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Renewable energy industry powers new job growth in SD

Bart Pfankuch

May 19, 2025 |

South Dakota News Watch |

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Response Location: United States, South Dakota

South Dakota technical colleges partner closely with the renewable energy industry through specialized academic programs, responsive curriculum changes, and targeted scholarships, effectively addressing workforce shortages, achieving high-paying job placements, and catalyzing local economic growth.

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La casa agobia y nadie agradece

Camila Ramírez

May 18, 2025 |

El Turbión |

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Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

El Sistema Distrital de Cuidado de Bogotá, implementado desde 2020 con sus 25 Manzanas del Cuidado como estrategia central, es un modelo pionero en América Latina por reconocer el trabajo no remunerado. Ha logrado transformar la vida de mujeres cuidadoras ofreciéndoles espacios gratuitos de formación, apoyo psicojurídico y desarrollo personal que les han permitido retomar estudios, fortalecer su autoestima y acceder a redes de apoyo. Puedes leer este artículo en inglés aquí: https://solu.news/wiva

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A Historic House Museum Advances Small Artisans and Makers

Ilana Preuss

May 16, 2025 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

The Heurich House Museum in Washington, D.C., has created two targeted initiatives—the Urban Manufacturing Incubator and the DC Makers' Guild—to support local small-scale artisan businesses facing barriers to growth such as high rent fees and limited visibility. These programs provide mentorship, business coaching, market entry opportunities, like various mini markets throughout the year, and advocacy support to improve market conditions for these small businesses.

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The Huddle brings community members together to fight toward food security on campus

Dalia Zamora

May 16, 2025 |

Hilltop Views |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

The Monarch Food Pantry and The Huddle help combat food insecurity by ensuring college students have consistent access to food. About 1,100 to 1,900 people come to the pantry each month, and it’s available 24/7 to anyone with a university ID.

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'Motivated and inspired': California inmates are improving mental health behind bars

Francine Kiefer

May 16, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In Los Angeles County Jail, a peer-to-peer mental health program called Forensic Inpatient (FIP) Stepdown has incarcerated individuals trained as mental health assistants supporting fellow inmates struggling with severe mental illnesses. Started by inmates themselves, the program has significantly reduced self-harm incidents, improved hygiene and social functioning, and restored dignity to inmates who participate.

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How a California County Eliminated PFAS From the Water Supply

Carl Smith

May 15, 2025 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States, Yorba Linda, California

The Orange County Water District’s treatment plant uses ion exchange, a process that draws PFAS “forever chemicals” from the supply using positively charged resin beads. The plant distributes water with no detectable PFAS to roughly 80,000 customers.

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Mujeres en obra: las salteñas que construyen su futuro

Eva Marabotto

May 15, 2025 |

elDiarioAR |

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Response Location: Argentina, Salta

El programa Constructoras de Salta capacitó a 1,100 mujeres en oficios de construcción desde 2022 y logró que 15 municipios aprobaran leyes de cupo del 10% en obras públicas, contribuyendo al aumento nacional de participación femenina en el sector del 4.1% al 7.1% entre 2007-2023, aunque enfrenta limitaciones por la disolución del Ministerio de Mujeres nacional y la falta de reglamentación local. Puedes leer este artículo en inglés aquí: https://solu.news/xuvw

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Indigenous conservationists lead the fight to save Mentawai's endangered primates

Ana Norman Bermúdez

May 15, 2025 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Indonesia, West Sumatra

An Indigenous-led grassroots organization, Malinggai Uma Tradisional Mentawai, works to protect endangered primates in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands by reviving traditional hunting practices, forest patrols, and conservation education; initial qualitative evidence suggests incremental community mindset shifts, though broader systemic impacts remain limited by socioeconomic challenges.

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The News Show Made by and for People With Learning Disabilities

Geetanjali Krishna

May 15, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Norway, Bergen

TV Bra is a Norwegian news station where all reporters are autistic or have learning disabilities that produces a weekly one-hour news cast tailored to its audience. TV Bra helps ensure news is accessible to everyone, helping people who are historically excluded from journalism stay up-to-date, and has significant viewership, with upwards of 5,000 people tuning in each week.

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Cash assistance may curb recidivism among people leaving prison, study says

Amanda Hernández

May 14, 2025 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, California

The Returning Citizens Stimulus provides cash payments to people leaving incarceration for 60 days after their release, with the goal of helping them get back on their feet. One study found that participants were much less likely to violate their parole than those who did not receive payments.

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