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  • Adapting Corn for Tortillas—and New Markets—in the Pacific Northwest

    February 01, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chimacum, Washington

    The Organic Seed Alliance is running corn seed trials to find a variety that can grow in the Pacific Northwest’s short growing season to improve local farmers’ climate crisis resiliency.

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  • Job perspectives in prison

    February 01, 2023 |

    Lëtzebuerger Journal |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Luxembourg

    The non-profit défi-job offers incarcerated people with permission to leave the semi-open prison for their working hours employment contracts to create new, more fulfilling job opportunities, as well as necessary skills training. The group also accompanies people during their job search to help them find permanent forms of employment. Data has shown that at the end of the contract, 90% of employees have found work in the first or second labor market.

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  • Avivo Village shines as solution for unsheltered homelessness in Minneapolis

    February 01, 2023 |

    MPR News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Avivo Village provides shelter for those experiencing homelessness and assists them in securing their own permanent housing. Avivo Village is specifically for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness and offers a safer option than staying in encampments. As of December, Avivo Village helped 119 secure housing and every time a person moves out, the Village moves in someone else from an encampment.

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  • Bronx Residents Got Rid of Their Gas Stoves. Their Air Quality Improved.

    January 31, 2023 |

    The City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A pilot program in New York City improved public housing residents’ air quality by swapping their gas stoves with electric induction stoves.

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  • Got milk? Indian camel herders cash in with solar-powered coolers

    January 31, 2023 |

    Context |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Jaisalmer

    In partnership with local communities, a non-government organization’s solar-powered instant milk chillers are refrigerating locals' camel milk to keep it from spoiling in the extreme temperatures of India’s Thar Desert. The refrigeration systems store up to 1,500 liters of milk and are helping to increase household incomes.

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  • Yams, cassava: The Nigerian free school run from farm produce

    January 31, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ebenebe, Anambra

    The Anam New City School, a tuition-free school that serves children in remote villages in southeast Nigeria, helps support its operating costs by cultivating crops and livestock on the school grounds. About half of the agricultural yield is used to provide meals for students, while the remainder is sold to fund administration costs.

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  • Eat-Learn-Play: Bridging the Nutrition and Education Gap for Wassa's Displaced Children

    January 30, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Wassa

    The Transitional Learning Center provides children ages four to 14 with free education, school supplies, and one meal per day to not only encourage school attendance but to also address the issue of malnutrition. The beauty of the Center is that it’s a semi-permanent structure that can be moved to different locations where there may be school children in need. Since the Center was formed, over nine million students from 54,619 schools have benefited from the program.

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  • ‘Mutual aid' is a radical ideal. Some live its communal spirit.

    January 30, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Community-run mutual-aid groups in Boston are helping neighbors connect and support each other. Volunteers organize and run programs like food pantries, relief fund collections, and connections with lawyers and advocates.

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  • A Vision for Tribal Sovereignty through Sustainable Energy

    January 30, 2023 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, United States, North Dakota

    Turtle Mountain Community College transitioned to geothermal and wind energy to reduce energy costs by 300%. The heating and cooling pumps are equipped with smart technology and sensors that allow them to be used at maximum efficiency.

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  • Libraries eliminating fees to boost equity

    January 30, 2023 |

    KGTV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Libraries across the United States are eliminating overdue fees to be more equitable. As a result, many see an increase in library card renewals, visitors, and returned materials.

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