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Green stimulus: Pakistan sets virus-idled to work planting trees

Rina Saeed Khan

April 28, 2020 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Pakistan, Islamabad

A solution in Pakistan to the economic distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic is also tackling another crisis at the same time: climate change. A program called 10 Billion Tree Tsunami employs workers who lost their job due to the quarantine by having them plant saplings all over the country. Wages aren't high, but it does offer workers an opportunity to feed their family until the crisis passes. The jobs created are focused in rural areas for women and other young people. The program is one of the few continuing through the pandemic, and already they have planted 30 million trees.

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Band of Others: Breaking patterns of violence

Sergio Olmos

April 27, 2020 |

Underscore |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

Specialty dockets are used in some states to provide extensive follow-up and supervision to help juveniles end gang affiliations. The enhanced supervision usually includes a curfew, frequent unannounced home visits, regular courthouse meetings, and in depth mentoring. A federal grant recently made it possible for a Texas docket called Juveniles United Navigating Obstacles Successfully (JUNTOS) to also offer therapy services to at least 36 adolescents over 3 years. Gang re-entry data is scarce and there is a risk of focusing only on youth of color because the gang designation excludes white supremacy groups.

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Some Countries Are Squashing the Coronavirus Curve. Vietnam Is One.

Niharika Mandhana, Lam Le

April 27, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

Vietnam implemented rigid protocols around contact tracing and quarantine methodologies in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak, and so far, it has paid off with no deaths and a manageable caseload. Although a large population of citizens are still in government quarantine facilities, signs of reopening parts of the economy are underway and the overall response to the pandemic may help gain credibility from "global manufacturers looking to diversify out of China."

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Se reconstruire après le cancer du sein

Lise Verbeke

April 27, 2020 |

Radio France Internationale (RFI) |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: France

À Amiens, le centre S’time, s’est spécialisé dans l’après cancer. Grâce à une équipe de professionnelle de santé aux petits soins, les patientes reprennent possession de leur vie et de leur corps et leur risque de rechute sont limitée. En prenant en charge l'après cancer, il y a jusqu'à 30% de rechute en moins.

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In Seoul, the Art World Gets Back to Business

Su-Hyun Lee, Brett Sokol

April 27, 2020 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

The art world in Seoul is cautiously taking steps to reopening business following the COVID-19 quarantine. To keep safe, galleries are practicing the usual social distancing guidelines, wearing masks, and collecting contact information from visitors in order to contact trace if necessary. The art world is now in the process of figuring out how to adapt their business with the new normal brought by the coronavirus.

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In Spain, a Strong Sense of Solidarity Drives Endurance in the Pandemic

Susana Malcorra

April 27, 2020 |

PassBlue |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain, Madrid

Spain's collectivist culture, free public-health system, and economic support structures have helped the country to combat the spread of coronavirus. One measure – known as "temporary employment regulation file, or expediente de regulación temporaria de empleo" – specifically helps those who would have otherwise lost their jobs due to business closures by allowing the employer to sign his or her employees up :to get paid by the state a monthly amount of approximately 70 percent of her/his latest taxable salary."

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The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Changing How People Buy Books

Kate Knibbs

April 27, 2020 |

Wired |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Bookshop is a startup that launched to give indie book stores around the country a fighting chance while Amazon continues to dominate the book market. The startup offers book buyers a portal to a wide variety of shops, and in turn, exposes those same shops a chance to tap into a larger market.

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$1 testing kits: Senegal's approach to coronavirus

Malika Bilal

April 27, 2020 |

Al Jazeera |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Senegal, Dakar

As the COVID-19 pandemic picked up across the world, Senegal, taking lessons from its experiences with Ebola, acted quickly. Measures like hard travel restrictions and lockdowns, daily information briefings and broadcasts, subsidizing hotels for isolations and quarantine, fever checks at most public locations, and cheap and accessible testing. Key to all of this has been the localized context – understanding what will work best for Senegal citizens, especially those in remote areas.

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Why distance learning is a success in one California district

Sydney Johnson

April 27, 2020 |

EdSource |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Following early rumors of coronavirus-related school closings, one California school district took quick actions, including setting up workshops for teachers on remote learning basics and implementing more flexible curriculum requirements. The schools' real-time decision making has paid off—remote learning has been a relatively successful experience for students and teachers. The district also benefits from an already-existing system in which students receive at-home laptops.

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Utah Guard soldiers bring their language skills to a new battlefront — as contact tracers in war against coronavirus

Nate Carlisle

April 27, 2020 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

To contain coronavirus, Utah has enabled contact tracing that utilizes state employees to make phone calls to those who have potentially been exposed to the virus but many they call do not speak English. To address the language barrier, members from the Utah National Guard’s 300th Military Intelligence Brigade – who serve on the linguistic unit – are volunteering to provide translations.

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