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  • Mombasa Non-profit Paves Way for Inclusive Maternal Healthcare for Key Population Women

    June 08, 2024 |

    Media For Nature |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Mombasa

    Reachout Center Trust is addressing gaps in maternal healthcare with mobile outreach to connect pregnant women with clinics for full-service care up to delivery. The program has served over 200 women since forming and research shows its intervention has led to healthier babies and reduced stigma in seeking hospital care.

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  • This Birmingham group points children to careers in sports: 'Hope and purpose'

    June 08, 2024 |

    AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    The ZeroZero Foundation works to support youth with an interest in sports through athletic training, summer programming, counseling, field trips, scholarship opportunities, and connections to internships and job opportunities in the sports industry. The organization currently serves more than 100 children in the Birmingham area.

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  • Peace Through Resolution: Iseyin's Journey To Overcoming Religious Strife

    June 07, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Iseyin, Oyo

    Following years of religious strife and violence, several groups gathered to create a peace treaty, protecting each group’s right to safe, religious celebration. Since the creation of the peace agreement in 2022, both the Oró and Egungun religious festivals have taken place without any incidents of violence.

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  • The Smart, Cheap Fix for Slow, Dumb Traffic Lights

    June 07, 2024 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Google’s Green Light project uses data from internet-connected vehicles and navigation apps to adjust the timing of traffic lights to be more responsive to real-world traffic patterns. The project is already in operation in several cities — from Hamburg to Seattle — and data in those cities suggest the system yields a 30% decrease in stop-and-go traffic at intersections.

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  • How affordable screening is helping firefighters find cancer early

    June 07, 2024 |

    WSLS-TV |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    United Diagnostics Services sets up screening events across the country to test firefighters for early signs of cancer, as it’s the leading cause of death among firefighters. The scan is easily accessible and covers nine parts of the body, and also screens for other health issues, like cardiovascular or other high-risk conditions, that need to be monitored by a doctor.

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  • The cafeteria as classroom

    June 06, 2024 |

    Food and Environment Reporting Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Lawrence, Georgia

    The nonprofit World Wildlife Fund is working with elementary schools in the United States to develop programs that teach students about food waste in hopes of encouraging environmental responsibility. They practice ways to reduce their waste at lunch, learn how to compost and sort garbage, and keep track of the amount of waste they’ve reduced.

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  • How Community Health Volunteers are Saving Lives in Nairobi's Informal Settlements Using Technology

    June 06, 2024 |

    Talk Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    The Beyond Zero Clinic addresses child mortality rates by training and equipping community health promoters (CHPs) with smartphones connected to the Community Health Information System to curb preventable deaths by ensuring children get vaccinated and monitoring disease spread in real-time to ensure children receive timely medical care. During Kenya's 2023 cholera outbreak, CHPs using the digital platform reached 99.2% of the population for vaccination, containing what could have been a widespread epidemic.

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  •  Cuba, N.M., schools overcome big digital divide using Starlink

    June 06, 2024 |

    Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: Navajo Mountain, United States, Cuba, New Mexico

    While not without challenges, Starlink, a satellite technology company, played a pivotal role in bringing internet service to rural communities around the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Community members, the Cuba Independent School District, tribal councils, and Starlink worked together to install widespread internet connectivity, which has improved academic performance for their rural students.

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  • What do violence interrupters in Oakland do? We spoke with one to find out

    June 06, 2024 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Volunteer violence interrupters with Youth Alive — a nonprofit based in Oakland, California — are breaking cycles of violence by providing immediate support to victims and their families after a crime. They receive tips from the community, direct people to resources, mediate conflicts, and even help survivors relocate.

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  • A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America

    June 06, 2024 |

    Tradeoffs |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Modeled after a similar program in Costa Rica, Neighborhood Nursing has teams of nurses and community health workers who host weekly visits throughout the community to provide free medical care — particularly preventative care — to those who need it. Neighborhood Nursing has helped build trust between residents and healthcare workers and aims to serve more than 4,000 people within the next year.

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