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A lifeline for orphaned children in Taraba

Yahuza Bawage

April 26, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Jalingo, Taraba State

The United Methodist Church in Nigeria Orphanage provides children who have lost their parents with a place to live, education, and healthcare.

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Incarcerated trans women won sweeping prison reforms in Colorado. It could be a model for other states.

Candice Norwood Orion Rummler

April 25, 2024 |

The 19th |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Case lawyers for a lawsuit filed in 2019 worked with Colorado officials to create a settlement with a legally binding agreement that requires the state to make its prisons safer for transgender women and provide medical care to all transgender people who are incarcerated.

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Keeping Food Scraps Out of Landfills Is a Bigger Problem Than You Think

Carl Smith

April 25, 2024 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States, California

Orange County, California, is increasing the amount of organic waste it diverts from landfills by encouraging residents to put compostable material in the bins they use for yard waste and composting it.

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Donaciones solidarias en Cuba

Yadira Albet

April 25, 2024 |

La Joven Cuba |

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Response Location: Cuba

Para reducir las dificultades de acceso a medicamentos e insumos médicos en Cuba, muchas personas usan y apoyan redes o grupos de intercambio y donación. Por un lado, se evidencia la capacidad de organización, la solidaridad y la búsqueda de alternativas de los cubanos dentro y fuera de Cuba. Por otro, es un esfuerzo oneroso con impacto limitado en un escenario que empeora por días.

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U.S. East Coast adopts 'living shorelines' approach to keep rising seas at bay

Erik Hoffner

April 24, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: United States, Blue Hill, Maine

Contractors and homeowners in Maine are installing living shorelines to deal with the effects of rising sea levels and stronger storms caused by climate change. As opposed to concrete jetties and breakwaters, living shorelines use natural materials like logs, salt-tolerant plants, and coconut fiber to protect the land from erosion and create valuable habitat for local animals.

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More public colleges admit high schoolers even before they've applied

Elaine S. Povich

April 24, 2024 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

Some public universities are sending acceptance letters to students who meet certain academic criteria before they apply to college in an effort to fill college rosters in the face of declining high school populations. These “direct admissions programs proactively reach out to students to let them know what their next steps are if they want to attend college, eliminating the need for fees and complicated applications and helping make higher education more accessible.

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El modelo de escuelas comunitarias en Aurora sirve de ejemplo mientras el interés crece en el estado

Yesenia Robles

April 23, 2024 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

Las escuelas comunitarias se enfocan en usar a socios comunitarios para abordar las necesidades integrales de las familias; trabajan con organizaciones para evaluar la vista de los estudiantes en la escuela, ayudar a los padres para que aprendan cómo continuar las lecciones en sus hogares, y reunar a las familias para que compartan sus diversas culturas. El año pasado en Colorado, atendieron a más de 4,700 personas en los eventos, y líderes dicen que los estudiantes cuyas familias participan están demostrando mejores resultados en comparación con aquellos cuyas familias no participan.

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Food waste is a billion-dollar problem. Can this spray make a difference?

Albert Han

April 23, 2024 |

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Response Location: India

Researchers in India developed a spray that is applied to mangoes to extend their shelf life by about a week, reducing food waste and increasing farmers’ profits.

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Plastic-choked rivers in Ecuador are being cleared with conveyor belts

Kimberley Brown

April 22, 2024 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

The startup Ichthion created a system that skims plastic off of rivers in Ecuador to prevent it from reaching the ocean. A floating barrier stretches across the river to catch the plastic without disrupting fish, and a person manually guides the pollution onto the shore where it’s sorted for recycling.

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Adopting the Aquaculture of the Future in Thailand

Tommy Walker

April 22, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Thailand

A form of polyculture called Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture is taking off in Thailand and China as a way to make fish farms more sustainable and increase profits. The practice involves farming multiple different organisms together, like fish and shrimp, so that they complement each other, reduce waste, and grow quicker.

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