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  • A wave of Massachusetts students embrace unschooling, self-directed learning

    August 15, 2025 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Sunderland, Massachusetts

    Self-directed learning centers in Massachusetts, such as North Star, provide an alternative for students who don't thrive in traditional schools. These centers allow homeschooled students to pursue their own interests through optional classes, tutoring, and community activities, with no mandatory attendance or standardized curriculum requirements. North Star has operated successfully for 30 years, growing from a handful of students to 65 expected enrollees in the coming school year.

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  • Podcast: The Appalachian Rekindling Project Is Restoring Indigenous Relationships With the Land

    August 13, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    The Appalachian Rekindling Project uses strategic outreach and holistic education tactics to spread awareness of and teach about seed saving and land rematriation, strengthening connections between Indigenous peoples and the Appalachian region.

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  • Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks

    August 13, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia, Raja Ampat

    ReShark, the world's first shark rewilding program, has successfully transported surplus leopard shark eggs from aquariums to community-managed hatcheries in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, releasing 43 healthy juveniles that are surviving in the wild and demonstrating a replicable model for reversing marine extinctions through international collaboration and local stewardship.

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  • How culture saves Sacramento's Native American youth from suicide

    August 12, 2025 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Shingle Springs’ Health and Wellness Center provide culturally relevant mental health care to tribal citizens and Native people, making care more accessible, comfortable and effective for those who need it. The Center has about 40,000 visits a year and 8,000 consistent patients.

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  • Maisons individuelles, potagers surélevés, bibliothèque, billard... En Haute-Vienne, un village senior se présente en alternative à l'Ehpad

    August 11, 2025 |

    Franceinfo |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: France, Saint-Maurice-les-Brousses

    Le Domaine du Lavoir est un « village senior » qui offre une alternative aux Ehpad pour les seniors autonomes. Les résidents habitent dans de petites maisons (45 mètres carrés) tout en ayant accès à des espaces collectifs et à des activités de groupe.

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  • The World's Smartest City Is a Tiny German Village

    August 11, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Germany, Etteln

    The residents of Etteln, Germany responded to rural decline and digital exclusion by organizing grassroots collective action—including volunteer-led fiber-optic installation and community-driven digital innovations—which reversed population loss, doubled school enrollment, earned global recognition as the world's smartest city, and created a replicable model now used by 500+ cities worldwide.

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  • Recicla Ricaurte detiene la muerte antes de que llegue al mar

    August 03, 2025 |

    El Turbión |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Ricaurte

    Recicla Ricaurte por la Paz es una asociación comunitaria liderada por mujeres que desde 2017 ha desarrollado un sistema integral de recolección, clasificación y comercialización de residuos plásticos y cartón, creciendo de procesar 800 kilogramos cada tres meses a 7-8 toneladas mensuales, evitando así que estos materiales contaminen el río Güiza y lleguen al océano Pacífico, mientras genera ingresos económicos para sus integrantes en un territorio afectado por el conflicto armado y la falta de oportunidades laborales.

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  • How one California community is turning an old oil field into protected habitat

    August 01, 2025 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Fullerton, California

    The Friends of Coyote Hills led a 30-year community campaign that successfully protected 24 acres of threatened habitat from development. Alongside voter mobilization, strategic fundraising, and federal wildlife protections, they secured $70 million toward the purchase of land.

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  • Enugu's Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centers Bring Quality Healthcare Closer to Communities

    July 28, 2025 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Otuku, Enugu

    Enugu State is addressing healthcare access gaps and high maternal mortality by establishing 260 Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centers, with 100 already completed. These fully-equipped facilities provide 24-hour care with essential medications and reliable utilities. As part of the initiative, the Centers are also recruiting 2,200 healthcare workers, training over 1,800 staff members in safe delivery and contraceptive methods, introducing AI-assisted ultrasound screening and implementing affordable health insurance. Since opening in March 2025, one center alone has served over 690 people.

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  • Just two visits a year: Longer ARV scripts, shorter clinic lines

    July 28, 2025 |

    Bhekisisa |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

    South Africa's implementation of 6MMD (six multi-month dispensing) allows stable HIV patients to collect their antiretroviral medications only twice a year instead of monthly. The program aims to reduce clinic congestion and improve patient retention and consistent medication use.

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