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Affordable and Accessible Health Care Remains an Issue in Nigeria, but Atayase Initiative Devises a Means, Helping the Underserved Age Groups

Usman Aliyu

May 24, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Atayese initiative makes healthcare services more affordable and accessible for underserved age groups including young children, pregnant women and elderly people. The initiative launched in 2013 and runs clinics and hospital services in several states and communities where they’ve provided treatment to hundreds — in some areas, thousands — of patients.

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Protecting children and healing families, one Native auntie at a time

Nancy Marie Spears

May 24, 2023 |

The Imprint |

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Response Location: Luiseño, United States, San Diego, California

My Two Aunties assists Indigenous families to help keep children out of foster care. The group provides parenting support and education, seeks to build relationships between families and their culture and also works to repair intergenerational trauma that can lead to creating an unsafe environment for children. In 2022, the program served 97 families and held 411 parenting classes and interest in the program is continuously growing.

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Bashir Fistula Foundation Provides Care and Support to Ailing Women

Rachael Roberts Dara Cyril Funmilayo Oso- Kunmolu

May 23, 2023 |

KAFTAN TV |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Bashir Fistula Foundation provides healthcare and connections to necessary medical resources to women suffering from obstetric fistula. Most all surgeries to cure the condition are fully paid for through partnerships between the Foundation and other organizations and medical centers. So far the Foundation has funded more than 100 surgeries.

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I-WASH: Improving Access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Kebbi State

Misbahu el-Hamza Dabri Ohanu Olohije

May 22, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kebbi

The I-WASH program aims to combat waterborne diseases and address challenges facing communities without access to clean water. The program has built toilets in schools, provided handwashing facilities, as well as a solar-powered borehole and educational services on sanitation practices and how to maintain the water points. Through the help of the I-WASH program, as of May 2022, 300 functional toilets had been built in households across more than 30 communities.

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Whanyinna: A floating school defying odds to educate Makoko's waterfront children

Yakubu Mohammed

May 21, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko, Lagos

Whanyinna is a floating primary school, providing education and opportunity to children in a town where fishing has historically been the top priority. With support from volunteer teachers, more than 300 students have received basic education in subjects like English, math and science, giving local youth a new sense of hope and self-worth.

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Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

María Verza Ginnette Riquelme

May 20, 2023 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: Honduras, Tegucigalpa

Amidst abortion bans, secret networks of volunteers are working to provide those living in areas with strict abortion bans access to abortion pills to ensure safe access to abortion through burner phones, aliases, code words and helplines. Activists ensure those in need get the medication they need at an affordable price, while maintaining confidentiality.

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Being a new teacher is hard. Having a good mentor can help

Cory Turner

May 19, 2023 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chevak, Alaska

The Alaska Statewide Mentor Project connects new classroom teachers with retired educators who provide mentorship around lesson planning, grading, classroom management, and other challenges they face early in their careers. Research shows that new teachers who receive high-quality mentorship are more likely to stay in the field.

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Preschool alfresco: More states moving to expand access to outdoor learning

Jackie Mader

May 19, 2023 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Preschool programs such as the one offered by the Carrie Murray Nature Center prioritize outdoor education, allowing children to learn through play while interacting with the natural world. These types of programs have become popular since the pandemic, with more than 800 operating in the United States in 2022, and research shows natural settings are an ideal environment for young children to learn skills such as resilience, leadership, and problem-solving.

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Un programa que ayuda a padres latinos a navegar el sistema educativo de Arizona como líderes y defensores de sus hijos

Beatriz Limón

May 19, 2023 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

Padres están recibiendo atención y apoyo especializados gracias al “Parent Educator Academy,” un programa de All In Education, que ayuda a los padres latinos en Arizona a navegar por un sistema educativo complejo y defender a sus hijos en la escuela. El programa se encuentra ahora en su quinta cohorte y ha atendido a padres de más de 30 escuelas en tres condados.

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Justice at the Tap

Torsheta Jackson

May 18, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Flint, Michigan

In response to the water crisis, grassroots organizers and community members are stepping up to provide aid and fill the gaps left by government authorities. Organizations like Flint Rising and DigDeep collect and donate bottled water and send volunteers door-to-door to ensure residents have access to clean drinking water. There is also the Navajo Water Project, which installs home water systems in those without access to running water or sewer lines, providing 1,200 gallons of water to homes in need, as well as jobs for members of the Navajo Nation.

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