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  • Getting Voters the Truth in Whirlwind of Lies

    Lourdes Medrano

    October 11, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Amid a climate of targeted election misinformation, grassroots organizations such as One Arizona are intensifying their outreach to Latino voters, with a focus on connecting with younger generations through high school visits and outreach at music and cultural festivals. One Arizona has registered about 120,000 young voters in the state since March.

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  • Putting a stop to labor trafficking!

    Jason Nguyen Ana Lastra Robert Arnold Adrian Montes

    October 11, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The Equal Justice Center helps people who have experienced issues in the workplace like wage theft, labor trafficking and discrimination get justice against their employers.

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  • Waste workers on the frontlines to protect Apo Island from plastic threat

    Jhesset Enano

    October 11, 2022 |

    Rappler |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Apo Island

    In the Philippines the War on Waste - Negros Oriental started a zero waste project on Apo Island to reduce landfill use and improve waste management. Waste workers train residents how to sort their trash into categories and collect the sorted trash twice a week.

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  • A Jordanian Collective Works Toward Food Sovereignty Through Urban Farming

    Shefa'a Qudah

    October 11, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Jordan, Amman

    The Al Barakeh Wheat Project is working to regain food sovereignty through urban wheat farming in Amman, Jordan, by partnering farmers with families to teach them how to grow and harvest wheat.

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  • For Amber Richards, life after overdose starts with compassion

    Grant Stringer

    October 11, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Clackamas county, Oregon

    Project Hope connects people at risk of dying by drug overdose into the care of Amber Richards, a former heroin user and an expert on recovery. Project Hope has helped hundreds of clients find help, from detox to housing and counseling, since the project’s start in 2018.

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  • How we build political power: Lessons from Texas and Florida organizers

    Anoa Changa

    October 11, 2022 |

    Scalawag |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Texas

    Groups such as Texas Organizing Project are focusing on reaching out to voters year-round rather than just during election season, with the goal of reaching people who are often not a priority for traditional campaigns and political parties.

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  • How This NGO Helps Innocent Inmates Regain Freedom

    Busola Aro

    October 10, 2022 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ikeja, Lagos State

    The nonprofit Hope Behind Bars provides legal services for free for those who are arbitrarily detained to help them get justice. The organization does their own investigation and represents inmates in court.

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  • How to Hire Remote Workers from Economically Distressed Countries

    Tolu Olasoji

    October 10, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Venezuela

    iWorker is a virtual assistant agency that connects bilingual professionals from economically troubled countries like Venezuela to businesses in the US, Europe, and Canada. By connecting workers with these jobs, the platform not only provides them with an income, it ensures that the income will be paid in a foreign currency more stable than their own, helping the recipients manage surging rates of inflation. Since 2018, iWorker has provided work to over 4,500 Venezuelans inside and outside of the country.

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  • Scholarship Scheme Is Promoting Tertiary Education In Northern Nigeria

    Abdulwasiu Olokooba

    October 10, 2022 |

    Campus Echoes |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    The nonprofit Abdulkabir Aliu Foundation provides scholarships for over 300 students in Nigeria to pursue tertiary education and help reduce the number of illiterate adults in the country.

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  • London's Deadly, Polluted Air Turned the City Into an EV Pioneer

    Feargus O'Sullivan Hayley Warren Jeremy C.F. Lin

    October 10, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    London charges higher-emission vehicles every day they enter the city center, called the Ultra Low Emission Zone, on top of the already existing London Congestion Charge for non-electric vehicles to enter the zone. Since the charges were implemented, the city has seen an increase in electric vehicle adoption and improved air quality.

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