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  • The pandemic helped usher an alternative form of treatment into Fort Worth: psychedelic-assisted therapy.

    October 24, 2022 |

    Fort Worth Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    Studies show that ketamine and other psychedelics could be useful in treating conditions like depression and PTSD when used in partnership with therapy. Psychedelic-assisted therapy prescribed by registered practitioners is gaining traction as an alternative to medication, or as another option when traditional treatments fail.

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  • NJ balks over stormwater fix that works elsewhere

    October 24, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Flood-prone cities in the United States are turning to stormwater utility projects that charge landowners based on the amount of impervious surface on their property. The money earned from the fees is used to build green infrastructure that allows rainwater to seep into the ground instead of overwhelming storm drains and sewage systems.

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  • A Sightsavers Initiative is helping PWDs to Surmount Unemployment Challenges in Nigeria

    October 24, 2022 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Okenne

    Sightsavers is an international organization that focuses on the prevention of avoidable blindness and the promotion of equality for people with visual impairments and other disabilities in the workforce through its Inclusion Works project. Since its inception in 2020, Sightsavers has helped more than 200 individuals with visual impairments transition into new employment.

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  • Could farming bring solutions to homelessness across the country?

    October 24, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Green Phoenix Farm is a job training program for women who have experienced homelessness and offers them employment, mentorship, and advocacy. In 2021, the farm produced $110,000 worth of value off of .8 acres under cultivation, which is 17 times the economic output of an average vegetable farm in the United States.

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  • Bike Libraries Are Boosting Access To Bikes Across The U.S.

    October 24, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    A public library in Madison, Wisconsin, works with an e-bike-sharing company to allow residents with library cards to check out bikes for free for up to a week at a time.

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  • To Boost Learning Outcomes in Lagos Public Primary Schools, NGO Equips Teachers with 21st-century Skills

    October 24, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Bunmi Adedayo Foundation trains public primary school teachers in new methods and boosts their morale to improve their skills and provide students with a higher quality of education.

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  • Meet the man using e-waste to build solar lamps in Nigeria

    October 24, 2022 |

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    QuadLoop is a Nigerian business that produces solar lamps from recycled electronic parts like lithium batteries and screens. This practice makes the lamps more cost-effective and reduces electronic waste.

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  • New solutions unveiled to curtail L.A. County's Black infant and maternal death rates

    October 23, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Universal Basic Income programs like LA County’s “Breathe” provide monthly funds to people in need, some of which include expectant mothers. The state is currently in the process of rolling out more UBI programs aimed specifically at pregnant people to help improve rates of infant and maternal mortality among people of color.

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  • In Croatia, a hotel trying to heal war wounds

    October 22, 2022 |

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    A hotel in a small Croatian village near the Bosnia-Herzegovina border has invested in regenerating and bringing together the community that is still scarred from the Balkans war in the 1990s. Hotel owners have refurbished 10 buildings in town, provide guests with firsthand accounts from village residents to learn about the region’s history, and follow staffing policies aimed at bringing together the ethnically diverse community by hiring equal numbers of individuals from the region's ethnic groups.

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  • Volunteer-powered N.H. elections buoyed by national recruitment campaigns

    October 22, 2022 |

    New Hampshire Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

    Power the Polls is a national campaign that coordinates with companies and organizations across the political spectrum to reach out to potential election volunteers. The campaign then shares the volunteer's information directly with local election officials, with the goal of bolstering the pool of available poll workers.

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