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Glasses Improve Income, Not Just Eyesight

Andrew Jacobs

April 04, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Bangladesh

VisionSpring provides more than two million pairs of glasses each year to those in need. Studies show that, when provided with free reading glasses, workers experience a 33% increase in income as they’re able to see and aren’t forced to leave the working world early as they age.

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PHA: Tech Community Building Product-Oriented Africans

Glorious Olajire

March 29, 2024 |

African Change Stories |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

Product Hub Africa (PHA) empowers people interested in tech by providing education, support, professional network connections, mentorship and community to help people blossom in the tech industry. PHA has partnerships with local secondary schools where they mentor youth directly. Outside of their school partnerships, PHA has 5,000 members with plans to continue expanding.

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Biochar Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit' for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change

Lindsey Byman

March 29, 2024 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States

Biochar is an organic material that can be mixed with soil to improve soil health, increase crop production, and sequester carbon. To make it, wood or other biomass is heated at high temperatures in an oxygen-deprived environment, like a kiln.

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The Great Wall of Surajpura

Roli Srivastava

March 29, 2024 |

The Migration Story |

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Response Location: India, Surajpura

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) is a job program that employs locals to work on climate resilience projects like building water security infrastructure to support local farms and communities. In the past year, with the help of the work from MGNREGA, local farms have come back to life, wells have been replenished and migratory birds have begun returning to the area.

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How Unfamiliar Fish Are Helping Mainers Fight Food Insecurity

Kea Krause

March 28, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association launched a program to support local fishing businesses and address food insecurity during the pandemic that continues to do so today. The nonprofit buys fish at a more than fair price from local businesses and donates them to food banks and public school food programs.

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Birmingham violence prevention initiative is 'putting people in positions to win'

Alaina Bookman

March 27, 2024 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

The Surge Project and EmpowerED Birmingham uplift local youth by providing mentorships, tutoring, healthcare resources, workforce development programs and educational opportunities in various fields. In the program's 2023 pilot partnership with the National Training Institute for Healthcare technicians, 32 of the 40 participants graduated with a phlebotomy or EKG certification, and 19 of them were local high school students.

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Young Ugandans With Special Needs Lead The Making of Inclusive Communities

Rhonet Atwiine

March 27, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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Response Location: Uganda, Namasuba

The Unique Abilities Foundation Africa empowers people with disabilities by hosting beauty pageants. Participants are connected to a fellowship opportunity focused on cultural identity, addressing stigma, boosting self-confidence, and developing leadership skills. They then take what they learn back to their communities to continue destigmatizing the way people with disabilities are viewed.

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How a renter education course could lower barriers to housing

Katie Ellington Serrao

March 26, 2024 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Wood County, Wisconsin

The Rent Smart renter’s education program helps people who face barriers to finding housing gain the necessary skills and knowledge to have a successful renting experience. The program teaches participants their rights and responsibilities as a tenant and in a six-month follow-up survey, 92% of participants said they found safer, more affordable, better-quality housing after finishing the program.

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Make School Food Great Again

Courtney Duchene, Lauren McCutcheon

March 26, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Red Rabbit provides nutritious, culturally diverse lunches to students at two local schools. The program promotes cross-cultural exchange among students by exposing them to different dishes from various cultures while ensuring they’re getting healthy meals that hit all the major food groups, as most students get the majority of their meals at school.

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The Farm at Penny Lane grows hope through therapy programs

Madison Gagnon

March 19, 2024 |

The Daily Tar Heel |

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Response Location: United States, Chatham, North Carolina

The Farm at Penny Lane offers a safe space for people with mental illnesses to participate in activities such as gardening, art therapy and animal-assisted therapy to supplement traditional mental health treatment. Follow-up evaluations with participants indicate they feel more peaceful and inspired after participating on the farm and building meaningful relationships with others who share their experiences.

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