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Agroforestry offers Thai rubber farmers a pathway to profit and sustainability

Carolyn Cowan

July 31, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Thailand

Government agencies, trade groups, and businesses are working together to provide agroforestry training and environmental education to rubber farmers in Thailand. Cultivating rubber alongside other useful trees and crops is better for the environment than monoculture farms and increases farmers’ profits.

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How Chicago's DanceChance is reimagining the artist grant

Makeda Easter

July 31, 2024 |

The Art Rebellion |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A bi-monthly gathering in Chicago called DanceChance showcases local choreographers and provides a $4,500 grant to an audience member by random draw to fund their work and perform at the next session. It’s part of a push to democratize funding in the arts and reach more artists.

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Alaska's Tribal Health Organizations Are Essential, and Powerful

Peter Heckendorn

July 31, 2024 |

The Daily Yonder |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Copper River, United States, Alaska

Tribal health organizations deliver culturally competent healthcare, tailoring care to meet specific needs and overcome obstacles to access. These medical centers integrate traditional practices with modern medicine, and this approach to care has led to improved health outcomes for both Native and non-Native patients.

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How an international effort is keeping North America free of a deadly amphibian disease

Mike Digirolamo

July 30, 2024 |

Mongabay |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Bsal is a fungal pathogen that causes a deadly disease in salamanders. Experts from Mexico, Canada, and the United States came together to create the volunteer-based North American Bsal Task Force to prevent it from spreading further and prepare a plan of action for when the pathogen reaches the continent.

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An Initiative's Quest to Ensure Access to Health Insurance For People Living With Sickle Cell Anaemia

Chinonso Kenneth

July 30, 2024 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

In partnership with the Ekiti State Health Insurance Scheme, the O.A. Initiative provides free basic healthcare services for people living with sickle cell anemia. The partnership currently serves over 800 people, covering the costs of care, including medicine, screenings and hospitalization, while also providing emotional and physical support.

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Work expands to prevent opioid overdoses for people leaving prison

Anne Blythe Rachel Crumpler

July 30, 2024 |

North Carolina Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Research has found that providing medications for opioid use disorder can help prevent overdoses after release from prison. The state’s Department of Adult Correction recently launched a pilot program to test this theory. 229 of the 287 participants received treatment, several of whom said the access to the medications helped save their lives.

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How colleges can become 'living labs' for combating climate change

Caroline Preston

July 30, 2024 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Colleges across the United States are adopting the “campus as a living lab” approach to integrate climate change mitigation and environmental education into curriculums and combine them with efforts to make campuses more sustainable. Students across departments work on projects relevant to their degrees and the environment, many of which are implemented by the schools.

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NYC families rush to sign up for Summer Rising. Then kids often don't show up.

Michael Elsen-Rooney

July 29, 2024 |

Chalkbeat New York |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Summer Rising program provides academic support alongside enrichment activities to help keep students connected to school during the summer while also attempting to address academic losses due to the pandemic. However, despite attracting enough families to fill a wait list, the program has seen only about 60% of enrolled students attend the academic offerings due to logistical issues, poor communication, a lack of field trips, and transportation barriers.

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Denver gave more than 800 people up to $12K to find housing. See what happened a year later

Meena Duerson

July 29, 2024 |

CNN |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The Denver Basic Income Project gave no-strings-attached funding to people experiencing homelessness, with some participants receiving $1,000 per month, some receiving a lump sum of $6,500 followed by $500 monthly payments, and some receiving $50 per month. After one year, almost half of the participants had found stable housing, and research showed that the program likely saved the city nearly half a million dollars in costs for services like ambulance rides and shelter stays.

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They pair former inmates with homeowners, with unusual success. And they're expanding to Long Beach

John Donegan

July 28, 2024 |

Long Beach Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Homecoming Project combats recidivism by paring people who were formerly incarcerated for more than ten years with local residents who offer them a place to stay and help them navigate life skills. Six years after the start of the program, no participants have returned to prison.

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