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Clubfoot Feature Story

Byamukama Alozious

October 05, 2022 |

Maama FM 101.7 |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Mulago

The Mulago Clubfoot Clinic treats children born with clubfoot deformities with nonsurgical methods. There are currently 28 clinics scattered across regional hospitals, increasing access to treatment for those in need.

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IDPs access basic healthcare from mobile clinic

Emmanuel Kutara

October 04, 2022 |

Radio Nigeria |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

The Wassa mobile clinic provides community members with access to healthcare services like childbirth, vaccinations, family planning, and treatment for diseases like malaria and measles. The mobile clinic services are affordable and easy for the community to access, eliminating the need to travel far for care.

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Hello Mama: The 'Magic Phone Doctor' Pregnant Nigerian Women Wish Stayed

Umo Akwang

October 04, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Hello Mama was a mobile messaging program launched in Nigeria to send health tips and advice to pregnant women to help prevent child and maternal deaths.

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Forced Marriage, Domestic Violence: Kashmiri Women Reach Out To A ‘Close Friend' For Help

Hameeda Syed

October 04, 2022 |

Article14 |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Rajbagh

Mehram, a woman-led collective in India, provides legal aid and counseling for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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How UDEME is fighting corruption in Nigeria's public sector

Promise Eze

October 04, 2022 |

Social Voices |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ute, Ondo

The UDEME Monitor program trains student journalists to track and report on transparency and accountability around publicly-funded projects. The team has produced roughly 1,000 stories exposing corruption and gaps in implementation and has worked directly with community residents to raise awareness around procurement processes.

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Prairie Lawns Help Nebraskans Alleviate Climate Change and Promote Biodiversity

Kirsten Wandrey

October 04, 2022 |

The Reader |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

Nebraskans struggling to keep their lawns green during droughts are converting to prairie lawns. These lawns include a variety of native grasses and plants that are more resilient to changes in climate and can help retain water in the soil.

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Risking Everything to Offer Abortions Across State Lines

Emily Bazelon

October 04, 2022 |

The New York Times |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Aid Access is a telemedicine service that connects people in red states with abortion pills. The goal of Aid Access — and similar nonprofits that have emerged since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is to ensure that abortion pills are affordable and that the most vulnerable people can access them.

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Police responses to mental health crisis calls are reexamined

Chin Tung Tan

October 04, 2022 |

News21 |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

GRAND Mental Health’s iPad Program connects people who may be experiencing a crisis with trained mental health professionals rather than law enforcement by video chatting on iPads. GRAND Mental Health, which serves 12 counties, has distributed more than 10,200 iPads in six years. They have distributed about 8,500 of them to clients and nearly 1,700 to first responders and hospital personnel.

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Restoring Hawaiian fishponds revitalizes food systems and cultures

Ray Levy Uyeda

October 03, 2022 |

Prism |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Hawaiians are restoring fishponds to working order with tasks like fixing rock walls and removing pollution to reimplement land practices of the past into daily life. These ponds consist of a rock wall, a gate for midsized fish to enter, and things the fish feed on like algae and coral.

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Free community college in Virginia for in-demand industries

Jenna Zibton

October 03, 2022 |

Solutionaries |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Virginia

Virginia’s G3 grant program provides tuition assistance to community college students pursuing credentials in high-demand fields such as health care, information technology, early childhood education, and skilled trades. Since 2021, more than 11,000 students in the state’s community college system have received nearly $14.9 million in tuition support.

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