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  • Vilnius : l'art de se réinventer deux mètres à la fois

    Pour relancer la consommation à la sortie du confinement tout en respectant les gestes barrières, la capitale lituanienne cède tous ses espaces publics pour redonner vie aux bars et aux restaurants (en terrasse).

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  • Coronavirus test sites are opening in East Oakland's most impacted neighborhoods

    Rather than send local residents to city-run testing sites in the East Bay of California, clinics in East Oakland are now running their own testing sites to better serve their community. Although one of the sites has already tested nearly 100 people and residents who are underinsured or uninsured can be tested for free, some believe the effort should have started much sooner.

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  • The Separation

    Alabama’s Tutwiler Prison for women, once found to be one of the worst prisons for women in the country, has undergone major reforms to change its once-abusive culture. A key part of this has been a focus on pregnant women who are experiencing incarceration, focusing more on rehabilitation than punitive measures by offering peer support groups and substance abuse programming. Tutwiler has also brought in the Alabama Prison Birth Project, offering childbirth education and doula services if desired.

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  • Contact tracing key part of reopening

    Contact tracing is not new for the state of New Hampshire, but officials are now adapting previous practices to better match the infectious capabilities of COVID-19. The practice is normally handled by the state Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, but to keep up with the need, the state recruited additional assistance from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services as well as hired furloughed nurses and other medical professionals.

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  • Georgia Counties Quickly Deploy Ballot Drop Boxes, But How Long Will They Be Used?

    In an emergency COVID-19 measure, the Georgia allowed counties to deploy secure drop boxes for absentee ballots throughout the state. The drop boxes, which are emptied daily and under constant video surveillance, allow for contactless drop offs, without the use of postage.

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  • Lifelines: Farming Program Helps N.H. Refugees Move Forward From Past Trauma Audio icon

    Fresh Start Farms is a program by the New Hampshire Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success that invites refugees in the state to apply their farming skills here in America to earn an income. Many of the refugees in New Hampshire are from Somalia and witnesses to the Civil War there—and they carry that trauma with them. Having this outlet, where you can do what you know how to do alongside people who have similar experiences as you, is therapeutic. The program is now moving forward with opening up a storefront despite the COVID-19 restrictions.

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  • Live-streaming helped China's farmers survive the pandemic. It's here to stay.

    Online retailers in China launched rural live-streaming initiatives to aid farmers in selling their products directly to consumers. After traditional selling methods were halted due to the novel coronavirus, farmers needed new sales channels to reach customers who now had to shop online. This new model could help the agricultural industry survive the pandemic.

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  • Reapertura: así se cuidan los municipios que ya dejan trabajar a los comerciantes y cuentapropistas

    Este informe explica cómo tres lugares en tres grandes ciudades argentinas están reabriendo sus actividades económicas durante la crisis de COVID-19. Hay varios pasos antes de completar la reapertura, y en estos lugares, los ciudadanos los están implementando todos paulatinamente, ya que la amenaza a la salud aún es muy palpable.

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  • Pandemic pivoting: how Malaysia's social enterprises are responding to the Covid-19 crisis

    As COVID-19 challenges businesses around the world, two Malaysian social enterprise companies have seen success in shifting their offerings. The Biji-biji Initiative, a fashion producer linked with the grassroots Social Textiles movement, quickly pivoted to making face shields and have been able to keep people employed while making the PPE for essential workers. PichaEats, a catering company, quickly shifted to making and delivering food for families and healthcare workers, delivering over 20,000 meals so far.

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  • The Kearns model: Strengthening teens through coping skills and mentoring

    A high school program in Utah is combating increasing rates of teenage suicide by equipping children with the tools they need to manage thoughts of hopelessness. The program is known as ME (Mood Enhancement) Time and aims to provide youth with tools to learn the connection between their thoughts, actions, and feelings in order to be aware of what they can control to counter sadness and hopelessness. Students meet in counseling groups of 6-8 students for six sessions and discuss tools such as physical activity, keeping a mood journal to become more self-aware, and volunteering to alleviate depressive symptoms

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