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  • On the cutting edge: How Richland County forged a new path in micro-farming

    June 19, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The North End Community Improvement Collaborative's Local Foods Initiative utilized partnerships and grants to create an urban agricultural food system in an area of Mansfield, Ohio, that was classified as a food desert. They established space for community gardens and micro-farming, trained people how to farm, and formed a cooperative to sell produce in bulk.

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  • How JEAY Healthcare is bridging the healthcare gap in ESKU

    June 19, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

    The JEAY Healthcare app connects students with quality healthcare regardless of their location. App users can schedule appointments, meet with doctors over the phone or video calls and access an online pharmacy. Since launching in February 2023, the app has had over 300 downloads and sees about 130 daily users.

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  • Medeecal: An e-health platform closes the medical desert in West Africa

    June 19, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone

    The Medeecal app increases healthcare access by providing a range of telehealth services including health education, free medical consultations, preventative care, referrals and follow-up care. As of March 2023, the app has over 1,000 registered patients and provides about eight consultations a day.

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  • The buildings constructed from cannabis

    June 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridgeshire

    Hempcrete, a combination of hemp, water, and lime, can be used as a more sustainable insulation option for buildings. The material improves energy efficiency, produces less carbon than options like fiberglass and foam, and will continue to capture carbon while used as insulation.

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  • Survivors unite against the blade for female genital mutilation

    June 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

    The Balm in the Gilead Foundation (BIGIF) gathers survivors of female genital mutilation to become advocates in their community for the end of the practice. BIGIF has over 300 volunteers across the country and has reached over 100 women and girls with its messaging. BIGIF visits schools and churches, go door-to-door, hosts walks and even runs a 30-minute radio program to raise awareness and educate community members.

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  • In conservative northern Nigeria, all-female automobile workshop screws gender stereotypes

    June 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Sokoto

    The Nana Female Mechanic Workshop in Sokoto, Nigeria, helps women gain the skills to pursue careers in mechanics and gain economic independence. The all-female workshop only attends to cars owned by women and is intended to combat gender-role stereotypes.

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  • Solar Power Spreads in Appalachia as Churches Take Action

    June 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

    Churches in Appalachia are installing solar arrays and encouraging their communities to make energy-efficient upgrades and renewable-energy swaps, too. The Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church in West Virginia purchased its array with donations that community members raised from the money they saved on energy after installing free smart-control devices in their homes that reduced energy use during peak hours.

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  • A sanctuary of literary rituals moulds teenagers into star writers

    June 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Minna

    Through the Hill-top Creative Arts Foundation, teen writers in Nigeria receive mentorship from established writers and learn to give critique and be critiqued by their peers, with the ultimate goal of helping them become published authors.

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  • NH nonprofit helps develop, promote gender-affirming spaces

    June 16, 2023 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

    The Affirming Spaces Project (ASP) helps local businesses create more affirming spaces for transgender and nonbinary employees and customers by providing training on topics like gender identity, pronoun use and how to use affirming language. Businesses that complete training get added to ASP’s database of affirming businesses and receive a decal to place in their storefront window. The database currently has more than 60 local businesses and organizations listed.

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  • There's No Uber or Lyft. There Is a Communal Tesla.

    June 16, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Huron, California

    In rural Huron, California, an electric vehicle ride-sharing program, called Green Raiteros, provides free rides for low-income residents who need to get to medical appointments. The organization's 120 clients can call in advance, or just show up when they need a ride.

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