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Leading local communities to demand better

Yahuza Bawage

August 25, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

The Community Action-Led project, facilitated by Youth Awareness For Peace And Development, trains community members in civic engagement and grassroots governance to encourage them to become more active in local matters. The initiative has educated at least 2,000 people in Jigawa State.

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A zest to nurture readers that have birthed triple solutions

Yusuf Adua

August 21, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Readers’ Pouch is a WhatsApp group designed to encourage adults to read with monthly book challenges and assessments. The group also does outreach in correctional facilities and donates books to ensure inmates have access to library materials.

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This Psychologist Wants To Vaccinate You Against Fake News

Grace Browne

August 15, 2023 |

Wired |

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Response Location: United States

To “inoculate” internet users against fake news, a collaboration between Google and YouTube played ads before videos explaining misinformation concepts such as scapegoating and false dichotomies. A study of 20,000 people who interacted with the ads found that those who viewed them were better able to spot manipulation tactics online.

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Growing number of NM schools pursue restorative justice to keep kids in schools

Bryant Furlow

August 08, 2023 |

New Mexico In Depth |

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Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, New Mexico

More New Mexico schools are adopting restorative justice as an approach to discipline, which encourages students to reflect on their actions through mediation and structured communication. Since instituting “talking circles” to help resolve conflict, Cuba Independent Schools, which serves a large Indigenous population, has seen fights decrease and attendance rates improve.

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In some Chicago wards, residents vote on how tax money is spent. Should all Chicagoans get a seat at the budget table?

Mariah Woelfel

August 03, 2023 |

Chicago Sun-Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In some wards of Chicago, residents are able to directly weigh in on city council spending and projects through an annual participatory budgeting process. Citizen input has helped bring a range of capital improvements to fruition, from public exercise stations in local parks to efforts to replace lead-contaminated water fountains in schools.

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Period poverty, reusable pads and the quest to keep Nigerian girls in school

Risikat Ramoni

August 03, 2023 |

HealthNews.ng |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

Pad a Queen distributes reusable menstrual products to girls in schools, orphanages, and correctional facilities in Oyo State and provides education about menstrual health and hygiene. The organization has handed out more than 5,000 reusable pads, which has resulted in a significant drop in absences among girls during their menstrual cycles.

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Au Bangladesh, l'éducation des filles passe par la lutte contre le mariage précoce

Robin Tutenges

July 31, 2023 |

Slate |

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Response Location: Bangladesh

Pour encourager les filles à rester à l’école, le programme « The right to be a girl » enseigne aux filles les dangers des mariage de mineures et leurs droits légaux. Les participants reçoivent également de la formation et des fournitures pour offrir des services tels que la couture et les soins de beauté, ce qui aide à compenser les coûts de scolarité qui peuvent peser sur les familles. Le programme a bénéficié à près de 3 000 filles, dont aucune n’a été mariée avant l’âge légal.

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A School Where Children Correct Their Own Mistakes

Natalie Polakova, Runa Koblihova

July 20, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Czech Republic, Reznovice

For 30 years, the village school in Reznovice, Czech Republic has used a system of formative assessment, which relies less on traditional grading and encourages students to be more active in leading their learning and assessing their own progress. Parents report that they like the more in-depth form of assessment because it makes it clear where their children excel and need more improvement.

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Tracka, the initiative tackling corruption in Nigeria's public sector

Mohammed Taoheed

July 13, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kawu, Niger

In an effort to fight government corruption, an initiative called Tracka monitors public spending allocations and holds town hall meetings in communities across Nigeria to educate residents about the budgeting process. The organization has engaged 967 communities and helped hold officials accountable for projects that were funded but never completed, such as an electricity substation in Kawu.

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This Nigerian media outlet pushes for justice around banking issues

Promise Eze

July 13, 2023 |

IJNet |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Foundation for Investigative Journalism was founded in 2020 to promote and provide accountability in society and advocate for justice on behalf of victims of Nigeria's faltering banking system. The outlet runs a news impact desk, where people can submit complaints of bank fraud or mismanagement directly; then FIJ requests evidence from the aggrieved parties, conducts reviews and fact-checking. The outlet handles 10-20 cases a month, and has facilitated the recovery of over $150,000 for aggrieved individuals since its founding.

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