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  • The Low Impact Gym Slowing the Progression of Parkinson's Disease in Nigeria

    November 20, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson’s Foundation (ADPF) offers personalized care plans and a low-impact gym for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Research shows low-impact exercises and the Rock Steady Boxing practice help improve balance and mobility, helping slow the disease’s progression. ADPF data shows that 90% of participants who adhere to their care plan and practice the exercises see a slower progression of Parkinson’s.

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  • 'Our guardian angels': A small but mighty effort to bring holiday joy to NC Helene victims

    November 20, 2024 |

    The Charlotte Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    A Facebook group posts the Amazon "wish lists" of families in Western North Carolina who were affected by Hurricane Helene to help them meet their immediate needs and provide holiday gifts for children. Donors "adopt" families and purchase anywhere from one item to the entire list.

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  • Restoring a Cornerstone of the Local Grain Economy

    November 20, 2024 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    A new generation of entrepreneurs is reestablishing local grain mills across the United States, drawing on historic processes to bring back a system that benefits local economics while providing fresher, more nutrient-dense flour. The group, the Craft Millers Guild, meets virtually to share advice, learn from experts, and advocate for change.

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  • How musicians are helping western North Carolinians replace instruments lost in Helene

    November 19, 2024 |

    Citizen-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Restring Appalachia matches people who lost their instruments to Hurricane Helene with donors offering up instruments of similar quality. So far, roughly 175 people have signed up to donate about 400 instruments, with about 20 delivered to Asheville so far, though the need still outpaces the supply.

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  • Millions in rural America lack reliable internet. How Massachusetts towns got online.

    November 19, 2024 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Otis, Massachusetts

    The town of Otis, Massachusetts leveraged state and federal grant funding alongside a municipal bond to build out its own fiber-optic network, increasing access to high-speed broadband in a rural area that has historically had little. Since it’s a municipal network, the town has more control over how it’s run, and prices are typically lower than those offered by private internet providers.

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  • TaRL: A program transforming learning for Borno's school children

    November 19, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

    The Teaching at the Right Level program, or TaRL, provides tailored lessons in reading and math to primary students in Borno, grouping them by their level rather than their grade or age for engaging activities designed to build their literacy and numeracy skills. When it was first piloted, the number of students able to read a simple paragraph grew from 14 percent to 45 percent, while the number of students able to complete subtraction problems grew from 11 percent to 59 percent.

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  • Wisconsin advocates push home energy efficiency program funded with Inflation Reduction Act dollars

    November 19, 2024 |

    WUWM |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    By combining rebates from the Inflation Reduction Act and funding from the state’s Focus on Energy program, Wisconsin homeowners can make energy efficient upgrades at a fraction of the typical cost, with some low-income residents paying as little as $1. Though the future of the funding is uncertain with a new presidential administration, one Wisconsin contractor specializing in green projects currently has 10 projects in progress with another 50 on tap.

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  • How unconventional crops could save water — and reshape Utah farming

    November 18, 2024 |

    KUER Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Farmers and researchers in Utah are growing Kernza, a perennial grain that requires very little water and improves soil health, in hopes of helping the local agricultural industry adapt to record-breaking heat and droughts.

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  • El náhuat florece: instrucciones para salvarlo de la extinción

    November 18, 2024 |

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    Response Location: El Salvador

    Timumachtikan Nawat involucra directamente a los abuelos y abuelas hablantes de náhuat en la enseñanza dentro de su plataforma, organizando talleres virtuales sobre diversos aspectos de la cultura náhuat salvadoreña, como la vestimenta tradicional, sabores artesanales, mitología náhuat, música en náhuat y la cultura del maíz, entre otros—esfuerzos que no solo preservan el idioma, sino que también mantienen vivas las prácticas y conocimientos ancestrales.

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  • Grassroots Hurricane Relief Efforts Fight Disinformation, Slow Bureaucracies and More Frequent Catastrophes

    November 17, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Petersburg, Florida

    In the wake of Hurricane Helene and Milton, mutual aid groups across the country are emerging to get essential supplies to thousands of people in isolated communities and working to combat misinformation and government mistrust surrounding climate change. Because mutual aid groups aren’t bound to the bureaucracy of government organizations, they’re able to act quickly and connect with community members on a deeper level.

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