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  • Chess offers inclusion, new direction to marginalised kids in Nigerian slums

    October 05, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos State

    Chess in Slums Africa uses chess to provide education and enrichment for marginalized children. The program typically lasts for about two weeks and consists of chess sessions, mental math, and discussions to get to know the children intimately. Then, some of the children are placed in shelters or reconnected with their families. The organization then pays scheduled visits to ensure the child’s needs are met. So far, the organization has helped 976 children across the state.

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  • IDPs access basic healthcare from mobile clinic

    October 04, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    The Wassa mobile clinic provides community members with access to healthcare services like childbirth, vaccinations, family planning, and treatment for diseases like malaria and measles. The mobile clinic services are affordable and easy for the community to access, eliminating the need to travel far for care.

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  • How UDEME is fighting corruption in Nigeria's public sector

    October 04, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ute, Ondo

    The UDEME Monitor program trains student journalists to track and report on transparency and accountability around publicly-funded projects. The team has produced roughly 1,000 stories exposing corruption and gaps in implementation and has worked directly with community residents to raise awareness around procurement processes.

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  • Forced Marriage, Domestic Violence: Kashmiri Women Reach Out To A ‘Close Friend' For Help

    October 04, 2022 |

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    Response Location: India, Rajbagh

    Mehram, a woman-led collective in India, provides legal aid and counseling for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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  • Hello Mama: The 'Magic Phone Doctor' Pregnant Nigerian Women Wish Stayed

    October 04, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Hello Mama was a mobile messaging program launched in Nigeria to send health tips and advice to pregnant women to help prevent child and maternal deaths.

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  • Prairie Lawns Help Nebraskans Alleviate Climate Change and Promote Biodiversity

    October 04, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Nebraska

    Nebraskans struggling to keep their lawns green during droughts are converting to prairie lawns. These lawns include a variety of native grasses and plants that are more resilient to changes in climate and can help retain water in the soil.

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  • Police responses to mental health crisis calls are reexamined

    October 04, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    GRAND Mental Health’s iPad Program connects people who may be experiencing a crisis with trained mental health professionals rather than law enforcement by video chatting on iPads. GRAND Mental Health, which serves 12 counties, has distributed more than 10,200 iPads in six years. They have distributed about 8,500 of them to clients and nearly 1,700 to first responders and hospital personnel.

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  • Risking Everything to Offer Abortions Across State Lines

    October 04, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Aid Access is a telemedicine service that connects people in red states with abortion pills. The goal of Aid Access — and similar nonprofits that have emerged since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is to ensure that abortion pills are affordable and that the most vulnerable people can access them.

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  • Saving business and upgrading the city: how entrepreneurs get relocation help in Ivano-Frankivsk

    October 03, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

    The Save Business Now initiative in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, is helping businesses to relocate from dangerous areas of the country. Businesses fill out an online application about their needs so the organization can help them through the process of looking for a new location and connect them with experts and other businesses for support.

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  • Free community college in Virginia for in-demand industries

    October 03, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Virginia’s G3 grant program provides tuition assistance to community college students pursuing credentials in high-demand fields such as health care, information technology, early childhood education, and skilled trades. Since 2021, more than 11,000 students in the state’s community college system have received nearly $14.9 million in tuition support.

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