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  • Vyama vya pesa mashinani wakati wa Corona

    November 21, 2021 |

    RadioRahma |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Ili kujiepusha na kubebewa vitu kwa kushindwa kulipa mkopo na riba za juu za benki na mifumo zingine rasmi za mkopo, wanawake wajasiria mali, wamejiunga na vyama vya nyanjani ambazo zinawasaidia kupata pesa za kuendeleza biashara zao wakati wa corona. Kupitia vikundi hivyo vya kuwekeza na kukopesha, wanachama wanatoa pesa kiasi flani kwa mwezi au kwa siku ambazo zinawasaidia kuimarisha biashara zao kupitia pesa za akiba na mikopo zisizokuwa na riba.

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  • Up and Out of the Darkness

    November 16, 2021 |

    Think Global Health |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Several UK organizations sprang into action to combat COVID-19-related lockdown loneliness and isolation. The Cares Family connected tens of thousands of younger and older neighbors to spend time together, virtually now due to the pandemic, and Linking Lives also connected people through a telephone befriending model that has yielded deep connections. The government used “heat maps” to identify areas of need even before the pandemic and had a national strategy already in place, which facilitated a quick response as the pandemic highlighted the need for social connections.

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  • How cuddle therapy aims to combat loneliness

    November 16, 2021 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Leipzig

    The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated feelings of loneliness, leading many to turn to professional cuddling therapists for human touch. Physical touch can help alleviate feelings of social isolation and has benefits for both physical and mental health.

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  • How Vermont Is Winning the COVID Vaccination War

    November 11, 2021 |

    USA Today |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    A centralized communication and record keeping system, along with ensuring convenience for the largely rural population, led Vermont to the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate nationwide. The centralized system keeps track of data and provides consistent guidance. Trusted messengers, like first responders, local pharmacists, and nonprofits like the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, provide culturally competent information that eases hesitancy. Along with mass-vaccination events, house calls and pop-up clinics at small businesses and local events made getting vaccinated convenient and comfortable.

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  • Can this Alabama school beat the clock and help more students read?

    November 10, 2021 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dothan, Alabama

    Rehobeth Elementary School provides extra attention from trained educators with experience in literacy instructional methods to help students make up for COVID-19 related reading-level declines. The school-wide intervention provides a core class where students get most of their lessons, smaller groups where students work on specific skills, and some students are identified for outside tutoring as well. The research-based learning materials can also help students with learning disabilities. Rehobeth second graders had improved reading scores by 60 points in one school year.

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  • Evidence-based reentry resources key for sicker incarcerated population, researchers say

    November 08, 2021 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Community health workers with North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (NC FIT) counsel people recently released from jails and prisons to help them get the care they need for mental and physical health problems. The program closes some but not all of the gaps left by the state's inadequate Medicaid coverage and prison health services. Banking on the trust that comes with shared experiences, the formerly incarcerated health workers can connect people with medication-assisted treatment for substance use, covid-related treatments, and mental health care, all common ailments post-incarceration.

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  • One of the World's Poorest Countries Found a Better Way to Do Stimulus

    November 07, 2021 |

    Bloomberg Businessweek |

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    Response Location: Togo

    An all-digital system delivered monthly payments to millions of Togolese people in need during the coronavirus. The platform, built in two weeks, immediately verifies applicants’ eligibility and instantly sends a text message with electronic funds. The program’s rollout began with monthly stipends to in need around Lomé and has slowly expanded to other groups. Most recently, researchers used algorithms using satellite images to first identify impoverished communities based on their layout and housing materials and then used mobile phone data to identify the poorest individuals within those regions.

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  • How Malta Became a COVID-19 Overachiever

    November 05, 2021 |

    The Inoculation |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Malta

    The island of Malta fully vaccinated 90% of the population over the age of 12 against COVID-19 relatively quickly. They quickly vaccinated the most vulnerable in the population, including the elderly and healthcare workers and sent mobile clinics to where the population was. This, along with an effective media campaign that answered questions and dispelled misinformation, was particularly important in getting people, especially young people, vaccinated. A nationwide culture of trust in doctors was very important in the vaccination success.

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  • Donostia: Egia together with the homeless

    November 03, 2021 |

    Noticias De Gipuzkoa |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Spain, Donostia

    A group of volunteers came together to feed young people, mostly immigrants, living on the streets. Around 40 residents of Egia began cooking hot meals to serve to people in a local community square. Two volunteers are responsible for cooking each day and many more help distribute the food. Local businesses, like a bakery, donate food and help raise funds to sustain the program, which is largely paid for by the residents themselves. The program started small, with just a few residents bringing hot meals to the square to feed a few people, and has since scaled up.

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  • Hounslow £20 vouchers bring new customers to Chiswick shops

    November 01, 2021 |

    The Chiswick Calendar |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Hounslow

    The Hounslow council sent £20 vouchers to every household to help the local economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Households had about two months to spend the voucher, which could purchase products or services at a range of businesses from cafes and cinemas to retailers and laundromats. Retailers can use an app to scan the vouchers and eventually redeem them for payments.

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