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In Rural Alaska, A Powerful Documentary Flips the Script for Child Care Funding

Anne Vilen

March 19, 2025 |

The Daily Yonder |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kotzebue, Alaska

Frustrated by the lack of childcare funding and access, one woman created a documentary showcasing the issue. It received widespread attention throughout the state, leading to a state representative sponsoring a $7 million bill to increase childcare funding and provider wages and to expand access to subsidies for middle-income families. It also led the governor to create the Alaska Child Care Task Force to oversee state licensing regulations to make the process of becoming a licensed childcare provider and opening a facility more accessible.

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A Malibu Model for Residents on the Fire Frontlines

Colleen Hagerty

March 18, 2025 |

Bloomberg |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Community Brigade program is a partnership with the LA County Fire Department that works to bolster community wildfire preparation and response by training volunteers on how to fight against and recover from wildfires, most recently proving to be extremely effective against the Palisades fires and during recovery efforts.

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LALIF Sparking a New Dawn of Hope For Neglected Deaf Blind

Blessing Oladunjoye

March 18, 2025 |

BONews |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation (LALIF) uses a comprehensive training program to empower parents, teachers and those living with vision and hearing impairment. Their programming teaches educators how to understand tactile sign language, and also empowers parents on how best to support their children living with disabilities.

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How Nigeria's Biggest Party Made HIV Testing Cool

Ogar Monday

March 17, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Calabar, Cross River

The Wise Up Campaign works to increase HIV testing rates and reduce transmission of the disease through educational efforts and connecting with young people, a particularly high-risk group, to spread awareness and connect them with necessary resources. Since forming, the campaign has reached over 500,000 young people with HIV counseling and testing, as well as condom distribution, and has even trained several young volunteers to continue spreading the message to their peers.

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The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump's Purge

Julian Lucas

March 14, 2025 |

The New Yorker |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

After President Donald Trump’s administration began removing key research and datasets from government websites, archivists, librarians, and organizations banded together to form the Data Rescue Project, which is coordinating efforts to preserve vital information. The movement has recruited volunteers from a subreddit forum called r/DataHoarder that’s frequented by hobbyists with IT knowledge, and so far the project has cataloged more than 400 publicly available backups of government data compiled by volunteers.

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Successful Birmingham program faces funding gap despite reduction in youth crime

Alaina Bookman

March 13, 2025 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

RESTORE is a juvenile re-entry program offering supportive programming and guidance to intervene in cycles of crime and help more youth avoid the juvenile system and learn to make more positive choices. Already this year, RESTORE has served 344 young people through their workshops. Since launching in 2023, the program has helped 19 people graduate with their high school diploma, GED or a certification.

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For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids

Katarina Zimmer, Victoria Uwemedimo

March 12, 2025 |

Knowable Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

In Nigeria, nearly half of the population doesn’t have access to electricity grids, making solar a cheap and versatile option to bring affordable, reliable and eco-friendly power to millions. The country is using solar mini-grids, small installations that produce up to 10 megawatts of electricity. Nearly 120 mini-grids are now installed, powering about 50,000 households and reaching about 250,000 people.

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Birmingham hospital program offers hope amid homicide crisis: How it works

Alaina Bookman

March 12, 2025 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham’s Offender Alumni Association is a group of violence intervention specialists that check in with gun violence patients at the hospital to offer mental health services and case management to prevent reinjury and retaliatory violence. Since launching, the group has taken on 144 clients, providing wrap-around services to victims and their families, including mentoring, emergency relocation and funds for medicine, groceries, rent and utilities.

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Saving U.S. Climate and Environmental Data Before It Goes Away

Nicola Jones

March 11, 2025 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, an international group of watchdog scientists, and a group of volunteers track and back up government data sets that have been altered or removed, including key tools that researchers and policymakers use to track which communities are most at risk from climate change and toxic hazards.

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Feeding Cows Seaweed Could Cut Methane Emissions and Diversify Maine's Coastal Economy, but Can It Scale?

Matilda Hay

March 09, 2025 |

Inside Climate News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Maine

Seaweed is emerging as a solution to Maine's shifting climate and economy, providing alternative industries for ocean farmers and also supporting land farmers' climate initiatives. While still in piloting stages, studies have shown up to 50 percent reductions in methane on New England cow farms that incorporate seaweed into feed.

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