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  • Sustainable plastic recycling: Cleaner life for us, better livelihood for waste collectors

    April 22, 2024 |

    Bangladesh First |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Narayanganj

    The Recycling for the Environment by Strengthening Income and Livelihoods of Entrepreneurs (RESILIENT) Project helps support the economy of waste collectors and aggregators by providing training, safety equipment and mentorship on how to handle finances and operate a waste business. Waste collectors and aggregators who have participated in the RESILIENT Project earn increased profits and are able to collect and recycle more plastics and other materials.

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  • Got Broken Stuff? The Tool Library Has a Fix

    April 19, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Dare to Repair helps people repair broken electronics, small appliances, and other items instead of throwing them away. Its Tool Library has diverted 7,779 pounds of waste from landfills and amassed a collection of nearly 5,000 tools available to community members. There are more than 3,000 repair cafes around the world and Buffalo’s Dare to Repair has nearly 1,500 members and processes more than 14,000 tool loans a year.

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  • Preschool enrollment is up — thanks in part to federal COVID aid

    April 18, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat National |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    A record number of children enrolled in preschool last year, thanks to COVID relief funding fueling the expansion of several state preschool programs. Some states also used the money to fund new programs like Michigan's Great Start Readiness program which offers free preschool to 4-year-olds from low-income families.

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  • Caribbean startups are turning excess seaweed into an agroecology solution

    April 16, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Barbados

    Entrepreneurs in the Caribbean are collecting harmful sargassum seaweed that washes up on the beaches and turning it into agricultural products that reduce the need for synthetic fertilizers. Red Diamond Compost, for example, uses growth-stimulating hormones from the seaweed to create a soil additive that improves plants’ ability to absorb nutrients.

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  • Saving Mothers and Giving Life through Quality Accreditation of Private Health Facilities

    April 16, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Saving Mothers, Giving Life project aims to improve access to and the quality of maternal and infant healthcare to reduce maternal and newborn deaths. The project established a Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response team and launched an interactive digital chat solution on WhatsApp to get important health information to pregnant women. Through these efforts, maternal and perinatal deaths in 25 private health facilities decreased by 60% and 16%, respectively.

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  • ULead Athens Supports Immigrant Students to Help Them Succeed And Much More

    April 13, 2024 |

    WUGA |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Through ULead Athens, Latino youth interested in pursuing higher education get access to mentorship, standardized test tutoring, college prep, and scholarship support. The organization also has a civic engagement initiative that focuses on voter registration and education within the Latino community. Since it was founded in 2014, ULead has helped roughly 98 percent of participants interested in attending college to get accepted.

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  • What Happens After a Highway Dies

    April 13, 2024 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    After the highway’s removal in 2014, Rochester’s Inner Loop was transformed into Adventure Place, as part of the new Neighborhood of Play, which reimagined the urban landscape, featuring retail spaces, bike lanes and affordable housing options. Since the highway was filled in, more than $200 million in new investment has been generated. Moreover, several other cities, including New Orleans and Baltimore, are beginning to follow in their footsteps.

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  • 'Are nursing homes our only option?' These centers offer older adults an alternative.

    April 11, 2024 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) centers provide government-funded medical care and social services to those aged 55 and above who qualify for nursing home care but can still live independently with some assistance. There are currently more than 160 PACE centers in 32 states. PACE centers are also gaining momentum as a nursing home alternative, as several states have begun passing legislation and making policy changes to allow Medicaid to cover PACE care.

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  • Vermont's Approach to Primary Care Is Driving Down Costs

    April 09, 2024 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    The Blueprint for Health model expands primary care access by requiring insurance providers in the state to pay additional monthly fees to cover more services for patients. Expanded services are provided by Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Community Health Teams, including nurses and counselors, at no cost to patients. Since starting in 2008, this model has helped significantly reduce medical and pharmaceutical claims.

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  • Distressed hotels turned into apartments for affordable housing

    April 08, 2024 |

    Solutionaries |

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    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    The “Lodging to Living Fund” at Saul Urban identifies vacant or problematic commercial properties — like old hotels — acquires them and converts them into affordable housing. Repurposing existing buildings cuts project costs in half, allowing developers to offer affordable rates to renters. The Heights at Gateway Park is the first such project and has converted 180 hotel rooms into 88 new apartments.

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