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In some Chicago wards, residents vote on how tax money is spent. Should all Chicagoans get a seat at the budget table?

Mariah Woelfel

August 03, 2023 |

Chicago Sun-Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In some wards of Chicago, residents are able to directly weigh in on city council spending and projects through an annual participatory budgeting process. Citizen input has helped bring a range of capital improvements to fruition, from public exercise stations in local parks to efforts to replace lead-contaminated water fountains in schools.

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Pushed To Action(III): The non-profits helping Nigerian communities access clean water

Ekpali Saint Violet Ikong

August 03, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Obeagu, Enugu State

The Network of Water Rights Initiative (NWRI) works with local organizations to improve access to safe water through education and awareness campaigns aimed at enlightening people about the health risks of contaminated water. NWRI has led water clean-up efforts, helped locals establish security measures to prevent people from dumping waste in water and even helped get a water bill signed into law that would improve water supply and sanitation services across the state.

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Ces pays qui recyclent les eaux usées en eau potable

Julie Mendret

August 03, 2023 |

The Conversation |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Namibia, Windhoek

Depuis 1968, la ville de Windhoek recycle les eaux usées pour les utiliser comme eau potable avec un processus qui comprend maintenant 10 étapes de filtration. Aujourd'hui, la ville tire 30 % de son eau du processus de recyclage.

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The women leading Kano's charge for a greener future

Yahuza Bawage

August 02, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Dakata, Kano

In Nigeria, the Arewa Women Initiative For Climate Change Advocacy And Environmental Sustainability works to educate people on climate change and empower them to make informed, environment-friendly decisions. Through events like tree planting campaigns, the initiative spreads awareness on a variety of issues while coordinating action.

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Ugandan Dentists Join Hands to Answer Distress Calls from Underserved Communities

Rhonet Atwiine Ephraim Bukenya Phillip Mwebaza

August 02, 2023 |

Solutions Now Africa |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

Max Dental is a group of volunteer dentists offering free dental care to people in low-income communities. Max Dental offers care at subsidized rates and focuses on early diagnosis of dental diseases — as most are cheaper to treat when detected early on. Since 2018, the group has cared for over 18,000 patients across more than 10 low-income communities.

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How one CT business began providing free housing to workers

Erica E. Phillips

August 02, 2023 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

Due to a state-wide housing shortage, the Friends Center for Children in New Haven, Connecticut, purchased and refurbished housing units for its teachers and their families to live in for free. This bonus to teachers' salaries helps attract and retain employees, a difficult task in the industry.

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Reinventing a terror-free Borno State through child education

Innocent Eteng

August 01, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

The Future Prowess Islamic Foundation provides free education to roughly 2,000 students who have been affected by the violence of Boko Haram, including the children of Boko Haram insurgents. The organization also offers training and micro-loans to local widows to help them start their own businesses.

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Hire a Kick-Ass Trash Czar

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

August 01, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s Sanitation Commissions is cleaning up city streets with new practices and regulations curbing its trash problem. For example, she has started using data to track trash conditions across the city, she’s enforcing infractions, and she changed put-out and pick-up times.

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Pa. farmers dig into soil — and its ability to trap carbon — as one solution to climate change

Karen Hendricks

August 01, 2023 |

StateImpact Pennsylvania |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Farmers are acting as citizen scientists for a soil health study organized by Pennsylvania-based Pasa Sustainable Agriculture. The organization is helping farms implement sustainable agricultural practices that improve soil health and reduce carbon emissions, like composting and planting cover crops.

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Buffalo auto thefts have risen 135%. St. Paul's coordinated approach led to a big drop

Sandra Tan

August 01, 2023 |

The Buffalo News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul’s Carjacking and Auto Theft Unit, which is supported by grant funding, is solely devoted to addressing car thefts and recovering stolen vehicles. Through collaboration with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and streamlined timelines for court appearances, the unit helped decrease the number of motor vehicle thefts in the city by 41 percent.

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