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  • Vermont school district tries new approach to helping homeless students: find them a home

    April Barton

    March 09, 2023 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    A family outreach and assessment coordinator for a school district in Vermont helps families experiencing homelessness get connected to services to address their needs and keep the children on track with their education.

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  • Durumi IDP camp, Abuja lacked a functional school and library; but here's how Changemakers' help puts behind the challenge

    Daniel Adaji

    March 09, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Change Makers Network established a library and provided volunteer teachers to serve children in a camp for people displaced by violence. The program allows students to access free classes and educational materials and improve their literacy skills.

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  • New solar cooking system provides relief amid rising living costs

    Eyamin Sajid

    March 09, 2023 |

    The Business Standard |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    The Solar Cooking project uses both solar power and a power grid to allow people to reduce their cooking fuel costs and fossil fuel consumption, making it a more environmentally-friendly way to cook.

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  • How Washington raised $300 million for climate action from polluters 

    Kate Yoder

    March 09, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    The first auction of Washington State’s cap-and-invest system raised $300 million dollars from businesses buying greenhouse gas emission permits. The system is meant to incentivize emission reduction while raising money to address climate change in the communities most impacted by pollution.

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  • Ibadan Has a Waste Problem: This Firm Shows How to Make Money, Create Jobs and Fashion Out of It

    Nurudeen Lawal

    March 08, 2023 |

    Legit.ng |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    Planet 3R is putting a dent in the amount of waste on the streets of Ibadan, Nigeria, by collecting waste from residents and turning it into usable products like clothes, accessories, and home decor. After collection, the waste is sorted, washed, dried, shredded, and woven together to create something similar to fabric.

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  • Independent, locally focused unions are expanding workers' rights

    Sravya Tadepalli

    March 08, 2023 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States

    As unionization efforts have ramped up in corporate workplaces, employees in less traditional industries have also begun to form independent unions to advocate for their rights. For example, unionization efforts at video game company ZeniMax helped workers secure a pay adjustment, while an independent union formed at the Art Institute of Chicago secured the right for employees to have union representation in disciplinary meetings.

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  • How i-voting came of age in Estonia with record election ballots

    David Mac Dougall

    March 08, 2023 |

    Euronews |

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    Response Location: Estonia

    Alongside other digital services offered by the government, Estonia allows its citizens to vote in elections via the Internet with a system that uses ID cards and secure PIN codes to verify voters' identities. In 2023, more residents cast votes digitally than in-person for the first time ever.

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  • How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger' through insects

    Kevine Omollo

    March 07, 2023 |

    Lake Region Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    A resident of Kisumu, Kenya, educates her neighbors about the nutritional value of crickets. Community members are fighting malnutrition by adding the insects to food like porridge and bread.

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  • How Norway Can Help Cure America's "Range Anxiety"

    Whitney Bauck

    March 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway’s electric vehicle adaptation has grown to outpace the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The country’s government accomplished this by investing millions of euros in distributing charging ports, incentivizing electric vehicle purchases, disincentivizing purchases of fossil-fuel cars, and requiring locations like parking garages have electric infrastructure available.

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  • The Coworking Space Putting Black Moms' Startup Dreams First

    Oscar Perry Abello

    March 07, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A coworking space in Baltimore focuses on making it easier for Black mom entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by offering affordable, on-site babysitting.

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