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  • Community colleges are providing new opportunities for learning on the job in logging and oystering

    March 19, 2025 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Shingletown, California

    Shasta College partners with timber companies to help train apprentices for the industry, providing pre-apprenticeship coursework and helping to facilitate state and federal funding that offsets the cost of on-the-job training. So far, about 50 people have completed the pre-apprenticeship program, while 15 have completed the full apprenticeship.

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  • In Rural Alaska, A Powerful Documentary Flips the Script for Child Care Funding

    March 19, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kotzebue, Alaska

    Frustrated by the lack of childcare funding and access, one woman created a documentary showcasing the issue. It received widespread attention throughout the state, leading to a state representative sponsoring a $7 million bill to increase childcare funding and provider wages and to expand access to subsidies for middle-income families. It also led the governor to create the Alaska Child Care Task Force to oversee state licensing regulations to make the process of becoming a licensed childcare provider and opening a facility more accessible.

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  • LALIF Sparking a New Dawn of Hope For Neglected Deaf Blind

    March 18, 2025 |

    BONews |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    Lionheart Ability Leaders International Foundation (LALIF) uses a comprehensive training program to empower parents, teachers and those living with vision and hearing impairment. Their programming teaches educators how to understand tactile sign language, and also empowers parents on how best to support their children living with disabilities.

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  • A Malibu Model for Residents on the Fire Frontlines

    March 18, 2025 |

    Bloomberg |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Community Brigade program is a partnership with the LA County Fire Department that works to bolster community wildfire preparation and response by training volunteers on how to fight against and recover from wildfires, most recently proving to be extremely effective against the Palisades fires and during recovery efforts.

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  • The rough road to sustainable farming in an Amazon deforestation hotspot

    March 17, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Altamira, Pará

    In Brazil's Amazon deforestation hotspot BR-163, small farmers and entrepreneurs are working to implement sustainable farming alternatives like agroecology, beekeeping and converting cattle pastures to grow local fruits to create a “bioeconomy,” despite a lack of institutional support.

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  • Iceland Embraced a 4-Day Workweek in 2019 – Now, Nearly Six Years On, All Gen Z Forecasts Have Materialized

    March 17, 2025 |

    WECB |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Iceland

    Nearly 90% of Icelandic workers enjoy a four-day, 36-hour workweek, with no loss in pay compared to the traditional 40 hours. Despite initial concerns about a drop in productivity, reports indicate that productivity remained stable and even increased in some sectors. The four-day workweek also leads to less stress and improved work-life balance, and countries like Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom are currently testing four-day pilots.

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  • How Nigeria's Biggest Party Made HIV Testing Cool

    March 17, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Calabar, Cross River

    The Wise Up Campaign works to increase HIV testing rates and reduce transmission of the disease through educational efforts and connecting with young people, a particularly high-risk group, to spread awareness and connect them with necessary resources. Since forming, the campaign has reached over 500,000 young people with HIV counseling and testing, as well as condom distribution, and has even trained several young volunteers to continue spreading the message to their peers.

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  • En Gironde, 400 citoyens expérimentent la Sécurité sociale de l'alimentation

    March 14, 2025 |

    Socialter |

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    Response Location: France, Gironde

    Les participants à la caisse commune alimentaire de Gironde paient une cotisation mensuelle et reçoivent un crédit de 150 euros qui peut être dépensé chez les producteurs locaux et les épiceries bio partenaires. Le montant des frais dépend du revenu du ménage, et 30 % de foyers participants sont précaires.

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  • The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump's Purge

    March 14, 2025 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States

    After President Donald Trump’s administration began removing key research and datasets from government websites, archivists, librarians, and organizations banded together to form the Data Rescue Project, which is coordinating efforts to preserve vital information. The movement has recruited volunteers from a subreddit forum called r/DataHoarder that’s frequented by hobbyists with IT knowledge, and so far the project has cataloged more than 400 publicly available backups of government data compiled by volunteers.

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  • As the Colorado River Shrinks, Southern California Is Embracing Water Recycling

    March 14, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Orange County, California

    Large-scale wastewater recycling is emerging as a crucial response to water shortages in Southern California, exacerbated by the declining Colorado River. The Orange County Water District's Groundwater Replenishment System has successfully produced over 450 billion gallons of recycled water since 2008, creating a reliable, drought-resilient local water source, despite high costs and issues surrounding initial public perception.

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