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  • Newly disabled people aren't given a 'how-to' guide. Disability doulas are closing those gaps.

    Jasmine Mithani

    July 26, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    Disability doula work is the practice of helping a newly disabled person navigate life changes. It typically involves another disabled person sharing knowledge, resources and lived experiences to support someone in need. Through the work if disabled individuals offering services on their own, or through groups like Project LETS, disability doula work can help reduce feelings of shame, grief and loneliness newly disabled people often face.

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  • This Oakland climbing group is getting more Black people ‘psyched' about the sport

    Azucena Rasilla

    July 24, 2023 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The Black Rock Collective strives to build community among both new and experienced Black climbers, providing support, education and friendship within a historically white-dominated sport. Since launching in December 2021, the group has grown to over 80 members. They host meetups three times a month throughout the area and also have a WhatsApp group chat where members can chat and organize climbs.

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  • Blue-state doctors launch abortion pill pipeline into states with bans

    Caroline Kitchener

    July 19, 2023 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    Europe-based Aid Access is now allowing U.S. medical professionals in certain democrat-led states with abortion “shield” laws to prescribe and mail abortion pills to patients in anti-abortion states. There are currently seven U.S. providers working with Aid Access under the protection of their state’s shield laws and have since mailed 3,500 doses of abortion pills to those in need.

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  • Through Meditation and Therapy, Black Men Are Taking Care of Their Mental Health

    Margo Snipe

    July 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chesapeake, Virginia

    Black Men Heal Yoga is a free yoga class that provides a safe, healing space for Black men looking to explore tools like meditation, mindfulness and movement to combat stigma and take care of their mental health. Black Men Heal Yoga is funded by money raised through social media. 10 classes have been held so far, with more than 50 men being served and about $2,000 in donations being raised.

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  • Amid An Intense Election Cycle, An Initiative Made Voting Easy For Nigeria's Senior Citizens

    Yusuf Adua

    July 17, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    To encourage older people to vote amid targeted intimidation and harassment, Age Nigeria Foundation held regular seminars built around political education and also provided emotional support through daily phone calls and access to psychologists. The organization also covered the cost of transportation to the polls, allowing senior citizens who had been hesitant to vote to cast their ballots.

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  • This woman-led philanthropy is cutting billionaires out of climate funding decisions

    Jessica Kutz

    July 14, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Fund for Frontline Power directs philanthropy funding to grassroots environmental justice organizations through grants. Thirteen environmental justice leaders, who are mostly women of color, organize the fund and ensure the community leaders are the ones who decide how the grant money is used once it is awarded.

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  • The new approach to ending FGM that's showing promise in Kenya

    Fleur Britten Betty Luke

    July 10, 2023 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    The Girl Generation (TGG) practices intergenerational healing and provides trauma-informed support to women who have survived female genital mutilation (FGM). TGG aims for FGM to be recognized as a form of sexual violence rather than a cultural practice and does so by hosting mother-daughter forums for generations to cope and heal from their traumas together. TGG estimates they’ve reached about 300 women and girls so far, with hopes to expand the group to other communities.

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  • More cities are offering no-strings-attached cash to residents. Here's what Philly can learn.

    Layla A. Jones

    July 10, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Funded by a philanthropic donation and funds raised by the city, a guaranteed income program in Durham, North Carolina, provided people who were formerly incarcerated with a monthly stipend of $600. The no-strings-attached payments are meant to decrease recidivism by helping recipients meet their needs.

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  • Oakland's MACRO has responded to thousands of calls. Very few were sent over by the police

    Eli Wolfe

    July 10, 2023 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    When concern arose that the police was not the appropriate department to respond to all non-violent, non-emergency calls, the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland program was created to do so. The program’s responders are civilian workers who check on community-member reports of things like people sleeping in public, public indecency and reported behavioral issues.

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  • Blowing the air of justice on alleged witches

    Peace Oladipo

    July 06, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

    The Advocacy for Alleged Witches is working to make all of Nigerian society witch-hunting-free. Advocates in the organization report incidents of witchcraft branding and arrange to help the accused individual by moving them away from the danger, providing medical services, and working with lawyers, police, and government agencies to take legal action against the issue.

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