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  • How satellite images are helping one country hand out cash

    Richard Kenny Hannah Gelbart

    March 24, 2021 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Togo

    "Poverty maps" that combine satellite imagery and survey data enabled the Togolese government to target emergency pandemic charitable aid to the people in greatest need. Togo officials relied on the expertise of University of California-Berkeley researchers whose system interprets aerial images showing such factors as the density and condition of housing. Initially, 35,000 people received $13-$15 per month for five months to make up for the loss of jobs and small-business income during pandemic shutdowns. Applications were sought from targeted areas through advertising, and money was sent via mobile phones.

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  • Guaranteed Income in Jackson Designed By Black Moms for Black Moms, Showing Results for Black Moms

    Oscar Perry Abello

    March 23, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Beneficiaries of a guaranteed income program in Mississippi have received monthly cash payments that they are free to spend however they need to. Known as Magnolia Mothers, the program has allowed mothers to pay off debt, invest in business, avoid predatory loans, and consider educational opportunities that can help increase their income and quality of life.

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  • Meet the Black Mambas, South Africa's all-female anti-poaching unit

    Emma Gregg

    March 23, 2021 |

    National Geographic |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: South Africa

    The Black Mambas are an all-female anti-poaching and ranger unit based in South Africa’s Balule Nature Reserve. They patrol on foot and by vehicle to remove bushmeat snares and look for evidence of illegal poaching activities. They also run the Bush Babies Environmental Education Programme, which teaches local school children about wildlife and conservation. The group combines anti-poaching enforcement with efforts to ensure local communities have food security and understand the economic and employment benefits of tourism as a way to protect wildlife. The Mambas are seen as role models within the community.

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  • What WA can learn from Native communities' vaccination plan

    Manola Secaira

    March 22, 2021 |

    Crosscut |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Washington state’s Native communities have led the way in distributing the Covid vaccine to their communities' most vulnerable and are now helping to vaccinate those who are outside of their tribes. Their success is due to a combination of factors, including direct outreach to those who needed the vaccine the most. According to the Seattle Indian Health Board CEO, “That’s the difference between state, county systems and other public health systems They’re not serving people [directly] every day.”

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  • We Can Eliminate Child Poverty

    David Byrne

    March 19, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Cash payments have proven to be effective in decreasing child poverty rates. Eastern Cherokee families in North Carolina receive bi-annual casino profits which have led to multiple positive outcomes that were not shared by other families living nearby. In Canada, national poverty rates dropped by 20 percent after the introduction of the Canada Child Benefit which provides cash to families depending on their income.

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  • Iron Dames: The all-female team racing to bring change to motor sports

    Angelica Marin

    March 19, 2021 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Italy

    The Iron Dames is one of just three all-female professional racing teams that competes in Grand Touring endurance racing around the world. The group was founded to change the perception of women in the sport and they have successfully shifted attitudes by qualifying for the sport’s top races. While getting sponsorships can be difficult for women in the field, the Iron Dames have received endorsements from top car manufacturers, which further reinforces the legitimacy of their talent and is a sign of their progress in the male-dominated sport.

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  • Fighting Gentrification

    Chris Rudisill

    March 19, 2021 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    When gentrification made housing unaffordable for many people in Houston's historically Black Third Ward neighborhood, local activists sought remedies beyond standard federal tax incentives for affordable housing. A city-sponsored Community Land Trust developed a plan for more affordable housing. At the same time, a development catering to low-income, older LGBTQ residents, adjacent to the Third Ward, got developed on donated land. Charlotte has many similar challenges, making Houston a model for what is possible.

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  • Hopeworks expands its outreach to support small businesses and fight regional poverty

    Courtney Duchene

    March 17, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Hopeworks is providing a paid job training program along with internship and employment opportunities in any of three businesses owned by the nonprofit. Hopeworks also provides living arrangements in a residential program where students, alumni, and interns can all live together. The nonprofit adopted a trauma-informed approach that allows participants to learn healthy coping mechanisms.

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  • Avid Bookshop's New Book Club Promotes Literature About Race and Labor

    Abir Saberi

    March 17, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Georgia’s Racial Justice Centering Committee, part of the University of Georgia’s United Campus Workers, runs the Racial Justice, Labor, and the South Book Club at the Avid Bookshop. The moderator-led discussions provide attendees with exposure to diverse literature and an opportunity to learn about the intersection between labor and race. While University of Georgia students are the target audience, the book club is open to the public. Meetings are currently held on zoom, but in-person meetings at the bookshop introduced a wider audience to the diverse books and increased support of the local business.

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  • New legal clinic concentrates on cases of women languishing in the system for crimes against alleged abusers

    Annie Sweeney

    March 16, 2021 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    The Women and Survivors Project provides legal representation to women imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from histories of abuse. Nearly all incarcerated women have suffered violent abuse. Many end up punished for fighting back or when their abuser forces them to participate in his crimes, but their defenses often get overlooked in court. The project so far has helped free five women by getting judges or parole officials to reconsider their cases, including one woman convicted of first-degree murder. It has dozens more cases in the pipeline.

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