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‘Mutual aid' is a radical ideal. Some live its communal spirit.

Cole Sinanian

January 30, 2023 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Community-run mutual-aid groups in Boston are helping neighbors connect and support each other. Volunteers organize and run programs like food pantries, relief fund collections, and connections with lawyers and advocates.

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“It attracted me”: Inside a fellowship for non religious Nigerians

Edikan Umoh

January 29, 2023 |

Minority Africa |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Table Community is a safe online space for Nigerians to have nuanced conversations about religion over virtual meetings, something that is frowned upon by most of society in the country.

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How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in 'the thrilling world of municipal budgeting'

Claire Elise Thompson

January 27, 2023 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh government officials made the switch to priority-based budgeting to work towards a zero-carbon budget. In this process, they track every dollar the city spends on each of its programs. Then, they give every program a score based on how well it meets the city’s priority of having no net increase in carbon emissions. Officials use those scores to reallocate funds and make future budgeting decisions.

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Weed once chocking Lake Victoria is now our main source of fuel

Austine Ogalo

January 27, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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Response Location: Kenya, Dunga, Kisumu

A biogas facility in Dunga, Kenya, takes in the invasive water hyacinth plant and other organic waste, shreds the material, breaks it down with bacteria in an anaerobic digester, and uses the gas produced to provide cooking fuel to locals. The biogas is a cheaper, cleaner alternative to other fuels like wood and charcoal.

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Saving Food Waste From The Landfill, One WhatsApp Message At A Time

Caroline Christen

January 27, 2023 |

Next City |

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Response Location: Germany

The volunteer initiative Foodsharing is helping reduce food waste in Germany by collecting donated goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses and distributing them to anyone interested. The food is given away through communication channels like WhatsApp groups or publicly accessible places like community fridges, and you do not need to meet any qualifications to get it.

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This Washington experiment could rebuild eroding coastlines

Sarah Trent

January 27, 2023 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, North Cove, Washington

Residents of North Cove, Washington, are rebuilding their eroded coastal beaches with a form of dynamic revetments in which long cobble berms are deposited along the beach. The rocks cause waves to slow and drop sand instead of crashing into the coastline and eroding it.

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Mental Health: How Nigerian Students are Getting the Support They Need

Olayide Oluwafunmilayo Soaga

January 27, 2023 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin, Kwara

The Renovaré Mental Health Initiative fills the mental health care gap with peer counseling and trains students on how to provide basic counseling and mental health aid, which increases access to important mental health care services. Since its inception, the initiative has trained over 100 peer counselors. It has also organized various seminars to educate people on the consequences of not treating mental illnesses.

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Solar keeps rolling out in Wisc., thanks to innovative program

Kari Lydersen

January 26, 2023 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

The Couillard Solar Foundation’s Solar for Good program helps Wisconsin schools and non-profits planning to install a solar array. The program donates about half the solar panels needed. Then organizations can choose to buy the other half from the program to funnel money back into it for future projects.

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Great Barrington is looking at tax breaks for those who rent at affordable rates. Provincetown is already doing it

Heather Bellow

January 26, 2023 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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Response Location: United States, Provincetown, Massachusetts

An affordable housing rental exemption program in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is increasing the number of affordable housing options in the city. The exemption decreases the property taxes homeowners pay based on the square footage of the property they are renting out.

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Teachers and Parents as Partners builds teams to help kids

Zaid Jilani

January 26, 2023 |

NewsNation |

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Response Location: United States, Crete, Nebraska

Teachers and Parents and Partners, or TAPP, facilitates communication between teachers and parents to help students who may be experiencing mental health struggles by monitoring and discussing behaviors at home and school. TAPP is being tested in big cities and small towns, but there’s an emphasis on rural school districts.

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