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As Covid-19 tears through Navajo Nation, young people step up to protect their elders

Mona Gable

May 26, 2020 |

STAT |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, New Mexico

Across Navajo Nation, young people are coming together to protect their elders through grassroots efforts and campaigns. They’ve created online campaigns, like Protect the Sacred and #NavajoStrong to help provide accurate information, collect donations, deliver medical supplies, and recruit medical professionals. They’ve come together on-the-ground, creating the Northern Dine Covid-19 Relief Effort to get clearing products, fresh food, and other supplies to households on the reservation.

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The ancient technology getting a second wind

Nick Holland

May 26, 2020 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Costa Rica

Old ships, powered by the wind, are being refurbished to sail small amounts of cargo around the world. While there are only a few hundred still in use, newer ships and sails are being designed and built with new technology to make the vessels more fuel efficient and produce zero emissions. While many of them are in the prototype phase, some of these ships are able to go into smaller ports and harbors that larger vessels can’t reach.

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Arkansas Moms Turn to Food Pantry Boxes to Distribute Safe Gun Storage Tips

Ann Givens

May 26, 2020 |

The Trace |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Jonesboro, Arkansas

After a 14-year-old girl in Jonesboro, Ark., accidentally shot and killed a friend, local activists distributed hundreds of fliers promoting safe gun storage strategies that have been proven to save lives. They gained access to a particularly vulnerable population by piggybacking on pandemic-related free-food distribution. Nationwide, children's deaths and injuries from accidental gunshots have increased substantially during the pandemic lockdown, with children idled at home and with gun sales surging.

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Can social enterprise fix Pakistan's waste problem?

Asad Pabani

May 26, 2020 |

Pioneers Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Pakistan, Islamabad

Two organizations in Pakistan are working to tackle the country’s waste problem. Saaf Suthra Sheher in Islamabad set up partnerships with offices and schools to process their dry waste like plastics and glass. TrashIt, a Karachi-based group, collects organic waste from vegetable sellers and restaurants and then processes and sells it as compost. Although the two organizations can only process so much of the waste produced in cities, they argue that until an effective municipal waste collection system is implemented, they can educate individuals and businesses about how to recycle properly.

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Symbiotic Relationships

Barbora Cihelková

May 26, 2020 |

Novinky.cz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Czech Republic, Brno

Symbios, a group home in Brno, Czech Republic, aims to equip young adults who grew up in children's homes with life skills by pairing them with college-aged adults, who come from traditional home environments. Within the affordable flat, participants are paired by gender, given their own private room, and those who came from children's homes to learn basic skills like cooking, finding furniture for their unfurnished quarters, and being responsible for their own bills. The experience also allows residents to learn more about people who grew up differently, sharing similarities and differences along the way.

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Las claves del éxito de Nueva Zelanda en la lucha contra la Covid-19

Xavier Vidal

May 26, 2020 |

La Vanguardia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: New Zealand

Este reportaje enumera algunas de las claves que permitieron a Nueva Zelanda ser el país que ha controlado mejor la pandemia del COVID-19 a nivel mundial. Es el primer país en anunciar cero casos después de acumular 1.504 casos totales, y no registrar nuevos contagios por dos semanas. Entre las medidas hubo: comunicación nacional clara y honesta, empatía con la población por las duras medidas de confinamiento, medidas económicas concisas e inmediatas, unidad política para tomar estas medidas (gestión centralizada de la emergencia), colaboración y disciplina de la población.

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El último atardecer en Japón, el sector de los cuidados que protege la calidad de vida de la población más mayor

Carmen Grau Vila

May 25, 2020 |

Equal Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Japan, Matsudo

En Japón, en donde el 30% de la población pertenece a la tercera edad, el cambio de la tradición de cuidar a los familiares a la del cuidado asistencial es cada vez más rápido. Es por esto que el envejecimieno se ha convertido en una prioridad política, con un sistema de cuidados financiado por copagos, según la pensión del adulto mayor y con un combinado de impuestos nacionales y municipales, para garantizar el máximo respeto a la persona que requiere de esos cuidados.

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How Centre County Correctional Facility has adjusted amid the coronavirus pandemic

Christina Baker

May 25, 2020 |

The Daily Collegian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Bellefont, Pennsylvania

Centre County, Pa., jail officials limited the spread of coronavirus inside its facility with extensive testing of all incarcerated people and staff, isolating those with the virus, barring visitors, and working with a coalition of court and law enforcement agencies to reduce the jail population. The jail, near State College, Pa., took action early with educational sessions and a rigorous cleaning regimen. Re-entry programs stepped up efforts to find housing for those released from the jail, although job prospects for them are bleak.

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Japan's care sector protects quality of life for the country's elderly population

Carmen Grau

May 25, 2020 |

Equal Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Japan, Matsudo

Japan's model of prioritizing societal care for their elderly has helped the country achieve the highest life expectancy and be named the healthiest population in the world. Now amid the coronavirus pandemic, the country's senior citizen-focused policies and health care system are showing success in keeping the number of cases and deaths low in aging populations.

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Una red de emprendedores de la Villa 31 se organizó para seguir produciendo y hacer envíos a toda la Ciudad

Florencia Tuchin

May 25, 2020 |

Red/Acción |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

Este artículo explica cómo una red de 13 empresarios y empresarias unieron esfuerzos para desarrollar un sistema de entrega de sus productos en Villa 31 en Buenos Aires, una zona particularmente afectada por la pandemia.

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