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A car mechanic's invention to deliver babies is finally coming to market

Catherine Cheney

October 05, 2023 |

Devex |

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Response Location: Argentina

OdonAssist is an inflatable device designed to help better perform assisted vaginal births (AVB). Several organizations, including the WHO, have been working to get the device on the market, especially in areas with high maternal and infant mortality rates. AVBs are proven to reduce risks during birth, like excessive bleeding, and clinical studies have shown that the OdonAssist device is both safe and effective in performing AVBs, as 88.5% of uses have been successful.

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Affordable, Flexible Childcare Helps Indian Mothers Earn More and Worry Less

Kavitha Yarlagadda

October 05, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Saijpur, Ahmedabad

The largest central trade union in India, the Self Employed Women’s Association, runs affordable, flexible childcare centers across the country to combat the lack of accessible childcare options creating gender inequality in the job market. Now, women who are members of the union can go to work knowing their children are well cared for and older children can stay in school instead of caring for their siblings.

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Aging states to college graduates: We'll pay you to stay

Jon Marcus

October 04, 2023 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

As their workforces age, states across the United States are offering student loan repayment to incentivize college graduates to stick around. Now Maine and Vermont are the first to offer it to those with degrees in any field with very few caveats.

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Los Angeles is using AI to predict who might become homeless and help before they do

Jennifer Ludden

October 04, 2023 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Homelessness Prevention Unit of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services launched a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to make predictions about who is most likely to experience homelessness by tracking data like arrests, sign-ups for public benefits like food aid and emergency room visits so the county can step in to offer help before that happens. In over two years, the program has helped 560 people secure housing and avoid homelessness and a large majority of them have managed to maintain that housing.

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The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers

Sally Howard

October 03, 2023 |

Positive.News |

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Response Location: Liberia, Monrovia

The Network for Empowerment and Program Initiatives (Nepi) helps former child soldiers who struggle with mental health and drug abuse to address and heal from their traumas through cognitive behavioral therapy. The group also provides $200 cash transfers to help participants get back on their feet after completing the Sustainable Transformation of Youth in Liberia (Styl) program, which has helped tens of thousands of young men.

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Faith-based maternity homes ‘create a haven' in states with strict abortion laws

Anna Claire Vollers

October 03, 2023 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, Chilton County, Alabama

Selah’s Oasis is a maternity home that provides housing for pregnant women and new, single mothers. The Center offers pregnancy resources including free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and parenting classes, as well as Bible study, baby supplies and counseling against abortion. At maternity homes, women can stay for the duration of their pregnancy, as well as for several months, or even years, after giving birth. Selah’s Oasis serves about 400 people per year, but due to increased need, they’ve already met that goal by September and are expecting the number to climb to 500 to 600 people by the end of the year.

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How Colorado training programs aim to cut mental health care stigma among farmers and ranchers

Jenny McCoy

October 03, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

The Colorado Agricultural Addiction and Mental Health Program (CAAMHP) works to make mental health care more accessible by offering residents six free counseling sessions with licensed behavioral health professionals who have completed culturally relevant training in order to better connect with farmers and ranchers facing mental health issues. So far more than 30 clinicians have completed the training and there are about 15 therapists working with CAAMHP, helping to provide care and reduce stigma surrounding mental health in the farm and ranch industry.

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CT agencies help clients find job opportunities, build self-sufficiency

Erica E. Phillips

October 03, 2023 |

The Connecticut Mirror |

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Response Location: United States, Darien, Connecticut

The nonprofit Person to Person offers its clients a Financial Opportunity Center program alongside other support services like providing food and clothing. Those enrolled in the program are paired with caseworkers who help them with activities like career training, managing their finances, and accessing income support after meeting their basic needs.

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Making cities 'spongy' could help fight flooding — by steering the water underground

John Ruwitch

October 03, 2023 |

NPR |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: China, Jinhua

The concept of “sponge cities” is taking off as a way to prevent flooding. This style of urban design focuses on creating environments that absorb more water with plants and open ground as opposed to pipes and concrete.

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PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

October 02, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: The Mi'kmaq Nation, United States, Maine

Since testing by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection found shockingly high levels of PFAS and PFOS — also known as forever chemicals — on land across the state, researchers and locals have been working on remediation. In one example, the Aroostook Band of the Mi’kmaq found that hemp grown on contaminated land extracts large amounts of the chemicals from the soil.

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