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  • Against all odds: Educating Nigeria's Fulani children amidst adversity

    June 03, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jabi, Adamawa

    Founded to address the root causes of cattle rustling in Nigeria, such as lack of access to education, as well as raise awareness of Fulani culture, the Fulani Care and Support Foundation set up makeshift classrooms to provide formal education for children aged 7 to 12. By relying on volunteer teachers, one of the foundation’s schools offers lessons for about 50 students three times a week.

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  • Brooklyn Nonprofits Tailor Mental Health Care To Their Immigrant Clients' Cultures

    May 31, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Nonprofits Mixteca, RaisingHealth, and Brave House are providing safe spaces for migrants to receive culturally relevant mental health care through workshops that incorporate cultural traditions and common mental health and self-care practices. The workshops help provide a sense of community and combat the stigma surrounding mental health in the immigrant community.

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  • As temperatures in India break records, ancient terracotta air coolers are helping fight extreme heat

    May 31, 2024 |

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    Response Location: India

    Artists, architects, and urban designers in India are reimagining the ancient practice of cooling water in terracotta pots to create terracotta structures that cool the air nearby during extreme heat.

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  • Sin Título extends their brand from T-shirt slogans to mental health events 

    May 15, 2024 |

    The Columbia Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Sin Título started as a socially conscious clothing brand but has since evolved into a mutli-faceted brand that hosts mental health discussion panels and other events that aim to amplify marginalized voices and offer healing opportunities for the local Latinx population. One such event is their journaling series, the first of which, “Self Love Journal Club,” attracted about 100 people.

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  • Denver busca contratar y mantener a más maestros internacionales al ayudarlos con vivienda, capacitación y más

    May 06, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Las Escuelas Públicas de Denver lanzaron el Instituto de Educadores Internacionales para proporcionar no solo apoyo profesional sino también apoyo personal a maestros internacionales nuevos. El Instituto ayuda los nuevos maestros encontrar un lugar donde vivir, entender asuntos financieros y de crédito, proporcionar otros apoyo sociales o emocionales, obtener más certificados y entender cómo funciona el sistema escolar de Denver. Eso ha causado que los maestros internacionales con visas de trabajo en DPS sumen un total de 234.

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  • Also Migrating From Latin America: A Wave of Urban Innovation

    April 30, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The UCSD-Alacrán Community Station is a sanctuary neighborhood for migrants fleeing violence in their countries of origin that allows them to participate in building a community and new life for themselves. The neighborhood houses about 1,800 people on three acres and features a health clinic, food hub and school.

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  • Inside the exquisite Tibetan monasteries salvaged from climate change

    April 30, 2024 |

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    Response Location: China, Mustang, Tibet

    A team of Western art conservationists trained a community in Tibet how to restore historic monasteries that were crumbling due to the effects of climate change. Over decades of restoration work, the team sparked a cultural renaissance in the region and is providing economic opportunities for women.

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  • A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

    April 29, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Crisis call lines by Native youth, for Native youth are emerging to ensure youth in need can receive culturally relevant mental health care. One such call line is Native and Strong, which has Indigenous counselors and trained youth volunteers to answer calls and texts through the crisis line. Since launching in 2022, Native and Strong has 30 people on staff who have answered the phone more than 5,000 times.

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  • Mexico's Floating Gardens Are an Ancient Wonder of Sustainable Farming

    April 26, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    Farmers in Mexico are keeping a 1,000-year-old tradition alive to produce reliable yields of healthy crops despite facing historic droughts. They're using chinampas, which are man-made “floating gardens” created by placing soil from the lake on top of reeds and grasses.

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  • Quinault Indian Nation wellness courts replace punishment with empowerment

    April 09, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Quinault Indian Nation, United States, Taholah, Washington

    The Quinault Indian Nation’s Family Wellness Court provides a culturally relevant alternative to traditional Western court systems that focuses on healing rather than punishment. 100 of the 400 tribal courts in the country have wellness courts for adults, families and youth, providing substance use disorder support, mental health care, and other family support services.

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