code Queens is a 10-week hands-on coding course designed to get young women interested in STEM careers. To graduate, students must participate in a hackathon that asks them to solve a real-world business challenge through coding.

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