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  • How Montana ag producers are building topsoil, drought resilience and profits

    July 06, 2021 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Faced with the effects of climate change, in Montana, some farmers are turning towards organic or regenerative practices, a form of farming that includes thing like crop rotation, and using fewer pesticides. It’s a switch from conventional farming, which usually involves mono crops, heavy use of pesticides, and genetically modifies seeds, producing thehighestt yield. A technique that has led to soil erosion. Nationally, farmers are turning towards regenerative farming which builds the topsoil, meaning it is better for the land and the environment.

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  • St. Paul recruitment program aims to diversify police ranks

    July 06, 2021 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    To boost diversity in its ranks as part of its outreach to improve community relations, the St. Paul Police Department created a two-year apprenticeship program that makes law enforcement careers more accessible by clearing the financial and educational barriers that stand in the way. Eight program graduates now serve on the force and two dozen more are about to enter the next police academy. Nearly all are people of color and low-income, and nearly half are women. The program pays a stipend while students work in the community and take classes, with counseling and mentoring services.

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  • How Indigenous-led organizations are rebuilding connection to language and culture

    July 06, 2021 |

    Capital Daily |

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    Response Location: Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia

    The Nisaika Kum’tuks and Tsawalk learning centers provide alternative schooling options for Indigenous students to learn more about their culture and languages. The centers teach a total of 100 students from 23 different nations, many of whom come from single-family homes that are experiencing economic hardship or have been part of the foster care system. While the schools have recently shut down to be consolidated with the local school system, efforts are underway to create a new learning center that continues the mission of combining traditional knowledge and culture with academia.

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  • Nyderlanduose studentams nereikia rinktis tarp darbo ir studijų, o dirbantieji dar skatinami subsidijomis

    July 05, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Lithuania

    Jaunimo nedarbo riziką Nyderlandai sprendžia suteikdami lengvatas ir lengvatines studijų paskolas dirbančiam studijuojančiam jaunimui. Svarstoma, ar ir Lietuvoje galėtų veikti panaši sistema.

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  • How Bogotá's Waste Pickers Reinvented Their Jobs for a Modern City

    July 05, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    In Colombia, there are about 50,000 waste pickers, they collect and sort through trash to findrecyclabless to make a living. Their livelihood was threatened in the 1990s after Colombia adopted neoliberal policies that privatized trash collection. However, in 2016 the government officially recognized wastepickers as recycling service providers under a decree. That same year, the government introduced a "second payment," that supplement the income of waste pickers. Coupled, these two policies have improved the livelihood of wastepickers.

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  • Inside Nigeria's Home-grown School Feeding Programme

    July 05, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu State

    A Nigerian initiative to mitigate childhood food insecurity is sourcing food from small farms to provide daily meals in public elementary schools. In addition to improving the health of children, the program hopes to improve school enrollment and create jobs.

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  • Police response to mentally ill people is under scrutiny. Denver may offer way forward.

    July 04, 2021 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver

    As the nation’s largest city to embrace an alternative approach to responding to 911 calls in non-violent personal crises, Denver finished the first year of its pilot program having never needed police backup when its medics and social workers handled problems on the streets. About a third of calls to STAR (Support Team Assisted Response) came from police who saw STAR as a better responder to certain calls. In about 40% of calls, people in mental health or substance use crises received the services they needed without involving arrests or conflicts with police.

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  • Manchester parents form grassroots tutoring initiative to help kids rise to educational challenges

    July 04, 2021 |

    Manchester Ink Link |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    Parents, educators, and other members of the community have formed a volunteer tutoring service for children of black, brown, and immigrant families. Extra resources and educational support are necessary for the 46 percent of the Manchester school district students who come from communities of color. In the aftermath of the pandemic, parents were left seeking additional academic support and worked together to provide the solution for their children.

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  • Could miniature forests help air-condition cities?

    July 03, 2021 |

    The Economist |

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    Response Location: Japan

    The Miyawaki method of planting miniature natural forests in cities as a way to reduce air pollution and cool down temperatures is gaining ground throughout the world. The process involves planting a variety of trees in a particular way that allows for them to grow rapidly. While this method is very labor intensive and can be difficult to scale, there are more than 1,500 of these types of forests in Japan, India, and Pakistan.

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  • The Digital Divide: how the #Gemma project bridged the gap in rural Italy

    July 02, 2021 |

    News48 |

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    Response Location: Italy

    Senior citizens in Italy are accessing the internet through the help of project Gemma, which is delivering classes and in-person help to them. Webinars have helped people set up health records, access email, join social media networks, and avoid scams.

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