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  • A tweak to help potatoes withstand late blight disease

    Judd-Leonard Okafor

    June 01, 2023 |

    Daily Trust |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Researchers bioengineered potatoes to resist late blight, a disease that ruins harvests, so farmers in Nigeria can have reliable yields and incomes. The new potatoes were cultivated by combining the potatoes farmers like to grow with wild potatoes that naturally resist mold.

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  • 'Earn while you learn:' Co-op programs gain appeal amid rising cost of living

    Brett Bundale

    June 01, 2023 |

    The Canadian Press |

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    Response Location: Canada, Waterloo, Ontario

    Co-op programs such as those at the University of Waterloo allow students to get paid for hands-on experience in their chosen field while also completing academic coursework. Last year, the university facilitated roughly 25,000 work terms across six academic faculties.

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  • Writing to belong

    Geetanjali Krishna

    June 01, 2023 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar

    To help preserve important cultural knowledge in the face of genocide, Rohingya Project digitized and designed a font for the Hanifi Rohingya alphabet, which was developed in the 1980s. The script has now been released as a Unicode and is taught to displaced Rohingya around the world in refugee camps, classrooms, Zoom meetings, and WhatsApp groups.

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  • Una vivienda para cuidar la salud de personas sin hogar

    María Miret

    May 31, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain

    Las Viviendas para la recuperación de la salud de Hogar Sí son un proyecto pionero en Europa que ofrece una solución a las personas afectadas por el sinhogarismo mayores de 18 años que tienen problemas de salud o necesitan cuidados paliativos, por un diagnóstico médico o alta hospitalaria.

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  • Turning the Tide on Gun Violence

    Evan Cobb

    May 31, 2023 |

    Belt Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Community-based intervention programs such as Cure Violence in Grand Rapids, Mich. focus on strengthening collaboration among different organizations and leveraging outreach workers with existing relationships in the community. Cure Violence's south service area saw an 11.5% decrease in violent crimes after the program was implemented.

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  • Bangladesh tests climate finance for disaster-hit communities

    Tahmid Zami

    May 30, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Several organizations provide financial support like green bonds and insurance to farmers in Bangladesh to help protect them from crop loss caused by climate change disasters.

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  • Ambikapur's women-led waste management system also generates revenue for the city

    Vivek Gupta

    May 30, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh

    Ambikapur, India, created a decentralized waste management system that allowed it to become a zero-landfill community while creating local jobs and earning revenue. Waste is collected from households, sorted into recyclable categories and compost, and then purchased by companies that will use it to create new goods.

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  • This Coffee Shop Aids In Re-Entry, But Struggles To Find Its Own Stability

    Emma Wilcox

    May 30, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Hamilton, Ohio

    The Fringe coffee shop in Hamilton, Ohio, employs people who were formerly incarcerated as part of a re-entry program. The shop owners work with each employee to create a re-entry plan that can include things like therapy, addiction and recovery meetings, tutoring and education, and even free tattoo removal.

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  • Cities Are Becoming More Like Sponges

    Peter Yeung

    May 30, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: China, Haikou, Hainan

    One of China’s many “sponge cities,” Haikou, experiences virtually no flooding after transitioning to primarily green, nature-based infrastructure instead of gray infrastructure like concrete and flood barriers. Prioritizing things like parks, wetlands, mangroves, and permeable pavement allows the city’s ground to soak up more rain.

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  • Can Guaranteed Income Prevent Gentrification?

    Oscar Perry Abello

    May 30, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    The city of Louisville, Kentucky, partnered with community organizations to launch a guaranteed income program for young adults. The program distributed monthly $500 payments to participants for one year with no strings attached to help ensure financial stability, reduce community violence, and combat displacement.

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