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  • “Vieques is our home”: 24 years of the Vieques Women's Alliance

    May 21, 2023 |

    9 Millones |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico, Vieques

    The Viequense Women’s Alliance combines the knowledge from community youth and experienced advocacy mentors to develop community leaders who are educated on current issues and technology. Women of all ages join together to advocate for their human rights.

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  • Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

    May 20, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Honduras, Tegucigalpa

    Amidst abortion bans, secret networks of volunteers are working to provide those living in areas with strict abortion bans access to abortion pills to ensure safe access to abortion through burner phones, aliases, code words and helplines. Activists ensure those in need get the medication they need at an affordable price, while maintaining confidentiality.

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  • OJU ELERI: The radio program holding power to account in Osun State

    May 20, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osun

    Urban Alert is a civic-tech organization that aims to hold government officials accountable through broadcasting corruption complaints on the radio and social media, documenting evidence of uncompleted public projects, and filing Freedom of Information Act requests. The organization has reportedly helped resolve more than 300 complaints, including issues related to electrical infrastructure, road construction, and health care systems.

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  • To Restore Watersheds, Think Like a Beaver

    May 19, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Crested Butte, Colorado

    Volunteers of the National Forest Foundation’s Colorado Rivershed project mimic beavers by foraging for materials to make dam-like structures that slow the flow of the waterways leading into the larger river. This strategy is a form of low-tech, process-based restoration meant to hold water in the upper basin for longer to reinvigorate the habitat and benefit the local ecosystem.

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  • Being a new teacher is hard. Having a good mentor can help

    May 19, 2023 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chevak, Alaska

    The Alaska Statewide Mentor Project connects new classroom teachers with retired educators who provide mentorship around lesson planning, grading, classroom management, and other challenges they face early in their careers. Research shows that new teachers who receive high-quality mentorship are more likely to stay in the field.

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  • Preschool alfresco: More states moving to expand access to outdoor learning

    May 19, 2023 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Preschool programs such as the one offered by the Carrie Murray Nature Center prioritize outdoor education, allowing children to learn through play while interacting with the natural world. These types of programs have become popular since the pandemic, with more than 800 operating in the United States in 2022, and research shows natural settings are an ideal environment for young children to learn skills such as resilience, leadership, and problem-solving.

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  • Barrages anti-érosion : au Sénégal «on a même vu de l'herbe repousser»

    May 19, 2023 |

    Libération |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Diogué

    L’île de Diogué est le site pilote du système d’épis ­Maltais-Savard, qui installe des barrages avec des matériaux naturels, comme des troncs d’eucalyptus et des feuilles de palmier, pour lutter contre l’érosion. La méthode a permis de récupérer plusieurs mètres de plage.

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  • How one northeast Pa. county runs drama-free elections with just 2 people on its election staff

    May 18, 2023 |

    Votebeat Pennsylvania |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    To make sure its elections run smoothly, the tiny election staff in one Pennsylvania county coordinates helpers from across the county government's departments, who process mail-in ballots while full-time staff oversee in-person voting. The office also invites the public to observe the election process and weigh in on important decisions, such as what type of voting machines are used.

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  • Portland group works to make wealth redistribution a reality through real estate

    May 18, 2023 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Volunteers of the PDX Housing Solidarity Project are working to redistribute generational wealth through homeownership in Portland. The project connects people with ample resources to Black and Indigenous homebuyers and helps facilitate cash gifts, no-interest loans, or other ways to assist throughout the process.

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  • Trafficking Victims Get Help Where It's Needed Most

    May 18, 2023 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Czech Republic, Prague

    The L’Chaim initiative consists of a group of volunteers who visit women working in prostitution to build relationships to help these women prevent sex trafficking and to help victims find a way out. During visits, volunteers educate women on their rights, raise awareness of sex trafficking, and help them understand they may be victims and then connect them with appropriate resources, serving as a liaison between “victims” and “rescuers.”

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