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  • Das Buurtzorg-Modell: Die (verhinderte) Revolution in der Pflege

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Im niederländischen Buurtzorg-Modell organisieren sich Pflegekräfte völlig autonom. Dadurch steigt nicht nur die Arbeitszufriedenheit und die Attraktivität des Berufs für Arbeitssuchende, sondern auch die Qualität der gesundheitlichen Versorgung.

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  • High school students collaborate to foster cross-campus mental health

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, South Burlington, Vermont

    Students at two local high schools with mental health awareness clubs collaborated to host a Mental Health Awareness Fun Run to bring the community together and support local mental health organizations following the COVID-19 pandemic, when several students experienced strong feelings of isolation.

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  • Mekong shrimp farmers less keen to share space with mangroves

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Farmers in Vietnam use integrated shrimp-mangrove ponds to produce organic shrimp for a higher profit while preserving endangered native mangroves. When practicing traditional shrimp farming, the mangrove forests would be cleared but leaving the trees near the water provides nutrients and breeding grounds for the shrimp.

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  • New Indonesia climate fund backs Indigenous forest guardians

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    The Nusantra Fund provides financial support directly to community-led projects in Indonesia. The aim is to improve the livelihoods of Indigenous and local people while tackling climate change impacts and protecting biodiversity.

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  • 'We're a community': These groups are working to bail out incarcerated women in time for Mother's Day

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    As a part of the National Bail Out effort in the United States, the Free Black Mamas DMV campaign bails incarcerated women out of jails in the Washington D.C. area in time for Mother’s Day.

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  • LGBTQ elders risk aging in isolation. A nonprofit is trying to change that.

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    The Michigan LGBTQ+ Elders Network (MiGen) works to provide aging LGBTQ+ adults with necessary healthcare, like long-term care facilities. The Network also offers culturally responsive training for adult care providers.

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  • "Fear of another attack": This Nigerian initiative is encouraging displaced parents to re-enrol their children in school

    May 11, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    Nana Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative works with families affected by violent conflict to help them get their children re-enrolled in school. The organization hosts informational events, sponsors costs for tuition and supplies, and advocates for students with local governments that handle enrollment.

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  • Resource-rich countries find it pays to pay landholders to protect their land

    May 11, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Guatemala

    Guatemala’s reforestation programs pay farmers to keep their lands forested instead of clearing them for farming. The annual $380 payment each participant receives for 5 to 10 years comes from the general taxes collected by the government.

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  • India's solar power push delivers an unexpected bonus - empowering rural women

    May 11, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Rajasthan

    With the help of funding from foundations and charities, Indian women’s groups such as the Dooni dairy cooperative are leveraging solar power to simplify their work and help their businesses grow. Since purchasing solar-powered fridges to store extra milk, most women in the dairy cooperative have seen their profits double.

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  • How a new law allowed E. Jean Carroll to seek justice against Trump years later

    May 11, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Survivors of sexual assault were instrumental in passing the Adult Survivors Act, a New York law that created a one-time window for them to file civil cases against abusers regardless of the statute of limitations. The law allowed E. Jean Carroll to file suit against Donald Trump, and it's estimated nearly 70 other plaintiffs have filed civil actions.

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