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  • A US based company is helping minority groups across over to the Tech Industry

    March 21, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    A U.S.-based nonprofit is providing access to online IT training courses at an affordable cost to allow those who are interested to learn skills in the IT field, thus helping them get jobs. The nonprofit also helps address barriers those in Nigeria face, like lack of internet access and necessary tools like laptops.

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  • Michigan city offers Wichita a road map for providing seamless mental health care

    March 21, 2023 |

    Wichita Journalism Collaborative |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Grand Rapids is working to reform behavioral health services and the way law enforcement interacts with those in a mental health crisis through efforts like its county-run crisis access center. An increased need has led to an expansion of these programs, and the city now has a psychiatric urgent care center, mobile crisis teams that make house calls, social workers who join the police on 911 calls and plans for a 24/7 behavioral health crisis center that will open in November.

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  • Is Maryland's community schools investment paying off?

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Baltimore Banner |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, South Baltimore, Maryland

    Maryland allocates extra funding to community schools, which are designed to provide social services and resources such as family centers, clothing closets, mentorship programs, and community partnerships. In one community high school, the addition of resources for teen parents has helped lower absences and increase college-admission rates.

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  • ‘It's about inclusion': Norfolk's first drag storytime a progressive step for rural county, advocates say

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Hamilton Spectator |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Norfolk, Ontario

    A rural county recently hosted its first drag storytime in an effort to increase representation and inclusion among children — and adults — in the community by exposing them to LGBTQ+ people in their neighborhood. Those who attended felt a sense of belonging, inclusivity, and acceptance in a county that has historically been lacking.

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  • The Menstrual Room Keeping Rwandan Girls in School

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Chronicles |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Since 2012, the government has required schools from primary to university to create a Girl’s Room, stocked with pads, pain medicine, a bed, soap and water for girls to seek refuge in during their menstrual cycles, in an effort to address the issue of period poverty. By the end of 2021, 2,046 primary schools across the country had established a room for girls, representing 55.4% of all primary schools in the country. Schools with a Girl’s Room have also reported reduced rates of absenteeism and dropouts.

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  • Feed Seaweed to the Cows!

    March 21, 2023 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Australia

    Australian company Future Feed sells the license to grow a type of red seaweed that reduces over 80% of the methane cows emit from burping. To produce that effect, a small amount of the seaweed is fed to the cows freeze-dried or as an oil.

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  • Artificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake Huron

    March 21, 2023 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    As natural reefs continue to decline, artificial reefs constructed by humans from various materials like small stones or sunken ships create spaces for fish to breed safely.

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  • Homelessness Reduced by Half in Colorado Town

    March 20, 2023 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    The Springs Rescue Mission is a homeless shelter that provides care and resources from food and shelter to job and skill training. The Springs Rescue Mission, alongside similar local groups, has reduced homelessness in the area by 50% and 30% of those who go through the program’s job training leave with the skills necessary to get a job and live independently.

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  • Rekindling Hope: An NGO Builds Safe Space for Displaced GBV Survivors in Borno

    March 20, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    At various camps for internally displaced persons, the Gender Equality Peace and Development Center built three permanent safe spaces for women and girls that have experienced gender-based violence. The Center is not only a safe space for these people to go but also empowers them by teaching them new skills, providing access to health care and a sense of community.

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  • Reformed Circumcisers Leading Campaign Against FGM

    March 20, 2023 |

    Talk Africa |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Kisii County

    The Young Women Democrats Empowerment Program formed in 2010 to work toward ending female genital mutilation (FGM). The organization provides training and educational seminars at local schools and churches and even makes appearances on local radio stations to reform people who performed FGM procedures. So far, the organization has reformed 31 people.

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