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LRT ieško sprendimų: kodėl Danija skiepija greičiau nei kitos ES šalys?

Greta Klimkaitė

February 02, 2021 |

Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Denmark

Danijoje visuomenė nuo COVID-19 per pandemiją buvo skiepijama kur kas sparčiau, nei kitose Europos šalyse. Su kiekvienu piliečiu šalyje per sveikatos elektroninę sistemą susisiekiama, paskiriamas vakcinacijos laikas, vykdoma plati informavimo apie skiepų naudą kampanija, aiškinama apie tai, kodėl vienos socialinės grupės turi prioritetą pasiskiepyti anksčiau negu kitos. Ko galėtų pasimokyti Lietuva?

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'Changing the game': Black in Technology works to support Black students in computer science

Greta Travaglia Jennifer Tran

February 02, 2021 |

The Daily Tar Heel |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Arab Emirates, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Black in Technology was created to support Black students in STEM at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The organization has planned numerous events for its members related to mentorship, recruitment, and community building on campus in the STEM and technology industry, and successfully helped them receive internships and job opportunities, while raising the visibility of Black and Latinx students in technology fields.

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Testris - The positive rate game: Rwanda

Lola García-Ajofrín

February 02, 2021 |

Outriders |

Game |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Before the first case of Covid-19 was reported within country borders, Rwanda had already started preparations – including a testing strategy and contact tracing – to prevent the spread of the virus. Although resources were limited, they were able to use a pool testing strategy instead of individual testing, which allowed them to save both time and resources.

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How unemployed Californians launched new careers in a pandemic with 9 weeks of training

Jeong Park

February 02, 2021 |

Sacramento Bee |

Multi-Media |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Digital Upskill Sacramento is providing 9-week paid training sessions to participants who want to enter the tech industry. The program is allowing people who didn’t have the time, resources, or opportunity before to get hands-on training in addition to potential employment opportunities. This initiative is a result of a collaboration between several organizations and funding from the city. The funds were allotted for job training in growing industries, especially as the pandemic resulted in the loss of many jobs.

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On the Columbia River, something stirs beyond the dams

Ted Alvarez

February 02, 2021 |

Crosscut |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colville Indian Reservation, Washington

The Grand Coulee, a 500-foot-tall dam on the Columbia River, nearly eradicated the salmon population that the Colville Tribes relied on, but the Indigenous community initiated a restoration effort to save the fish. They released by hand 100 adult Chinook salmon and scientists were able to confirm that the species was spawning on the upper part of the dam for the first time in 80 years.

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Why Health Care Companies Are Paying Workers To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine

Chris Iovenko

February 01, 2021 |

The Huffington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakdale, California

A hospital in California is offering employees a cash incentive to receive the Covid vaccine after witnessing widespread vaccine hesitancy amongst the health care staff. Although experts say it is debatable whether incentivizing vaccinations is a worthwhile approach to behavior change, the hospital has reported a "noticeable increase in the number of workers getting vaccinated" since offering the monetary bonus.

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How New York Quietly Ended Its Street Drug War

Max Daly

February 01, 2021 |

Vice |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

From 2009 through 2019, street arrests for drug possession and sales fell by 80% in New York City, sparing hundreds of thousands of people harsh incarceration terms while defying warnings that more lenient enforcement of low-level drug crimes would wreak havoc on the city. The reforms came about because of persistent advocacy by groups opposed to racially disparate enforcement and its social harms, as well as legislative and court-imposed limits on punishment and stop-and-frisk policing. Now ticketing rather than arrest is used far more often for all types of drugs.

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How New York's Vaccine Program Missed Black and Hispanic Residents

The New York Times Editorial Board

February 01, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York’s vaccination effort has largely left out Black and Latino people due at least in part to the decision to use an online-based system for booking appointments. With the data to back this observation up, the government is actively working to increase vaccination rates within these communities by making changes including setting aside vaccine appointments in 33 high-risk areas.

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In a Mafia Stronghold, This Cooking School Is Stirring the Pot

Agostino Petroni

February 01, 2021 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy, Bianco, Calabria

Italy's first tuition-free cooking school gives unemployed young people in the economically challenged region of Calabria a career path – and a culturally resonant alternative to working for the region's organized crime syndicate, the 'Ndrangheta. The school, Uno Chef per Elena e Pietro, surrounds cooking instruction with an appreciation for food culture and farming. Besides the extortion, kidnappings, and murder that the Calabrian Mafia uses, it also launders money by infiltrating farming and the food business.

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A Pioneering Welsh Housing Initiative For a Life in Ecological Harmony

Oliver Gordon

February 01, 2021 |

Struggles from Below Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Wales

A housing initiative in Wales is combining affordable housing with ecological sustainability. The One Planet Development policy (OPD) gives residents an exemption to stringent countryside planning laws if they commit to a sustainable lifestyle. “There can be tension between affordable living and sustainability, but in the OPD we have an exemplar of low-impact, low-cost development.”

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