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  • Community Based organization enhancing ICT literacy in Siaya

    December 03, 2021 |

    Ratego Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Siaya County

    A computer literacy training program has trained over 50 individuals, both young people and adults, in information communication technology from rural Siaya County in Kenya. The program is free and is open to anyone fifteen years old and above. It is crowd funded by a network of donors and graduates have access to more professional and personal growth opportunities.

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  • He lost his best friend in a mudslide. Now he's using coconuts to fight deforestation in West Africa.

    December 03, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown

    Alhaji Siraj Bah created Rugsal Trading to decrease deforestation in Sierra Leone. One of the reasons people clear forests is to make wood-based charcoal for fuel. In order to address that need while enouraging sustainability, Bah's company makes a charcoal substitute out of coconut scraps. They've made $11,000 in revenue and produced 100 tons of coconut briquettes.

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  • More Than Books: Libraries Are Community Centers

    December 03, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Athens-Clarke County Library serves as a community center for locals, connecting them with a variety of books and media, as well as literacy programs for adults and children, clubs and social gatherings, language translation services and even government program application assistance. There are also librarians trained in trauma-informed care, helping those in need with issues like housing, food access and access to healthcare.

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  • Hundreds of Companies Promised to Help Save Forests. Did They?

    December 02, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    About 80 percent of tropical deforestation in South America and Southeast Asia is caused by large corporations clear-cutting natural forests to graze cattle or grow crops like cocoa, palm oil, and soybeans that are turned into chocolate, processed food and cosmetics, and animal feed. Ten years ago, some of the largest offenders, including Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, Walmart, and Mars, vowed to clean up their act. With a few exceptions, however, their efforts have failed. This article explores what's worked, what hasn't, and why.

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  • How Bangladesh is beating the odds on climate disaster deaths

    December 02, 2021 |

    The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    In 1970 Cyclone Bhola hit Bangladesh. It killed up to 500,000 people. Since then, the country has revamped its emergency disaster preparedness through a multipronged process, reducing its cyclone-related deaths by 100 fold. Now, the country collects weather data from more than 50 weather stations. The data is sent to mitigation committees which dispense the info to people through various methods: radio, text messages, and even doorknocking. The country also has a volunteer program with 76,000 volunteers and increased the number of multi-purpose shelters from 44 in 1970 to 512 in 1991.

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  • 'Get away from the target': rescuing migrants from the Libyan coast guard

    December 02, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Libya

    A Doctors Without Boarders ship traverses international waters around Libya looking for asylum seekers to bring to safety in Europe before the Libyan Coast Guard finds them and takes them back.

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  • Community Sponsorship in the UK: A win-win approach for resettling refugees?

    December 02, 2021 |

    The New Arab |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Community buy-in for refugee resettlement is providing a legal avenue for those seeking asylum. Local groups across the UK have come together with the intention of helping refugees get settled. The groups raise money to be used by families to get through the first few months in addition to helping them open bank accounts, register for services, practice English, and more.

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  • Tulsa paid people $10k to move there and work remotely. Here's how it worked out

    December 02, 2021 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    The Tulsa Remote program recruiting remote workers to take up residence in the city has proven a success. The first cohorts were chosen in 2018 and since then, the initiative has seen the financial impact: $62 million in new labor income for the local economy, new jobs, and more than 90 percent of participants who stayed beyond the program deadline.

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  • How a Mayor Helps Keep Abuja Clean

    December 02, 2021 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    Volunteers are cleaning up Abuja while advocating for the government to fulfill its sanitation responsibilities. A radio personality galvanized volunteers through a call to action that it became clear that trash is blocking drainage, contributing to flash floods and affecting the quality of life for residents of the city.

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  • Could Greater Investment in Greening Help Reduce Gun Violence?

    December 02, 2021 |

    Kouvenda Media |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The city lot where Sanctuary Farm now grows vegetables that it distributes free to the community once was strewn with trash and drug paraphernalia, hardly a hospitable place for the neighborhood kids who played in it. Now it's a lush garden and safe hangout for kids who help with the gardening, do art projects, or just play. It's similar to a broader Philadelphia program that "cleaned and greened" thousands of lots and made a measurable decline in violence. Sanctuary's impact on crime isn't known for sure, but some neighbors say the farm is a positive influence.

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