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  • Vanuatu looks to local food production for a resilient future

    April 14, 2021 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: Vanuatu

    As the small island nation of Vanuatu emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of a tropical cyclone, entrepreneur Votausi Lucyann Mackenzie-Reur argues that they need to focus on local ingredients to be able to respond to future crises. Oxfam is also doing work in this region by using blockchain technology to improve food purchasing power for people affected by disasters. “Food security, climate change, and biodiversity can all be tackled by promoting and advocating the use of local traditional foods,” says Mackenzie-Reur.

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  • A Portland Program Intended to Reduce Police Interactions With People in Crisis Is Off to a Slow Start

    April 14, 2021 |

    Willamette Week |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    The Portland Street Response program sends a paramedic and social worker on non-emergency calls, often involving mental health crises, instead of sending police. The pilot project, operating during weekday hours in one neighborhood, was assigned 60 calls in its first 40 business days. That tiny percentage of 911 calls falls short of expectations, possibly because dispatchers' screening of calls is defined too narrowly, or because dispatchers are being protective of the police. Supporters say the program always was meant to start small and deliberately, but its call volume is averaging much less than planned.

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  • Cleveland Was Slow to Address Language and Culture Barriers to Reach Spanish-Speaking Residents During Pandemic

    April 14, 2021 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland failed to provide Spanish translation services even though 11 percent of its residents identify as Hispanic. The oversight is a threat to public health, especially in the midst of a pandemic. The Spanish-speaking community did not have translated guidelines and health updates, putting them at an increased risk of danger despite directives from the CDC that recommend the employment of bilingual contact tracers and community health workers. Those resources are critical in stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

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  • Danijoje nuo sunaikinimo vakcinas gelbsti specialūs sąrašai – įsipareigoja per pusvalandį atvykti skiepo

    April 13, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Denmark

    Jokio SARS-COVID19 vakcinų dozių švaistymo Danijoje - jeigu paruošta daugiau vakcinų dozių, nei atvyko iš anksto užsiregistravusių žmonių, kviečiami tą pačią dieną iš ryto užsiregistravę kandidatai. Registruodamiesi jie įsipareigojo vakcinacijai atvykti per pusvalandį. Lietuvoje vakcinų dozių dėl to, kad žmonės neatvyksta išpilama vis dar nemažai - ar Lietuva galėtų pasimokyti iš Danijos?

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  • Nemokamos nakvynės viešbučiuose ir „Uber“ pavėžėjimai – taip su smurtu artimoje aplinkoje kovoja prancūzai

    April 13, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: France

    Prancūzija operatyviai ėmėsi karantino metu išaugusio smurto namuose atvejų problemos. Įsitraukė bendruomenės, socialiai atsakingas verslas, diegtos inovacijos prevencijos, pagalbos ir smurtaujančiųjų baudimo sistemose. Ko galėtų pasimokyti Lietuva?

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  • This Real Estate Co-Op is Looking for Investors Who Want to Put Community First

    April 13, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The 2012 federal JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) took some time to gain traction, but in recent years it has democratized the financing of worker-owned co-ops and other community-based entities that ordinarily would be frozen out of capital markets. By making possible what is called a direct public offering, the law has made it easier to finance businesses that promise greater social benefits than just profit maximization, by opening investment opportunities to a more diverse and egalitarian mix of investors.

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  • No badges. No guns. Can violence interrupters help Minneapolis?

    April 13, 2021 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    MinneapolUS puts unarmed community members on Minneapolis streets to prevent street violence, part of the city's effort to redirect resources from the police to other crime-prevention efforts. Four teams of 20 to 30 members, many of them former gang members and formerly incarcerated, have intervened in beatings and potential shootings. They use a public-health approach pioneered by the organization Cure Violence, which has proven effective in other cities.

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  • Here's how a Texas border city is closing its digital divide

    April 13, 2021 |

    El Paso Matters |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    Texan cities, like McAllen and El Paso, are bridging the digital divide for students and building infrastructure to connect whole communities. In El Paso, the city used $150,000 of the $84 million it received in federal funds to purchase hotspots, which are now available for check-out from public libraries. In McAllen, the city has taken on the $1 million annual cost to provide Wi-Fi to the entire city.

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  • Rivers of Milk, Islands of Prosperity

    April 13, 2021 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Andriyivka

    A dairy cooperative in Ukraine has brought jobs to farmers in the region and allowed them to work together to sell their milk on the market. An international nonprofit helped the Andriyivka Prosperity cooperative get off the ground. While villagers were skeptical of joining at first, and there are still challenges with operating the cooperative, there are 129 members that sell their milk. “The cooperative has halted the extinction of the village, allowing young people to stay in their homelands and have jobs and a livelihood,” says one of the villagers.

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  • Enterprising Solutions: Local Paper Builds, Benefits from Facebook Boom

    April 13, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Oconee, Georgia

    The strategic use of social media has helped The Oconee Enterprise increase subscribers, and therefore revenue. When a new issue of the paper is ready, a low-resolution preview of the front page is posted, with essentially only headlines visible, to incentivize people to purchase a paper or subscribe online. Editors also post breaking news directly on Facebook rather than the paper’s website. Its total page likes went up from 3,500 to its current audience of over 7,300, and the number of subscribers is up as well.

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