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A growing club: Membership-based direct primary care reimagines health coverage

Olivia Belanger

November 12, 2022 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Peterborough, New Hampshire

Healthcare providers are turning to the direct primary care model to avoid being overbooked and to provide their patients with more personalized care. In this model, a membership fee is paid directly to the provider instead of billed to insurance agencies.

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Solar empowers Pala'wan indigenous women to save basketry tradition, natural forest

Keith Anthony S. Fabro

November 12, 2022 |

Rappler |

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Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

The installation of solar panels in communities in the Philippines without electricity allows Pala’wan indigenous women to weave more baskets at night and increase their household income.

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"Brave to Rebuild": how volunteers are helping to rebuild Kyiv region after russia's invasion

Inha Pavlii

November 11, 2022 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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Response Location: Ukraine

A group of volunteers in Ukraine created the Brave to Rebuild initiative to clear debris and make necessary repairs to homes that were destroyed in the war so their inhabitants can spend the winter in them.

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Rift Valley Fever Surveillance

Olivia Namaloba

November 11, 2022 |

UBC News |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda

Heath care workers and Ugandan officials are containing Rift Valley Fever through heightened surveillance by a team that monitors and reports all potential cases. They also made symptoms clear to the public so they, too, can report potential cases.

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How a young Nigerian is tackling learning problem among rural pupils with digital tools

Bayo Wahab

November 11, 2022 |

Pulse Nigeria |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Joga Orile, Ogun State

Teach For Nigeria works to eliminate educational inequity in Nigeria and recruits young graduates and education enthusiasts to teach in rural schools. With the help of the Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative, Teach for Nigeria recruits can bring innovative, digital tools — like talking, audio books — to help enhance learning in and out of the classroom.

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Election Officials Say Efforts to Bolster the Voting System Worked

Alexandra Berzon, Ken Bensinger

November 11, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Ahead of the midterms, election officials ramped up their communication, outreach, and transparency efforts, setting up live cameras at ballot boxes and in counting rooms, offering special sealed ballots to voters who requested their ballot be hand-counted, and coordinating with organizations that trained volunteers to prevent voter intimidation at polling sites. Though a handful of election deniers continued to sow doubt in the system, experts and poll workers say the election generally ran smoothly and the majority of losing candidates have accepted the results of their races.

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How a St. Louis Spice Drive Offers Refugees a Taste of Home

Kristi Eaton

November 11, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

The International Institute of St. Louis works with immigrants and refugees and partnered with a local grocer, Global Foods Market, to host an annual spice drive for those facing food insecurity. Spices aren’t normally thought of when people donate to food banks, but they can provide both flavor and a cultural connection to home. Last year’s drive collected nearly 30 pounds of spices and with matching donations, a total of 600 jars of spices were given to people facing food insecurity.

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How an LGBTQ conference is shaping the business job market

Chris Rudisill

November 11, 2022 |

QNotes Carolinas |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Reaching Out MBA's LGBTQ+ conference provides a space for LGBTQ+ business students to find a sense of community, learn from others in their field, and connect with companies specifically interested in hiring LGBTQ+ employees. In the past, roughly 90 percent of job-seeking attendees have been selected for coffee chats or interviews with recruiting companies, and about 27 percent have come away with job offers.

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In the Sacramento area, when affordable housing is done well, it changes lives

Joan Cusick

November 10, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Affordable housing communities serve various low-income populations from seniors to veterans to minorities and families. Gaining a safe and affordable place to live — with rent capped at 30% of their gross income — can help turn people’s lives around as affordable housing communities like Hope Cooperative connects residents with services like healthcare, job, and life skills to get back on their feet.

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Amid conflict and chaos, a reforestation project surges ahead in Haiti

Jeremy Hance

November 10, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Haiti

Nonprofits and communities in Hati are working together to reforest land with native plants. Using a public-private land approach, the nonprofits bought land around, and in, Grand Bois National Park to create a private reserve and avoid potential bureaucratic complications.

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