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  • Egypt's #MeToo Activists See Progress, but ‘the Road Ahead Is Long'

    December 17, 2020 |

    World Politics Review |

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    Response Location: Egypt

    A growing #MeToo movement brought sexual assault into national dialogues, even in remote governorates, and has led to arrests and legal reforms, such as allowing sexual assault victims and witnesses to remain anonymous. The current wave was started by a student who used Instagram to expose a fellow student as a perpetrator. Many women shared their stories of assault, and within days he was arrested and is standing trial. This encouraged more women to share their stories, with high-profile celebrities and influencers, including religious authorities, speaking out in support of women.

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  • Phoenix Didn't Just Feed the Hungry. It Saved Farms and Restaurants.

    December 17, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Instead of simply handing out its federal CARES funding to food banks, the city of Phoenix used the cash to produce meals by connecting hard-hit farmers with struggling restaurants. Meals were provided free of cost to those who in need. The program was executed by Feed Phoenix, which aimed to employ those who had lost their jobs, as well as provide much-needed economic help to both the farming and restaurant industries in a successful attempt to “create a program to touch as many businesses as possible.”

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  • Caminho suave: professores e voluntários se desdobraram para combater as desigualdades no ensino à distância

    December 17, 2020 |

    UOL |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    A reportagem especial mostra como alguns professores e voluntários lidaram com a pandemia de Covid-19 para ajudar outras pessoas a continuarem estudando. Elisandra Rodrigues Ferreira, por exemplo, visita cada estudante que não tem internet em Mucambo, no Ceará, para garantir que todos tenham aulas.

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  • Mother-daughter trio brings the great outdoors to children living in the city

    December 16, 2020 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    A mother-daughter trio started the nonprofit See You at the Top as a way to get children engaged in outdoor sports where there is traditionally a lack of people of color represented. The program has reached hundreds of families who have participated in activities like skiing, snowboarding, and biking. "As a culture, we distance ourselves from these activities and say that's not what we do, but we have to begin to see ourselves in these outdoor spaces and know it is something we can all do and enjoy together," said one of the cofounders.

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  • 5 Years Later, Santa Barbarans Reflect on Goals, Outcomes of Switch to District Elections

    December 16, 2020 |

    Noozhawk |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

    In 2014, activists enlisted the help of attorneys and filed a lawsuit against the city of Santa Barbara for violating the California Voting Rights Act by diluting Latino votes. To avoid a costly legal battle, the city agreed to switch to district-based elections where local officials are selected by the actual neighborhoods they will represent rather than the city at-large. These elections ensure neighborhoods will be represented by officials that have intimate knowledge of the area’s needs and have led to dramatic increases in the diversity of elected officials in terms of ethnicity, age and gender.

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  • Discutiendo soluciones educativas para familias que hablan español

    December 16, 2020 |

    KXAN-TV |

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    Response Location: United States

    Un grupo de periodistas que documentaron las soluciones creadas por centros educativos y educadores, a problemas educativos causados por la pandemia, comparten sus ideas, recursos y retos para que se puedan fortalecer y replicar.

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  • Children as Catalysts for Change

    December 16, 2020 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Mykolayiv

    Ukraine ranked No.9 on the list of countries with the highest amount of trash per capita. In Mykolayiv, the city partnered with a nonprofit to sort waste at public schools. “A total of 20,000 students took part last year, collecting, sorting, and recycling 119 tons of waste.” The program has proven successful, students compete for a top prize. Children are “our agents of change.” Other towns want to adopt the program in their own schools.

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  • Roadkill Moose Fed Alaska Families for Years. Then Came COVID-19.

    December 16, 2020 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Thirty states including Alaska, Oregon, Montana, and California legalized "the salvaging of roadkill" as a means of reducing food waste and supplying food-insecure families with meat. The coronavirus pandemic has hampered these efforts for many of the charities involved, but individuals in the community are still "figuring out ways that ensure the animals aren’t wasted.”

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  • The child trafficking survivors training to prosecute sex crimes

    December 16, 2020 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: India, Kolkata

    The School for Justice provides an education in law or advocacy to young women who have survived sex trafficking. The program started in Kolkata in 2017 and has expanded to Mumbai and Katmandu. Forty students receive housing, counseling, and free tuition to the local university of their choice, where they can study to be lawyers, paralegals, social workers, police officers, or journalists. The goal is to equip them with the tools they need to protect others from child sexual exploitation and to bring perpetrators to justice. Along the way, they begin to heal through empowerment and peer support.

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  • Дети – агенты изменений. Как работает раздельный сбор мусора в школах Николаева

    December 16, 2020 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Mykolayiv

    Україна посідає дев'яте місце в переліку країн із найбільшим обсягом сміття на душу населення. У Миколаєві міська влада та громадська організація об'єдналися, щоб сортувати відходи у школах міста. "Загалом проєкт залучив 20,000 школярів, яким за рік вдалося зібрати, відсортувати й надіслати на переробку 119 тонн сміття". Програма довела свою успішність, школярі змагаються за першість у сортуванні. Діти таки є "нашими агентами змін". Інші міста виявляють прагнення запровадити програму для власних шкіл.

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