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  • Abuelos que ya no están solos

    June 08, 2020 |

    Historias que laten |

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    Response Location: Venezuela

    Este reportaje trata de Plan Buen Vecino, una iniciativa civil que reparte 1.000 comidas a 200 adultos mayores cada semana, en medio de la pandemia del COVID-19. El plan reúne esfuerzos de 12 voluntarios, empresas y ayudas varias para dar apoyo vital a una población cuyos familiares se exiliaron de Venezuela. Este esfuerzo es replicable en otros países, pero necesita la voluntad y el trabajo de personas solidarias.

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  • How to Feed Crowds in a Protest or Pandemic? The Sikhs Know

    June 08, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Feeding those in need and helping one's community are traditions of the Sikh faith that date back centuries, but they are now benefiting neighborhoods across America where Sikh houses of worship, Gurdwaras, are churning out as many as 145,000 meals over the course of 10 weeks. Gurdwaras are outfitted with the infrastructure to make meals on a mass scale and because Sikhs are expected to donate ten percent of their time or money to community service, they also have the volunteers and funds to buy ingredients. This allows them to fill a need that arose after soup kitchens fell short of the demands.

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  • El Consorcio Latino de Madison da un paso al frente para ofrecer una red de apoyo y ayuda económica a familias indocumentadas

    June 08, 2020 |

    The Cap Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Al inicio de la pandemia causada por el COVID-19, muchos migrantes indocumentados en Wisconsin no podía acceder a fondos públicos de alivio. Una red emergente de organizaciones que brindan efectivo a familias migrantes está encontrando una vía nueva, aunque los altos niveles de contagio en esta población siguen siendo un gran reto.

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  • Teto e renda: ela criou projeto para regularizar moradias em favelas do Rio e ajudou a garantir os R$ 600 em meio à pandemia

    June 08, 2020 |

    UOL |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    A reportagem é a história de uma mulher que ajuda moradores das favelas do Rio de Janeiro a ter o documento das próprias casas. Durante a pandemia, ela também ajudou as pessoas em vulnerabilidade a regularizarem os documentos para receberem o auxílio concedido pelo governo.

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  • The pandemic forced a Milwaukee theater company to go virtual. Now its students with disabilities are thriving.

    June 08, 2020 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Virtual classes have become an unexpected advantage for children with autism and other sensory processing disorders. In-person acting classes can make some children with these disabilities uncomfortable and unable to reap the full benefits but students of virtual acting classes have been willing and able to take on new experiences in the comfort of their homes, allowing them to flourish in a way that is new to them and their families. Additionally, students with physical disabilities are also able to take part without the extra hurdles of transportation.

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  • Plan B : Comment rendre une ville (vraiment) cyclable

    June 08, 2020 |

    Le Monde |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: France

    En temps de pandémie, le vélo permet une circulation présentant moins de risque pour la transmission du virus. De nombreuses villes se mettent à développer des infrastructures cyclables. Celles-ci ne sont pas toujours idéales pour les cyclistes et autres acteurs de la mobilité urbaine, mais certaines pratiques apportent des bénéfices.

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  • Navajo community health reps play key role in contact tracing

    June 06, 2020 |

    Albuquerque Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Navajo Nation, Arizona

    The Community Health Representative Program has been helping connect the Navajo Nation with health-care resources for decades, but when the Covid-19 pandemic began to impact community members, the role of the representatives shifted. By "using their knowledge of the community in a different way," the representatives have largely become contact tracers, a role they are uniquely suited for given their understanding of the importance of cultural competency and their longevity in the community.

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  • Detroit's virtual wine & cheese classes feed hunger for connection

    June 05, 2020 |

    edibleWOW |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Wine bars and cheese shops in the Detroit area are taking their businesses online during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering virtual tasting classes to their customers. The Royce and Marrow, a wine bar, is connecting viewers with winemakers around the world with their “At Home With Wine” series and Mongers’ Provisions, a cheese shop, set up tasting classes about cheese, chocolate, and charcuterie, with tasting samples delivered to homes or collected via curbside pickup. While there are learning curves for hosting online classes, many shops enjoy connecting with their communities.

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  • Small farms diversity to survive COVID-19, changing the face of Detroit markets

    June 05, 2020 |

    edibleWOW |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, small farmers in Michigan are coming up with different business models in order to get their produce into consumers’ hands. Fisheye Farms in Detroit created a community-supported agriculture, or CSA, subscription program. However, the program is only meeting approximately one-third of its necessary finances, and they hope to find a balance with other offerings. Argus Farm Stop in Ann Arbor quickly turned their online store into a popular digital farmers market, increasing its customers from eight to 2,500.

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  • Dutch Cooperation Made an ‘Intelligent Lockdown' a Success

    June 05, 2020 |

    Bloomberg Businessweek |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    The Netherlands approach of balancing the potential for future economic hardship with the current risk of Covid-19 spreading has appeared to have helped the country to flatten the curve of cases faster than other areas that implemented mandatory lockdown measures. Although critics of this "controlled distribution" approach point out that the country has still seen thousands of deaths and could see future waves of outbreaks, at this point in time, "the Netherlands has both flattened the curve and kept life tolerable."

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