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Kashmir: Female coppersmiths excel at male-dominated trade

Mohammad Abu Bakar

November 22, 2023 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: India, Kashmir

Despite it being a historically male-dominated field, women in Kashmir are learning copper smithing to become both socially and financially independent. Women who have mastered the skill then teach it to others, allowing more and more women to not only learn a valuable skill, but to secure income to support themselves.

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A Model for Getting Domestic Violence Survivors Wraparound Support

Claudia Boyd-Barrett

November 20, 2023 |

California Health Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

One Safe Place — also known collectively as a Family Justice Center — is a holistic care center for violence survivors that aims to be a one-stop shop for support services like legal aid, medical care, social workers, mental health support, groceries, child care and job training. One Safe Place opened in July 2022. The 44,000-square-foot facility is one of the largest Family Justice Centers in the world and has served more than 3,000 people, the majority of whom are domestic violence survivors and their children.

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How Africa's first heat officer is protecting women in Sierra Leone

Saidu Bah

November 09, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sierra Leone

Heat officers appointed by local city council and the Transform Freetown initiative work to make the city greener and more livable by helping residents cope with extreme heat, particularly women working as outdoor vendors. Local heat officers have introduced measures like installing cool pavements, mirrored roofing and planting trees to keep residents cool. In 2022, local city council installed shade covers to protect 2,300 street vendors from the heat and heavy rain in open-air markets.

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«L'éducation, c'est tout ce que nous avons»: au Bangladesh, un réseau de femmes soutient des milliers d'écolières

Robin Tutenges

November 02, 2023 |

Slate |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Natore District

Room to Read Bangladesh affecte des « mobilisatrices sociales » pour suivre les jeunes filles tout au long de leurs études secondaires, en leur fournissant le mentorat, le transport scolaire et la formation aux compétences de vie, dans le but de maintenir les filles à l’école. Moins de 2 % des participants abandonnent l’école, contre 40 % à l’échelle nationale, et l’organisation a aidé à prévenir plus de 600 mariages précoces.

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Black doulas fight 'staggering' maternal mortality crisis

Dana James

November 02, 2023 |

Black Iowa News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

The Iowa Black Doula Collective trains doulas to help educate and advocate for Black women during pregnancy and childbirth. Research shows women who work with doulas are less likely to have low birth-weight babies and experience birth complications. Since forming in 2020, the Collective has raised over $200,000 and trained 64 Black doulas.

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Niger girls learn about menstruation to stay in school, tackle stigma

Hamzat Abaga

October 21, 2023 |

Daily Nigerian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Niger

In Niger, an initiative challenging menstrual stigma is promoting knowledge and hygiene through community engagement and mentorship. Since 2019, the foundation has reached over 20 schools, 35 communities, more than 3,000 women and girls.

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How Guaranteed Income Is Helping Black Women Battle Gentrification

Chauncey Alcorn

October 05, 2023 |

Capital B (Atlanta) |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

The Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund’s In Her Hands initiative provides monthly stipends to Black women with no strings attached, to help them combat poverty. Payments average $850 dollars per month and recipients have full control over how it is spen.

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The Guaranteed Income Program That's Helping Black Moms – and Trying to Change the World

Candice Helfand-Rogers

September 20, 2023 |

The Story Exchange |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

In Jackson, Mississippi, the nonprofit-run Magnolia Mother’s Trust is a guaranteed income program providing a no-strings-attached monthly stipend of $1,000 to Black mothers living in affordable housing to help them combat poverty.

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Sea sponges offer lifeline to women in Zanzibar

Kizito Makoye

September 12, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Tanzania, Zanzibar

The nonprofit Marine Cultures is teaching single mothers and divorced women in Zanzibar, Tanzania, to farm sea sponges to increase their income and improve gender equality. Sea sponges are a better option than typical seaweed farming because they are more resilient to climate change impacts like increasing water temperatures.

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Fueling change through clean stoves

Yahuza Bawage

September 06, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Clean Cooking Stove Entrepreneurship project offers two-week training programs to teach women how to practice safer, cleaner cooking practices as opposed to the dangerous open-fire cooking methods they’re most familiar with. Women who complete the training then return to their communities to advocate for and educate others on these new skills. Since starting in 2016, more than 9,000 women have received clean cooking education and access to stoves to practice these more sustainable cooking practices.

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