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What if diapers were free for the parents who need them most?

Chabeli Carrazana

September 18, 2025 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States, Illinois

Diaper Dollars provides parents in Illinois and Ohio with a $40 e-card each month that they can use at major retailers like Walmart and CVS to purchase diapers. Nearly 8,000 people have been served so far, with 10,000 projected by 2026. About 90 percent of those who went through the program reported being able to better afford other essentials like food, rent and other bills with a portion of their diaper costs covered.

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'Historic': how Mexico's welfare policies helped 13.4 million people out of poverty

Oscar Lopez

August 18, 2025 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Mexico

During the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico roughly tripled its minimum wage and instituted universal cash transfers for elderly residents and others in need, which helped reduce the number of people living under the poverty line by nearly 26 percent. But some people are still falling through the cracks and advocates say more could be done to reach the country’s most vulnerable.

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Comment financer les luttes écologiques ?

Thibaut Schepman

July 16, 2025 |

Socialter |

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Response Location: France

Le Fonds des luttes soutient les efforts des citoyens contre les projets de développement néfastes, dans le but de rendre la collecte de fonds plus équitable et d’encourager la coopération entre les causes liées. Le fonds a soutenu une vingtaine de projets sur deux ans.

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How German Cities Are Rethinking Women's Safety — With Taxis

Marilen Martin

July 10, 2025 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: Germany

Some German cities have created voucher programs that subsidize the cost of taking a taxi for women who feel unsafe walking or using public transit at night. In Cologne, 1,500 vouchers were used within days of their release, and Munich has more than tripled the number of vouchers it provides due to demand.

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'Our moment to evolve': A nonprofit that launched after George Floyd is now navigating a DEI backlash

Shirley Leung

June 05, 2025 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

The New Commonwealth Fund provides grants to Boston-area organizations that are making an impact in communities of color, with more than $16.3 million awarded to more than 250 organizations so far. However, national backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives has prompted the fund to shift some of its fundraising strategies and even remove a reference to racial equity from its name.

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Cash assistance may curb recidivism among people leaving prison, study says

Amanda Hernández

May 14, 2025 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, California

The Returning Citizens Stimulus provides cash payments to people leaving incarceration for 60 days after their release, with the goal of helping them get back on their feet. One study found that participants were much less likely to violate their parole than those who did not receive payments.

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Can giving cash, no strings attached, help end poverty? In Malawi, they're finding out.

Erika Page

April 08, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Malawi, Chigowo

GiveDirectly is a nonprofit that works to improve conditions in impoverished areas by distributing direct cash transfers to residents. In one of the organization’s projects in Malawi, participants received a lump sum of $550 to be used however they saw fit, and many chose to start businesses or make investments for the future.

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Beyond Cash Transfers: Assessing The Kanyashree Prakalpa In West Bengal

Ananya Ray

April 07, 2025 |

Feminism in India |

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Response Location: India, West Bengal

The Kanyashree Prakalpa conditional cash transfer scheme helps support economically marginalized unmarried girls between the ages of 13 and 18 so they can stay in school and delay child marriage. Since launching, the scheme has helped increase enrollment in school and reduce the rate of child marriage in the region.

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Early results suggest communities stop logging during basic income pilot project

Sonam Lama Hyolmo

January 27, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Amazon, Peru

After two seasons, an unconditional cash-transfer pilot project for Indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon has resulted in a positive impact on families who, in the past, would turn to unsustainable or illegal forest activities as a response to economic stress and food insecurity. According to the pilot's latest internal assessment, three communities are no longer engaging in illegal forest activities to make ends meet.

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Sani Isla: A Kichwa community that found alternatives to oil in conservation and tourism

Ana Cristina Alvarado

December 24, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Sani Isla, Ecuador

The indigenous community of Sani Isla in Ecuador receives financial incentives for conserving thousands of hectares through the state-run Socio Bosque program. This economic support helps them sustain their ways of life, safeguard more of the environment, and showcase the area’s biodiversity to tourists.

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