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  • How One City Ended Prison Gerrymandering

    Aaron Mendelson

    March 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    To end prison gerrymandering, the city council in Wilmington, Delaware, counted people who are incarcerated in the local prison at their last address in the city for the 2020 Census. People who are incarcerated there but did not live in Wilmington were not counted.

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  • Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

    Kavitha Yarlagadda

    March 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

    Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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  • Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

    Kevine Omollo

    March 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    Farmers in Kisumu, Kenya, are restoring the health of their soil by using compost as manure instead of chemical fertilizers. To make the compost, food scraps and other waste are placed in a bin with earthworms and water. The worms break down the organic material and deposit their own waste that is full of nutrients.

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  • Can plastic bricks pave a road out of Kenya's plastic waste problem?

    Kimani Chege

    March 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    The Kenyan start-up Gjenge Makers creates pavers that are stronger and cheaper than typical concrete by heating a mixture of shredded plastic waste and sand and then compressing it to form the blocks.

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  • Ibadan Has a Waste Problem: This Firm Shows How to Make Money, Create Jobs and Fashion Out of It

    Nurudeen Lawal

    March 08, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    Planet 3R is putting a dent in the amount of waste on the streets of Ibadan, Nigeria, by collecting waste from residents and turning it into usable products like clothes, accessories, and home decor. After collection, the waste is sorted, washed, dried, shredded, and woven together to create something similar to fabric.

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  • How Norway Can Help Cure America's "Range Anxiety"

    Whitney Bauck

    March 07, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway’s electric vehicle adaptation has grown to outpace the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The country’s government accomplished this by investing millions of euros in distributing charging ports, incentivizing electric vehicle purchases, disincentivizing purchases of fossil-fuel cars, and requiring locations like parking garages have electric infrastructure available.

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  • How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger' through insects

    Kevine Omollo

    March 07, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    A resident of Kisumu, Kenya, educates her neighbors about the nutritional value of crickets. Community members are fighting malnutrition by adding the insects to food like porridge and bread.

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  • When Clothes Fly Off, This Intimacy Coordinator Steps In

    Jennifer Harlan

    March 02, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Entertainment industry intimacy coordinators facilitate the production of intimate scenes in films, television shows, and live performances and ensure the safety and comfort of the actors participating.

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  • How Nigerian group moved communities to fight climate crisis with mangroves restoration

    Ekpali Saint

    March 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Urua Essien Etuk, Akwa Ibom

    The Tropical Research and Conservation Center’s mangrove restoration projects in Nigeria use a community-based, participatory approach to engage locals in the process, educate them on the importance of the trees, and keep them from turning to deforestation as a source of income.

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  • Mexican expats are trumpeting the ruling party's message and getting out the vote

    Vita Dadoo

    March 01, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Morena New York Committee 1 offers programs and events that aim to engage members of the Mexican Diaspora living in the United States and encourage them to participate in Mexican elections. The organization recently mounted three processions in New York City to demonstrate support for the country's sitting president.

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