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How one unmarked van is quietly delivering abortion pills on Colorado's border

Leigh Paterson

October 27, 2022 |

KUNC |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Just The Pill operates a mobile clinic along the Colorado border to distribute abortion medications to patients from states that restrict abortion access after an initial telehealth consultation.

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Elimu ya wazee

Dishon Amanya

October 27, 2022 |

Look Up TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya

Elimu ya watu wazima imesaidia wakazi wa kaunti ya Bungoma kupata ajira.Hii ni baada ya wazee ambao walikuwa hawana elimu kurudi shuleni na kusoma. Kwa sasa wanathaminiwa katika jamii kama watu wenye tajriba baada ya kupata vyeti.Wengi wa waliopata elimu hiyo kwa sasa wamepata ajira sehemu mbalimbali.

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Nature-Based Education Is Super White. Not At Detroit's Urban Forest School.

Rukiya Colvin

October 26, 2022 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

With the support of the Black to the Land Coalition, the Urban Forest School is a co-teaching and co-learning community that provides interaction, outdoor education, and play for children of color, providing them with a culturally grounded education. The Urban Forest School launched in late 2020, starting with monthly outings such as hikes in local city parks, trips to a planetarium and plant identification programs.

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Embodying Civic Spirit

Joanne Palmer

October 26, 2022 |

Jewish Standard |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City-based organization Civic Spirit trains educators who work in religious schools to teach American civics and history from an interfaith perspective. The nonprofit also hosts programs for students in which they work together to tackle a civic challenge.

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Could Seaweed Help Slow Climate Change?

Greg Bledsoe

October 26, 2022 |

NBCLX |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

A type of red seaweed can be added to cows' diets to reduce the methane they emit.

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How a non-profit is fighting climate change through tree planting in Kwara State

Peace Oladipo

October 26, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin West, Kwara

The Save Sahara Network plants trees at schools and other public places in an effort to help mitigate climate change. The organization also offers webinars and educational programs aimed at teaching youth about conservation and climate literacy.

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Beyond the US midterms: The Swiss answer to congressional gridlock

Imogen Foulkes Anthony Zurcher

October 26, 2022 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Switzerland

Switzerland has a long tradition of national referendums to decide issues ranging from retirement structures to vacation requirements to voting rights. Citizens can gather signatures — 50,000 or 100,000, depending on whether they want to reconsider an already-passed law or propose new legislation — to put their issue on the ballot.

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Kano Youths Fight Corruption In Constituency Project Execution Using Tracking Skills

Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

October 26, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Runkusawa, Kano

The Resource Center for Human Rights and Civic Education has trained more than 250 youth to help fight government corruption by tracking abandoned infrastructure projects and confronting officials with their findings. Since 2020, 126 abandoned projects have been tracked, and 78 of those have since been completed.

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Students with disabilities innovate ways to use spaces, products not designed for them

Cat Wise

October 26, 2022 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

Students in the UC Berkeley Disability Lab gather to work on projects and inventions aimed at improving accessibility for those living with a disability. The lab also provides students living with disabilities with a sense of community among each other.

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The Sacramento region grapples with the intersection of wildfires and affordable housing • Sacramento News & Review

Ken Magri

October 26, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

After the Camp Fire that destroyed several homes and misplaced residents, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offered low-interest home loans and payment assistance for low-income families who wished to rebuild or repair a home after a wildfire. Several other organizations and agencies also emerged with solutions and research studies that present ways to reshape how Californians rebuild after wildfires, with attention paid to mitigating future fires and the destruction they cause.

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