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This Group Wants to Teach You How to Get Abortions Even Where They're Banned

Charlotte Alter

December 09, 2022 |

Time Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

Mayday Health is a health-education nonprofit that helps patients in states that have banned abortion figure out how to get abortions anyway. For people living in states where abortion is banned, Mayday provides step-by-step instructions for how to obtain abortion pills, as well as medical information about the safety and reliability of medication abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.

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How a Tucson-based program surrounds college students with support to get jobs with living wages

John Washington

December 09, 2022 |

Arizona Luminaria |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

JobPath provides students at or below the poverty level in Tucson, Arizona, with money, mentorship, and soft skills training to help eliminate the barriers that keep them from finishing school.

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Phoenix nursery provides model solution for newborns exposed to opioids

Laura Bargfeld

December 09, 2022 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Hushabye Nursery cares for babies born withdrawing from addictive substances they were exposed to in the womb. While the babies are receiving care, the Nursery connects parents with addiction treatment, child services and other necessary resources like housing assistance. Since opening its permanent facility in 2020, Hushabye Nursery has cared for more than 400 babies.

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Dare to dream: NGO empowers Ajegunle kids with library to address education gap

Nurudeen Lawal Rahaman Abiola

December 09, 2022 |

Legit.ng |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

To help bridge gaps in quality education for children in the Ajegunle neighborhood, the Transforming Lives and Communities Initiative established a community library and discovery. The library offers reading clinics, discovery programs focused on STEM skills, and game days that emphasize teamwork, collaboration, and decision-making.

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San Diego's Frozen Zoo Is Bringing Species Back from the Brink

Michaela Haas

December 08, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

At the Frozen Zoo in San Diego geneticists collect and freeze animal cells, including those of endangered animals, in cryogenic tanks for research and conservation projects.

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Why Avalon International Breads is rescuing spent grains to fight climate change

Eleanore Catolico

December 08, 2022 |

Planet Detroit |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

As a part of the Upcycled Grain Project, Avalon International Breads in Detroit makes crackers out of spent grains from breweries. The practice reduces food waste that would otherwise produce greenhouse gas emissions.

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This trailblazing clinic is helping trans people in Brazil get the healthcare they need

Andre Aram

December 08, 2022 |

Xtra |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro

The João W. Nery Outpatient Clinic provides medical and transition-related care for the area’s trans community. The Clinic provides patients access to social workers, psychologists, endocrinologists, nurses, and general practitioners who help patients get prescriptions for hormones, referrals for gender-affirming surgery, and advice on legally changing their names, all of which are offered for free.

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Can An Ancient Indian Mixed Farming System Help Our Farmers Sustain Better?

Swati Sanyal Tarafdar

December 07, 2022 |

Earth Solutions Network |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

Residents of Uttarakhand, India, practice the Barahanaja farming system to deal with the lack of rain and irrigation systems. This practice involves mixed cropping of 12 or more crops throughout the year that are interdependent to support one another and have high nutritional value.

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'We felt accomplished': Dillingham students celebrate name change for local creek

Isabelle Ross

December 07, 2022 |

KDLG |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Dillingham, Alaska

Three students in Dillingham, Alaska launched a campaign to change the name of a local creek that included a slur against Indigenous women. After researching the issue and making presentations to school committees, tribal organizations, and conference attendees, they were successful in helping to get the name changed.

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Nigerian Climate Action Group Trades Trash for Cash

Samuel Ajala

December 07, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

Ecobarter is a startup in Nigeria that collects waste from communities and delivers it to recycling services. Individuals that deposit waste are paid in points based on weight and type of waste. The points can be converted into money, used to get health insurance, transferred to others, or used to shop at specific marketplaces.

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