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  • Africa fights hunger by turning to foods from the past

    October 14, 2024 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    In response to rising hunger across sub-Saharan Africa driven by climate change and over-reliance on maize, African communities and policymakers are reintroducing indigenous, drought-tolerant "orphan crops" such as sorghum, millet, and legumes. Though it’s still early stages, initiatives like the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) seek to improve these traditional crops through genetics research, breeding, and farmer education to withstand droughts and provide nutritious food to people in the area.

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  • The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe's fight against climate change

    October 14, 2024 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Coeur d'Alene Tribe, United States, Idaho

    The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is in the middle of a multi-decade effort to restore an important wetland that will make the local environment more resilient to climate change. Using tribal knowledge and expertise, they’re encouraging beavers to return, reintroducing salmon, planting trees, and building connections between people and the land.

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  • Fighting Water Scarcity and Disease: Kenya's Sand Dam Revolution

    October 14, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kajiado West

    Amidst water scarcity and increased waterborne diseases, community members are using sand dams, an innovative water management system, to conserve rainwater for daily use. Sand dams offer extended water storage capabilities, lasting up to a year, ensuring community members have consistent access to clean water for farming, cooking and general hygiene. There are currently six sand dams in the community serving 600 households.

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  • Look for the Helpers: Organizing Relief Aid in Asheville, NC, After "Apocalyptic" Hurricane Helene

    October 14, 2024 |

    Working People |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Community volunteers, churches like the Mother Grove Goddess Temple and organizations like BeLoved Asheville are ramping up to provide relief to those in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, providing everything from gas cans to camping supplies to winter gear and first aid supplies.

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  • Europe wants to erase homelessness. Housing First can be the key

    October 14, 2024 |

    Radijo Stotis FM99 |

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    Response Location: Finland, Oulu

    European cities like Oulu and Turin are adopting the housing-first model to reduce homelessness and extreme poverty. They focus on providing people experiencing homelessness with a permanent place to live first and then address other needs they may have.

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  • Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone

    October 13, 2024 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Bakersville, North Carolina

    The nonprofit Footprint Project is helping communities in North Carolina restore electricity after Hurricane Helene by delivering and installing solar equipment donated by companies or purchased with donated funds.

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  • With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets

    October 13, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Volunteers with BeLoved Asheville are bringing Asheville residents water so they can flush toilets, wash their hands and shower amid the water scarcity caused by Hurricane Helene. These improvised distribution systems have become crucial to ensure residents can maintain their hygiene and prevent illness until their normal water access is restored.

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  • A Year After Historic Civil Rights Settlement, Alabama Slowly Bringing Sanitation Equity to Rural Black Communities

    October 12, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Hope Hull, Alabama

    The nonprofit Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Projects is installing advanced, three-stage wastewater filtration systems at homes in Lowndes County, Alabama, where effective wastewater treatment options are urgently needed. The nonprofit installs and maintains the systems for $20 per month, using two major federal grants to cover the upfront costs.

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  • "This is home now": The foster home rebuilding the lives of children displaced by conflicts

    October 11, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau

    The Kids with a Vision Foundation (K-WAVF) provides care and shelter, particularly to vulnerable youth displaced by conflicts. K-WAVF’s team of community representatives also partners with local schools to take youth on educational field trips and provide vocational training. Since its inception in 2013, K-WAVF has extended its reach across five local government areas in the state.

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  • Europe's plan to fix its massive e-waste problem

    October 11, 2024 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Repair bonuses pay for part of the repairs necessary to keep electronics working as a way to reduce e-waste. Research calculates that the repair program in Berlin helped prevent more than 400 tons of electronic waste from entering landfills from 2021-2023.

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