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Record Heat Waves And Droughts Can't Dry Up This Native Garden In Phoenix

Gabriel Pietrorazio

October 10, 2022 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

To tend their urban garden in extreme heat, the healthcare clinic Native Health of Phoenix partners with two nonprofits, Keep Phoenix Beautiful and the Salt River Project, to use flood irrigation techniques built on Huhugam agricultural practices and canals. Every other week during the hottest months 1,600 gallons of water flow through the garden and drain out.

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The New Abortion Underground

Stephania Taladrid David Remnick

October 10, 2022 |

WNYC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

By working with a nonprofit, Las Libres, in Guanajuato, Mexico, volunteers are helping women access medication for abortions for free. Las Libres organizes the supply chain to get the medication to those in need in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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How This NGO Helps Innocent Inmates Regain Freedom

Busola Aro

October 10, 2022 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ikeja, Lagos State

The nonprofit Hope Behind Bars provides legal services for free for those who are arbitrarily detained to help them get justice. The organization does their own investigation and represents inmates in court.

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Advancing Girl Child Education in Oyo Community

Adeyemi Okediran

October 10, 2022 |

BONews |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

The Wonderland Gifted Girls Academy provides free education to girls in Oyo State, Nigeria, to increase educational opportunities for girls and give them a foundation to build their future on.

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Scholarship Scheme Is Promoting Tertiary Education In Northern Nigeria

Abdulwasiu Olokooba

October 10, 2022 |

Campus Echoes |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The nonprofit Abdulkabir Aliu Foundation provides scholarships for over 300 students in Nigeria to pursue tertiary education and help reduce the number of illiterate adults in the country.

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Where will new teachers come from? Community colleges offer a path.

Janelle Retka

October 06, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

Teaching programs at community colleges allow people to earn teaching degrees at their convenience, around their schedule, and for cheaper than university programs. These programs are helping to reduce the teacher shortage in the states they are available.

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What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay

Noah Gallagher Shannon

October 05, 2022 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Response Location: Uruguay

Uruguay has turned to biomass, solar, and wind energy to transition to a 98% renewable energy grid that decreased over half a billion dollars from their annual budget along with their carbon footprint.

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What's Working (and who isn't)

Mike Holfeld Robert Breuer Angel Blazquez

October 05, 2022 |

Solutionaries |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Businesses and initiatives across the country are looking to support employees, employers, and unions together. One example is the Ironworkers Apprenticeship Program, a paid training program that is open to anyone regardless of their skills or previous experience. At the end of the four-year program, participants are completely certified for the ironworking trade at no cost. In fact, program participants are able to earn money while they learn and set themselves up for union jobs that provide good salaries and benefits, while filling the growing number of ironworking jobs.

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Human urine turned into ‘gold' to boost agricultural productivity in Rwanda

Aimable Twahirwa

October 05, 2022 |

Rwanda Dispatch |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Fertilizer produced from human urine is a more affordable option for Rwandan farmers and is better for the soil than chemical-based fertilizers. Though it was initially produced to improve fertilizer affordability, it has also become a source of income for those who sell their urine to the producers.

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Forced Marriage, Domestic Violence: Kashmiri Women Reach Out To A ‘Close Friend' For Help

Hameeda Syed

October 04, 2022 |

Article14 |

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Response Location: India, Rajbagh

Mehram, a woman-led collective in India, provides legal aid and counseling for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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