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  • 'Pain In My Heart': Fighting Unemployment From A Nonprofit Perspective

    Chidera Eze

    March 16, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu

    A Nigerian nonprofit is providing skills to unemployed youth who are facing a tough job market with rising unemployment rates. The Kennedy Care Foundation offers free training in various skill sets: hair styling, makeup artistry, photography, video editing, and baking as well.

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  • Can Small Seaweed Farms Help Kelp Scale Up?

    Lynn Fantom

    March 16, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Atlantic Sea Farms strives to create sustainable ocean livelihoods by growing seaweed, which is good for both people and the planet. It's nutritionally dense, provides an extra source of revenue for fishermen, and is environmentally low impact. Ongoing studies also indicate it might absorb carbon dioxide in the ocean and tamp down ocean acidification. In 2018, Atlantic Sea Farms was producing 30,000 wet pounds of seaweed a year but expects a harvest of 1.2 million pounds this year, making it the largest in the U.S.

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  • Reimagining a Differently-Abled World

    Adhiambo Edith Magak

    March 16, 2022 |

    The Elephant |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Riziki Source helps people with disabilities access job opportunities through their disability-friendly website.

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  • California town pays up to $10,000 to get homeowners to ‘lease to locals'

    Billy Arnold

    March 16, 2022 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Truckee, California

    A California town is making housing more affordable for local families. Homeowners who typically rent to tourists are given financial incentives to rent to locals instead.

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  • ‘Chipping away at barriers': Nurse practitioners filling primary-care gap

    Mary-Kay Whittaker

    March 15, 2022 |

    Healthy Debate |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Ontario

    Nurse practitioner-led clinics in Ontario, Canada, are open for same-day appointments to care for people without a primary health-care provider and decrease the number of emergency-room patients.

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  • The Stop Asian Hate movement is at a crossroads

    Li Zhou

    March 15, 2022 |

    Vox |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The Stop AAPI Hate movement has increased the public’s awareness of the increase in hate crimes and prejudice as a result of COVID-19. The movement collects incident reports and uses the data to advocate for change. In addition to increasing awareness by ensuring that hate crimes did not go unnoticed, more people have participated in protests and become engaged with organizations working to stop anti-Asian racism. The movement has also fueled some policy wins, such as Congress’ approval of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act.

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  • L'alarme harcèlement": un bouton d'alerte en format poche pour lutter contre les violences de genre

    Céline Biourge

    March 15, 2022 |

    RTBF |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Belgium

    Les autorités judiciaires de Belgique ont présenté en mars 2022 une "alarme harcèlement". Un bouton de la taille d’une pièce d’un euro environ, qu’il suffit de presser quelques secondes pour alerter la police. Ce système a déjà fait ses preuves à Gand où il est testé depuis 2019 auprès de 40 personnes.

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  • Farmers rediscover benefits of traditional small grains in Zimbabwe

    Tatenda Chitagu

    March 15, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Bikita

    With the help of community projects and organizations, farmers in Bikita, Zimbabwe, are transitioning back to growing traditional small grains after hybrid maize crops led to disappointing results.

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  • Charlottesville's 10th & Page has fewer trees and higher temperatures than other residential neighborhoods — and it's not by accident

    Charlotte Rene Woods

    March 14, 2022 |

    Charlottesville Tomorrow |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Residents are working together to plant trees in order to boost the urban tree canopy in Charlottesville. With increasing global temperatures, a city’s tree canopy impacts how high the temperatures can go. An ambassador program sends teens from door to door to educate residents and convince them to allow trees to be planted on their properties.

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  • Vermont State Police try sending mental health workers out with troopers. Is it working?

    Elizabeth Murray

    March 14, 2022 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    The Vermont Department of Public Safety hired embedded mental health crisis workers to respond to mental health-related calls alongside state troopers, with the goal of de-escalating tensions that can lead to unnecessary arrests and use of force. While data is still being collected, service providers say the program has helped connect their clients to needed treatment and support.

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