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  • Close to depression: AAUA students find succour from emotional instability on a website

    August 27, 2022 |

    AAUA Insider |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Akungba Akoko, Ondo

    Findcenter, an online platform offering free articles, podcasts, videos, and workshops focused on emotional health and self-development, launched a library of content designed to help college students who face high rates of anxiety and other mental health concerns. Students at Nigeria's Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, who have limited access to in-person therapy services, say the resource has helped them find some stability and relief.

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  • How Mondragon Became the World's Largest Co-Op

    August 27, 2022 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Spain

    An association of cooperatives has provided fair labor practices and equity for almost 70 years. Members of the coops vote on critical decisions that impact working conditions. When business is booming, everyone does well and when times are hard, everyone has a reliable security net.

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  • Through a radio program in Osun State, low-income Nigerians are learning business skills

    August 27, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osun

    Listeners of the Nigerian radio program KaraKata have access to business education, financial literacy information, and empowerment — as well as crowdsourced seed funding to get their own business off the ground. Listeners call in to make a case for why they should become a beneficiary, and the program has awarded funds to 1,250 people since it began distributing seed money in 2017.

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  • Bruised South Sudan Employers Figure it Out: Bring Attitude, not Diplomas or Skills, to Job Interviews

    August 26, 2022 |

    TIME of the World |

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    Response Location: South Sudan

    Employers like the St. Partick Clinic in South Sudan are hiring based on attitude and trainability instead of technical skills and knowledge to find employees that are trustworthy and reliable.

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  • LGBTQ-friendly building in Philly has become a model for affordable senior housing. For residents it's ‘a dream come true.'

    August 26, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The John C. Anderson Apartments is a LGBTQ+ friendly, senior facility in Philadephia, Pennsylvania, that gives residents an affordable place to feel safe and be with their peers.

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  • In Niger, 'Friends Of The Poor' Fights Child Marriage, Helps HIV/AIDS Patients Pursue Their Dreams

    August 26, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Minna, Niger

    Friends of the Poor Foundation in Africa is a localized version of Friends of the Poor, a nonprofit in the U.S. that provides funds, food and medicine to those in need. Friends of the Poor provides HIV/AIDS support groups to help those living with HIV learn to overcome stigma and gain access to antiretroviral drugs.

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  • Democracy Reform: Ranked-Choice Voting

    August 26, 2022 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City is among more than 55 cities, states, and counties now using ranked-choice voting, which allows residents to select a second and third choice candidate rather than choosing just one. The method was used to elect Mayor Eric Adams, with 90 percent of voters ranking more than one option on the ballot and 70 percent of those polled reporting they found the system easy to use.

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  • A reason to trust: Sacramento Community Land Trust aims to put people over profit

    August 26, 2022 |

    Sacramento Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The Sacramento Community Land Trust helps people gain more access to permanently affordable housing while simultaneously working to prevent displacement. Through its work, the Community Land Trust preserves affordability and stability, expands home ownership, and grows community wealth.

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  • Restauration de la ceinture verte de Ouaga: les femmes au premier plan

    August 25, 2022 |

    Studio Yafa |

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    Response Location: Burkina Faso

    Cultivée sur une surface de 21km de long sur 500 mètres de largeur. Ce projet créé des emplois et permet à des femmes et des déplacées intérieures de subvenir à leurs besoins. 515 femmes disposent de leurs propres parcelles. Mais la demande est forte : 400 personnes sont sur liste d'attente.

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  • A New Jersey city achieved 0 traffic deaths in 4 years with quick, high impact ideas

    August 25, 2022 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

    By implementing quick, high-impact solutions like improving sight lines at intersections and allowing pedestrians more time to cross the street at crosswalks, Hoboken hasn't seen a single traffic death in four years.

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