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  • Michigan program recycles pacemakers to save lives overseas

    February 08, 2024 |

    New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Project My Heart Your Heart recycles pacemakers from deceased cardiovascular patients to give them to people overseas living in poor countries where pacemakers are historically hard to access and afford. The My Heart Your Heart lab has received around 50,000 pacemakers and has reconditioned and implanted about 500 in heart patients in several countries.

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  • In Oregon, a youth program prepares vulnerable landowners for wildfires

    February 07, 2024 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Response Location: United States, Dexter, Oregon

    Oregon’s Community Wildfire Protection Corps pays young adults to remove overgrown brush to make fire-safe buffers around the homes of people who are older, disabled, or without financial means. At the same time, the youth who participate receive training for careers in wildland firefighting.

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  • Shopping 'Wonky' Keeps Imperfect Goods From Going to Waste

    February 06, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Ramsgate

    Several businesses like Love Health, Hate Waste are encouraging shoppers to be more eco-conscious by purchasing “wonky” products. Love Health, Hate Waste sells products past their “best before” date that aren’t expired or opened, as well as those with slightly damaged packaging at up to a 90% discount. This practice cuts down on food and general waste and saves consumers a significant amount of money.

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  • What Does Reproductive Health Have to Do With Climate Vulnerability?

    February 02, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    Organizations around the world are using an integrated approach to empowering women by addressing climate justice and health issues in their communities. PATH Foundation Philippines, for example, helped implement sustainable marine management practices to increase the fish stocks in fishing communities so families were less inclined to send their daughters away for financial support.

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  • Hot? Hungry? Step inside these food forests.

    January 29, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Organizations in cities across the United States, including Philadelphia and Tucson, are simultaneously combatting urban heat and hunger by planting fruit trees and edible plants that provide shade and food that community members can harvest.

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  • This German village is embracing integration

    January 26, 2024 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hebertshausen, Bavaria

    The Heberthausen Asylum Support Group helps incoming migrants and refugees find housing, jobs and learn the German language to integrate with society and work towards citizenship.

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  • A Ranch, Rewilded: The Transformation of California's Next State Park

    January 25, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A floodplain restoration project in California’s Central Valley is preventing flooding, replenishing groundwater, and providing habitat for wildlife. Most of the restoration work involved rewilding the land after removing the berms that protected the area from flooding when it was an agricultural field.

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  • How An Englewood Artist And Activist Is Helping Black Families Keep Their Homes

    January 25, 2024 |

    Block Club Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Englewood, Illinois

    unBlocked Englewood, in collaboration with the Chicago Bungalow Association, works to help Black people own and keep their longtime homes in their families by addressing the racist practices that prevent Black home ownership and helping provide funds to cover costly home repairs.

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  • After the Crisis: Unique Program Helps Older Adults Grappling with Both Addiction and Mental Illness

    January 24, 2024 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Rypins House is a residential treatment home for older adults run by the Progress Foundation that provides access to safe housing, mental health and addiction recovery care. Progress Foundation serves dual-diagnosis patients — those with both a mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder — and takes a social rehabilitation and harm-reduction approach to care, encouraging residents to take ownership of their recovery.

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  • Pre-Pesticides, Pro-Farmer: The Rise of Agroecology

    January 23, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Philippines

    Farmers around the world are implementing agroecology practices to make their farms more resilient to climate change while promoting climate justice to strengthen farming communities. Agroecology follows 13 principles that include ecological practices, like using organic fertilizers, and political and social values, like embracing land rights.

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