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  • Embodying Civic Spirit

    October 26, 2022 |

    Jewish Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City-based organization Civic Spirit trains educators who work in religious schools to teach American civics and history from an interfaith perspective. The nonprofit also hosts programs for students in which they work together to tackle a civic challenge.

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  • How a non-profit is fighting climate change through tree planting in Kwara State

    October 26, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin West, Kwara

    The Save Sahara Network plants trees at schools and other public places in an effort to help mitigate climate change. The organization also offers webinars and educational programs aimed at teaching youth about conservation and climate literacy.

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  • Beyond the US midterms: The Swiss answer to congressional gridlock

    October 26, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    Switzerland has a long tradition of national referendums to decide issues ranging from retirement structures to vacation requirements to voting rights. Citizens can gather signatures — 50,000 or 100,000, depending on whether they want to reconsider an already-passed law or propose new legislation — to put their issue on the ballot.

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  • Kano Youths Fight Corruption In Constituency Project Execution Using Tracking Skills

    October 26, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Runkusawa, Kano

    The Resource Center for Human Rights and Civic Education has trained more than 250 youth to help fight government corruption by tracking abandoned infrastructure projects and confronting officials with their findings. Since 2020, 126 abandoned projects have been tracked, and 78 of those have since been completed.

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  • Vancouver Pays Tribute to Chinese Canadian History Amid Spike in Anti-Asian Racism

    October 25, 2022 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Canadian Museum and the Chinatown Storytelling Centre both opened in Vancouver with the goal of documenting and honoring the role of Chinese immigrants in Canadian history. Roughly 13,000 people have visited each museum since their openings, and members of the Chinese Canadian community say the exhibits preserve important stories while acknowledging the harm Chinese Candians have faced.

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  • Cleveland voter advocacy groups get access to jails for first time in years, push for clear policies

    October 19, 2022 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    After a few years of virtual outreach due to the pandemic, Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates held an in-person drive in the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center to help people incarcerated there get registered to vote and request mail-in ballots. Over two days, the organization added 69 inmates to the county's voter rolls and helped 75 request ballots.

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  • Thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters face ballot barriers in jail

    October 18, 2022 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Jails in Illinois and Texas have improved voting access for people who are incarcerated by coordinating with voting rights advocacy groups and bringing the polls on-site. In June, voter turnout at the Cook County Jail in Illinois exceeded that of the city of Chicago as a whole, and the Harris County Jail in Texas saw 96 people vote in-person in November 2021 and about 200 cast ballots in the March primary.

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  • With FoI Act, NGO is Helping to Spotlight Developmental Issues in Lagos Community

    October 17, 2022 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Araromi, Lagos

    Media Rights Agenda helped a community in Lagos, Nigeria, submit Freedom of Information Act requests to draw attention to the community’s lack of basic amenities like roads and clean water. When government organizations ignored the requests, the organization took legal action and released a documentary about the issue to gain public support.

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  • An Initiative is introducing coding and programming languages into Nigeria's education curriculum

    October 12, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    KidsThatCode offers weekend programs and summer boot camps to teach Nigerian children coding and programming languages. More than 2,000 students have participated since 2017.

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  • Rwanda: free livestock vaccination aids control of rift valley fever in Nyagatare

    October 06, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    To help stem the spread of Rift Valley Fever among livestock, the Rwandan government launched a free vaccination campaign that leveraged private veterinarians to administer the inoculations. More than 275,000 animals were vaccinated against the disease.

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