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How Kenya Became the World's Geothermal Powerhouse

Eric Krebs

September 26, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Kenya is leading the world in geothermal electricity generation and infrastructure. The electricity is cheap, reliable, low-carbon, and a part of the country’s plan to industrialize.

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These Colorado programs are helping beginning farmers overcome huge challenges

Moe Clark

September 26, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The National Young Farmers Coalition works to remove barriers for the next generation of farmers by providing training and educational opportunities and increased access to necessary resources like land and water. The organization also strives to provide more farm training programs to underrepresented groups like indigenous people, women, immigrants, and people of color.

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How Youth Are Stepping up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Siri Chilukuri

September 26, 2022 |

Atmos |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, West Virginia

Indigenous youth activists are using social media, online organizing, and art to mobilize intergenerational protests against the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Appalachia. After the Inflation Reduction Act undermined court successes that had stopped the project, the movement is putting pressure on legislators to stop it, with some key senators saying they won't vote for the side deal negotiated to keep the pipeline moving forward.

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A program is addressing chronic malnutrition in children, pregnant women in Kano State

Misbahu el-Hamza

September 26, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) Project works to address chronic malnutrition in young children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers, as well as reducing maternal and child mortality. The program provides home check-ins and access to resources, from nutritious foods to advice on better hygiene practices.

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Indianapolis Students Get ‘Leg Up' On Careers With European-Style Apprenticeships

Patrick O’Donnell

September 26, 2022 |

The 74 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

Europen-inspired apprenticeship programs in Indianapolis, Indiana, pay students to work and train for jobs allowing them to gain career experience and pay part, or all, of their college tuition before graduation.

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‘Other Places in the Country Didn't Do This': How One California Town Survived Covid Better Than the Rest

Victoria Colliver

September 25, 2022 |

Politico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

A citywide effort in Davis, California, that included information campaigns, opening testing sites, and free testing made getting a weekly COVID test a habitual part of life in the community. As a result, the city had lower positivity rates than the rest of the state.

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After rocky start, hopes up in Oregon drug decriminalization

Andrew Selsky

September 25, 2022 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act emphasizes getting treatment and decriminalizes possession of personal-use amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and other drugs. Supporters of the act say that decriminalization reduces the stigma of addiction and keeps people who use drugs out of jail. In the first year of decriminalization, about 16,000 people accessed services.

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Jinsi Homa ya Chikungunya ilivyokabiliwa Mombasa Part - 1

Ruth Keah

September 25, 2022 |

RadioRahma |

Radio |

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Response Location: Kenya

Kufuatia mkurupuko wa homa ya Chikungunya kaunti ya Mombasa, serikali ya kaunti iliweka mikakati mbalimbali ya kukabiliana na mkurupuko huo. Ikiwa ni pamoja na utumizi wa magari ya kupuliza dawa kuua mbu.Magari 5 yalitumiwa katika zoezi hilo ambapo yalizunguka maeneo bunge yote 6 kaunti ya moja kwa kipindi cha mwezi mmoja.

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How Jigawa is transforming its Primary Healthcare with BHCPF

Elijah Akoji

September 24, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

Basic Health Care Provision Funds allows states that qualify to provide their residents access to quality healthcare. The funds allow states to provide healthcare centers with access to free medicine and treatment. This access to free drugs and treatment along with the deployment of midwives and community healthcare workers has helped to reduce the rates of both maternal and child mortality.

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Recycling: Abuja residents shift waste into wealth, as economic hardship bites

Lama Queen Godoz

September 24, 2022 |

International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja, Abuja

In an effort to involve more residents in recycling, the Cash for Trash initiative places drop-off hubs close to households in Abuja, Nigeria. Anyone can drop off recyclables and get paid to do so.

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