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Bruised South Sudan Employers Figure it Out: Bring Attitude, not Diplomas or Skills, to Job Interviews

Richard Sultan

August 26, 2022 |

TIME of the World |

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Response Location: South Sudan

Employers like the St. Partick Clinic in South Sudan are hiring based on attitude and trainability instead of technical skills and knowledge to find employees that are trustworthy and reliable.

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‘This is what equity looks like': Roving teams deliver COVID vaccines around the Tenderloin

Kevin Fagan

August 25, 2022 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Roving coronavirus vaccination teams walk around the Tenderloin district of San Francisco to provide COVID-19 vaccines to people who want one. The medical professionals focus on providing vaccines to people experiencing homelessness, people who are marginally housed, isolated, or who have other obstacles to accessing care. In addition to some pop-up clinics they set up in parking lots and other centralized areas, they also administer vaccines right on the spot, where ever they find people who want one.

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A New Jersey city achieved 0 traffic deaths in 4 years with quick, high impact ideas

Megan Lim

August 25, 2022 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Hoboken, New Jersey

By implementing quick, high-impact solutions like improving sight lines at intersections and allowing pedestrians more time to cross the street at crosswalks, Hoboken hasn't seen a single traffic death in four years.

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Restauration de la ceinture verte de Ouaga: les femmes au premier plan

Safiatou Ilboudo

August 25, 2022 |

Studio Yafa |

Podcast |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Burkina Faso

Cultivée sur une surface de 21km de long sur 500 mètres de largeur. Ce projet créé des emplois et permet à des femmes et des déplacées intérieures de subvenir à leurs besoins. 515 femmes disposent de leurs propres parcelles. Mais la demande est forte : 400 personnes sont sur liste d'attente.

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A new mental health hotline for farmers and ranchers

Kylie Mohr

August 24, 2022 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Wyoming

The AgriStress Helpline for Farmers and Ranchers is a 24/7 mental health support resource for farmers. The helpline is staffed with trained mental health professionals, who are also experienced in agriculture to provide those in need with a more personalized help response.

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‘It starts with us': Roanoke organizations teaming up to combat Black maternal mortality crisis

Jazmine Otey

August 24, 2022 |

WSLS-TV |

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Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

Birth in Color, in partnership with Birth Equity Action & Research to Transform Health (BEARTH) Village, is working to address the Black maternal mortality crisis. The community-based organizations use research and cultural wisdom to dismantle inequities Black women face during birth. The groups provide free doula care to provide care and advocate for women in healthcare settings. There are currently 80 available doulas who help about 350 women give birth each year.

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Using Queer Power to Stem Gentrification

Emily Nonko

August 24, 2022 |

Next City |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

When faced with a lack of affordable housing, a grassroots collective came together to purchase a community space. The queer collective offers inexpensive housing, community, and a food system.

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How fintechs, nonprofits engage students during incessant ASUU strikes

Olanshile Ogunrinu

August 24, 2022 |

AFAS Press |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

TeqProject provides free training for Nigerian students interested in developing skills for the growing tech industry.

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Returning England's Forgotten Frog

Katie Garrett

August 24, 2022 |

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Documentary |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: England

Scientists and conservationists reintroduced the pool frog to England after proving that the species was once native to the country but had gone extinct. Members of the species, ranging from tadpoles to mature frogs, were collected in Sweden and then introduced to two different sites in England. The efforts have been successful, with populations dispersing on their own to other locations in the region.

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Pace of Harris County home buyouts slower than hoped for after Hurricane Harvey

Sara Willa Ernst

August 24, 2022 |

Texas Standard |

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Response Location: United States, Harris County, Texas

Harris County Flood Control District voluntary buyout program, funded by FEMA, allowed the local government to purchase entire clusters of homes in floodplains that they will repurpose for public projects that will also mitigate flood damage in the future. The district has completed almost 750 buyouts, far below buyouts in previous years, but 5,000 properties are still on the buyout list. Residents receive payments for their homes and coverage of fees like closing costs, moving costs and a variety of bonuses. Some homeowners can also receive down payment assistance and closing costs on a new home.

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