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  • Farmers rediscover benefits of traditional small grains in Zimbabwe

    March 15, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Bikita

    With the help of community projects and organizations, farmers in Bikita, Zimbabwe, are transitioning back to growing traditional small grains after hybrid maize crops led to disappointing results.

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  • L'alarme harcèlement": un bouton d'alerte en format poche pour lutter contre les violences de genre

    March 15, 2022 |

    RTBF |

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    Response Location: Belgium

    Les autorités judiciaires de Belgique ont présenté en mars 2022 une "alarme harcèlement". Un bouton de la taille d’une pièce d’un euro environ, qu’il suffit de presser quelques secondes pour alerter la police. Ce système a déjà fait ses preuves à Gand où il est testé depuis 2019 auprès de 40 personnes.

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  • Vermont State Police try sending mental health workers out with troopers. Is it working?

    March 14, 2022 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    The Vermont Department of Public Safety hired embedded mental health crisis workers to respond to mental health-related calls alongside state troopers, with the goal of de-escalating tensions that can lead to unnecessary arrests and use of force. While data is still being collected, service providers say the program has helped connect their clients to needed treatment and support.

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  • Charlottesville's 10th & Page has fewer trees and higher temperatures than other residential neighborhoods — and it's not by accident

    March 14, 2022 |

    Charlottesville Tomorrow |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Residents are working together to plant trees in order to boost the urban tree canopy in Charlottesville. With increasing global temperatures, a city’s tree canopy impacts how high the temperatures can go. An ambassador program sends teens from door to door to educate residents and convince them to allow trees to be planted on their properties.

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  • Ejo Heza saving scheme primed to secure future of informal workers

    March 14, 2022 |

    Rwanda News Agency |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    A savings initiative is helping workers in Rwanda save up for their retirement years. The Evo Heza program helps create a security net for retirement, as well as disability, and is open to anyone: employees, contractors, and entrepreneurs.

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  • Singapurs Weg zum Eigenheim für alle

    March 13, 2022 |

    Tagesschau |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Obwohl Singapur eine der teuersten Städte der Welt ist, besitzen 80 Prozent der Bevölkerung Wohneigentum. Durch subventionierte Preise und günstige Finanzierung ermöglicht der Staat auch sozial schwächeren Familien den Kauf einer Wohnung.

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  • The Nordic way to stop bullying

    March 13, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program strives to address bullying in school by analyzing the entire school ecosystem to create a culture that doesn’t tolerate negative behavior like bullying. The Program includes students, their families and school staff to guide the creation of bullying prevention efforts. The Program was tested in more than 200 schools in Pennsylvania and following the program, the schools reported 2,000 fewer cases of bullying over a two-year span.

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  • The frontline of conservation: how Indigenous guardians are reinforcing sovereignty and science on their lands

    March 12, 2022 |

    The Narwhal |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    Over many months, the Wuikinuxv Guardian Watchmen in British Columbia, Canada, patrol about 2,000 square kilometers of the coast by boat, and they're doing everything from warding off poachers to participating in scientific studies. Since it’s rare to see government vessels monitoring the area, many Indigenous communities throughout Canada have created these guardian programs as a way to conserve and protect their land.

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  • Greek community members say alcohol ban is effective

    March 11, 2022 |

    The Daily Evergreen |

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    Response Location: United States, Pullman, Washington

    The WSU Greek Row hard alcohol ban emerged after a student and fraternity member died from alcohol poisoning. To ensure Greek life members are respecting the ban and staying safe, registered functions have sober volunteers to monitor the event and help out in case there’s a dangerous situation.

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  • Meet the 'Cultural Mediators' Who Help Refugees in Germany

    March 11, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    To help migrants in Germany acclimate and find stability in a new culture, Wohnbrücke Hamburg trains volunteers to act as mediators between landlords and refugees in search of housing. Between 2015 and 2021, the organization helped more than 3,000 refugees move out of camps and into homes, while roughly 1,000 volunteers have been trained to guide refugees through the housing process and offer social and cultural support.

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