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  • The New Abortion Underground

    Stephania Taladrid David Remnick

    October 10, 2022 |

    WNYC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

    By working with a nonprofit, Las Libres, in Guanajuato, Mexico, volunteers are helping women access medication for abortions for free. Las Libres organizes the supply chain to get the medication to those in need in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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  • London's Deadly, Polluted Air Turned the City Into an EV Pioneer

    Feargus O'Sullivan Hayley Warren Jeremy C.F. Lin

    October 10, 2022 |

    Bloomberg |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: England, London

    London charges higher-emission vehicles every day they enter the city center, called the Ultra Low Emission Zone, on top of the already existing London Congestion Charge for non-electric vehicles to enter the zone. Since the charges were implemented, the city has seen an increase in electric vehicle adoption and improved air quality.

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  • The Post-Roe Abortion Underground

    Stephania Taladrid

    October 10, 2022 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Guanajuato

    The nonprofit Las Libres in Guanajuato, Mexico, helps women access medication for abortions for free. By working with volunteers like the Old Hippies of San Miguel de Allende, the organization delivers the medication to distributors in abortion-ban states in the United States.

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  • Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching

    Alina Tugend

    October 06, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    Michael D. Fox elementary school is a community school, a school that coordinates with nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations to offer on-site services for families, such as a food and clothes pantry, a physician assistant, and a dental hygienist.

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  • Rwanda: free livestock vaccination aids control of rift valley fever in Nyagatare

    Francine Andrew

    October 06, 2022 |

    AnFezaA |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    To help stem the spread of Rift Valley Fever among livestock, the Rwandan government launched a free vaccination campaign that leveraged private veterinarians to administer the inoculations. More than 275,000 animals were vaccinated against the disease.

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  • Clubfoot Feature Story

    Byamukama Alozious

    October 05, 2022 |

    Maama FM 101.7 |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda, Mulago

    The Mulago Clubfoot Clinic treats children born with clubfoot deformities with nonsurgical methods. There are currently 28 clinics scattered across regional hospitals, increasing access to treatment for those in need.

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  • HelpMum is training traditional birth attendants to mitigate maternal mortality

    Abiodun Jamiu

    October 05, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    HelpMum works to reduce maternal and infant mortality by training community birth attendants on modern and safe delivery methods, as most traditional birth attendants lack proper training. Along with training sessions, the group also provides birth kits, or resources to help with the delivery process. So far, HelpMum is present in six states and has trained over 2,000 community health workers.

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  • Hello Mama: The 'Magic Phone Doctor' Pregnant Nigerian Women Wish Stayed

    Umo Akwang

    October 04, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    Hello Mama was a mobile messaging program launched in Nigeria to send health tips and advice to pregnant women to help prevent child and maternal deaths.

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  • IDPs access basic healthcare from mobile clinic

    Emmanuel Kutara

    October 04, 2022 |

    Radio Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    The Wassa mobile clinic provides community members with access to healthcare services like childbirth, vaccinations, family planning, and treatment for diseases like malaria and measles. The mobile clinic services are affordable and easy for the community to access, eliminating the need to travel far for care.

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  • Risking Everything to Offer Abortions Across State Lines

    Emily Bazelon

    October 04, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Aid Access is a telemedicine service that connects people in red states with abortion pills. The goal of Aid Access — and similar nonprofits that have emerged since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is to ensure that abortion pills are affordable and that the most vulnerable people can access them.

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