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  • How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires

    February 09, 2025 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Though not without certain flaws, GoFundMe has facilitated critical and rapid financial support for thousands of people. The company charges a 2.9 percent fee on all donations, as well as 30 cents for every transaction, to cover credit card and bank transaction fees, but its primary source of revenue is voluntary tips.

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  • Ethiopia's Utopian Experiment in Gender Equality

    February 07, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Awra Amba

    The Awra Amba community is founded on broad values such as gender equality of labor, women’s rights, children’s rights, and caring for the elderly and vulnerable, and residents work together on 15 democratically elected committees to make key decisions. Research shows that the community has achieved higher life expectancy, literacy rates, and measures of gender equality than the country’s national averages.

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  • Some Wisconsin landowners manage beavers with non-lethal ways

    February 06, 2025 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Advocates and ecological consultants are popularizing flow control devices and tactics as a solution to beaver conflicts. A few are limiting beavers’ damming behavior and reducing beavers impacts on human infrastructure.

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  • Successful rural county health program could go statewide—if politics don't get in the way

    February 06, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The Healthy Opportunities pilot program uses Medicaid dollars to address non-medical needs like food access, transportation and housing. Since launching in 2022, the program has assisted nearly 30,000 people in 33 of the state’s 100 counties. Research shows the state is spending about $85 less in medical costs per month for each participant, and lawmakers are currently weighing whether to expand the program.

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  • Indian Women Dry Fish With the Power of the Sun, in the Palms of Their Hands

    February 05, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: India, Tamil Nadu

    Solar-powered dryers are enabling women in India to produce and sell dried fish at markets in a manner that is healthier for them and the environment. It's also proving economically profitable.

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  • How farmworkers in Washington state got lawmakers' attention

    February 04, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Each year, farmworkers in Washington state gather for a people’s tribunal where they share their stories about the injustices they face on the job and advocate for policies to improve working conditions. In addition to supporters, the tribunal is attended by legislative staffers and sometimes elected representatives, and the tribunal’s findings have helped usher in new protections for workers, including guaranteed overtime pay and mandated cooling breaks in extreme heat.

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  • Effect of ‘curing' policies highlights the disparities that Pennsylvania mail voters face

    February 04, 2025 |

    Votebeat Pennsylvania |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    In Pennsylvania, 38 counties allow voters to “cure” absentee ballots delivered with errors, such as missing signatures and dates. In these counties, roughly 17% fewer voters had their ballots rejected in the most recent election compared to counties where voters are not able to cure mistakes.

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  • Infectious Diseases Prevention: The Transformative Power of a Community-led Initiative in Lagos

    February 03, 2025 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    DRASA Health Trust trains community members to be health champions, teaching them skills to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases. Between March and April 2024, the group trained 2,089 people. As a result of their education initiatives, DRASA Health Trust saw a 43.2% increase in residents’ understanding of infectious diseases, as well as the implementation of prevention strategies and better hygiene protocols for both businesses and individuals.

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  • Demand for immigration legal services spikes at California colleges

    February 03, 2025 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In the University of California and California State University systems, undocumented students have access to Dream resource centers where they can get support with financial aid, mental health services, community-building, and legal aid for immigration cases. These services have seen demand skyrocket since the 2024 presidential election and subsequent executive orders around immigration.

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  • Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

    February 03, 2025 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Direct primary care clinics offer more affordable healthcare and direct access to doctors without added costs or long wait times. Though direct primary care isn’t a replacement for traditional insurance, it makes healthcare — including doctor visits, medications and even X-ray imaging — more accessible and affordable, particularly for those who can’t afford or qualify for traditional coverage.

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