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  • New Indonesia climate fund backs Indigenous forest guardians

    Michael Taylor Asad Asnawi

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    The Nusantra Fund provides financial support directly to community-led projects in Indonesia. The aim is to improve the livelihoods of Indigenous and local people while tackling climate change impacts and protecting biodiversity.

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  • A Simple Fix Lifts Single Moms Out of Poverty in India's Slums

    MaryLou Costa

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Jaipur

    Fund a Mom gives 40 single mothers in Jaipur, India, $60 a month with no strings attached. The guaranteed income program helps them cover necessary expenses giving them the breathing room to find paid employment.

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  • Honey production sweetens snow leopard conservation in Kyrgyzstan

    Monica Pelliccia

    May 10, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kyrgyzstan, Shamshy

    Two conservation organizations are helping communities in Kyrgyzstan diversify their sources of income from livestock to include beekeeping, agroecology, ecotourism, and crafts. These efforts are preventing conflicts with snow leopards to conserve the local population. And some of the money made from the program goes towards funding environmental projects chosen by the community.

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  • City of Cambridge expands income guarantee

    Craig Lemoult

    May 03, 2023 |

    The Bay State Banner |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    The city of Cambridge ran a guaranteed income program to help lift low-income single parents above the poverty line. The program provided 130 parents, who were selected by lottery, with $500 a month — no strings attached.

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  • When Tackling Homelessness, Prevention is Often the Best Medicine

    Hannah Wallace

    April 20, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A Portland shelter’s Homeless Prevention Program provides rent assistance to families who have not yet been involved with social services and are about to lose their homes. In 2022, the program helped 93 families pay back rent, pay past-due utilities, or create payment plans with their landlords.

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  • What's next for Oakland's guaranteed income program?

    Ricky Rodas Ashley McBride Natalie Orenstein

    April 12, 2023 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    A philanthropy-funded guaranteed income pilot program, Oakland Resilient Families, distributed a $500 monthly payment to 300 participants for a year and a half. The money was provided with no strings attached, so participants could use it for whatever they needed.

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  • Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects

    Geoffrey Kamadi

    April 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Isiolo

    The Kenyan government provides direct funding to local governments and communities to address climate change adaptation. This ensures locals have a say in the solutions and projects do not inadvertently cause harm.

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  • Here's What Hawaii Can Learn From Other States On Publicly Funded Elections

    Chad Blair

    April 03, 2023 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Maine's Clean Election Act provides public funding to political candidates who earn a certain number of small donations from voters, with the goal of making it easier for people from a wider range of demographics to run for office. In 2020, the state set a record with 63 percent of women candidates winning their races, and roughly 69 percent of the women who ran took advantage of the Clean Elections program.

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  • Can Guaranteed Income Improve The Health Of Pregnant People And Children?

    Claudia Boyd-Barrett

    March 27, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles’s city-run guaranteed income program provided 3,200 low-income participants with no-strings-attached payments of $1,000 a month to address economic inequity and the multigenerational cycle of poverty.

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  • ‘That's Entertainment' drag show raises over $12,000 for Leeds Center

    Warren Taylor

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Winchester Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Winchester, Kentucky

    A sold-out drag show at the Leeds Center for the Arts in Winchester, Kentucky, raised over $12,500 for the theater and its programs. The money raised came from ticket sale proceeds, performer tips, and donations.

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