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  • The silent revolution: From the streets to the class

    August 30, 2022 |

    Radio Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna

    The Centre for Girls Education in Zaria City, Nigeria provides educational programs for female students across age groups and stages of life, from preschool initiatives centered around the Montessori philosophy to programs for married adolescents. The organization has served more than 7,000 girls to date and encourages older girls and past participants to share their perspectives and experiences with younger students through "cascading mentorship."

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  • This grass can save Salt Lake City residents water and money in Utah's drought

    August 23, 2022 |

    KSTU-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    A Salt Lake City collaboration created a blend of grass designed to thrive in the local climate and conserve water. It uses at least 30 percent less water than traditional turf options. The city sells it to residents for $8.50 a bag.

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  • Surge Africa's nature-based solutions boosting Nigerian farmers' resilience to climate change

    August 22, 2022 |

    Pulse Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    Surge Africa is a nonprofit helping Nigerian farmers learn about and implement agroforestry and agroecology practices to more sustainably manage their land and improve their yields despite the negative impacts of climate change.

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  • How Thai Activists Troll the Monarchy

    August 20, 2022 |

    Foreign Policy |

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    Response Location: Thailand

    Constrained by the threat of lèse-majesté, a prohibition against insulting the monarchy, Thai protesters have turned to a genre of humor and satire called "kuan teen" to spark discussions about social change in their country. The campy protests, which often feature elaborate skits and over-the-top costumes, have helped normalize critical conversation around LGBTQ issues, education, and beauty standards.

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  • More than a day at the beach: Piping plover volunteers work to save a species

    August 20, 2022 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A secular community of volunteers formed the NYC Plover Project to watch over a group of the in-danger shorebird species that nests in sand dunes at a local beach. Volunteers scan the nesting ground for threats with binoculars and educate beachgoers about the problem at hand.

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  • The Café That's Upending Capitalism

    August 16, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Troy, New York

    Cafe Euphoria in Troy, N.Y. operates on a cooperative model in which all employees are paid the same wage and are offered an ownership stake in the business. The company is founded on a social mission to create a safe space for trans and gender nonconforming people and promotes equity through a 3:1 sliding scale for its menu and thrift shop, with 94% of customers opting to pay the top-end price of the scale.

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  • Greece's Islands Are Zero-Waste Laboratories

    August 11, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Greece, Tilos

    Tilos, Greece, works with a network of companies to collect and sort the island residents' waste to be composted, recycled, or reused instead of using a landfill.

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  • Black and Hispanic Students Find Their Voice Through Civics Education in Sacramento

    August 08, 2022 |

    The Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Sacramento's Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Center offers a civics education program where students of color can learn about movements spearheaded by marginalized people, connect with like-minded peers interested in making change, and develop their voices as advocates. Students have gone on to intern at City Hall, advocate for issues like improved WiFi access and higher teacher pay, and even work for the center themselves.

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  • Lawn gone: ‘Localscaping' may save water, but can it rescue the Great Salt Lake?

    July 26, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Utah’s Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is encouraging “localscaping” to conserve water by reducing lawns. The concept uses efficient irrigation, native and low-water vegetation, less turf overall, and discourages unnecessary lawns.

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  • Resilient communities are essential for refugees, and involving residents is the key

    July 19, 2022 |

    International Service for Human Rights |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, individual citizens stepped up in countries around the world to offer shelter to refugees, often through local volunteering programs that offer stipends to those who sign up. These grassroots efforts helped Aya Aslanova, a 47-year-old Ukrainian grandmother, find stable housing in Switzerland, while in Lithuania, citizens have offered up more than 10,000 places to stay for migrants fleeing Ukraine.

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