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  • Durumi IDP camp, Abuja lacked a functional school and library; but here's how Changemakers' help puts behind the challenge

    March 09, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Change Makers Network established a library and provided volunteer teachers to serve children in a camp for people displaced by violence. The program allows students to access free classes and educational materials and improve their literacy skills.

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  • How i-voting came of age in Estonia with record election ballots

    March 08, 2023 |

    Euronews |

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    Response Location: Estonia

    Alongside other digital services offered by the government, Estonia allows its citizens to vote in elections via the Internet with a system that uses ID cards and secure PIN codes to verify voters' identities. In 2023, more residents cast votes digitally than in-person for the first time ever.

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  • Independent, locally focused unions are expanding workers' rights

    March 08, 2023 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States

    As unionization efforts have ramped up in corporate workplaces, employees in less traditional industries have also begun to form independent unions to advocate for their rights. For example, unionization efforts at video game company ZeniMax helped workers secure a pay adjustment, while an independent union formed at the Art Institute of Chicago secured the right for employees to have union representation in disciplinary meetings.

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  • Ibadan Has a Waste Problem: This Firm Shows How to Make Money, Create Jobs and Fashion Out of It

    March 08, 2023 |

    Legit.ng |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    Planet 3R is putting a dent in the amount of waste on the streets of Ibadan, Nigeria, by collecting waste from residents and turning it into usable products like clothes, accessories, and home decor. After collection, the waste is sorted, washed, dried, shredded, and woven together to create something similar to fabric.

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  • How to build homes that can fight climate change — and survive its effects

    March 07, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    After Hurricane Maria, shipping container houses gained popularity in Puerto Rico because of their affordability and faster build times.

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  • Detroit group reduces waste and improves education by merging art and science

    March 07, 2023 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Detroit nonprofit Arts and Scraps reuses donated materials like yarn and fabric to teach kids to create art and take care of the environment with free programs.

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  • The Coworking Space Putting Black Moms' Startup Dreams First

    March 07, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A coworking space in Baltimore focuses on making it easier for Black mom entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by offering affordable, on-site babysitting.

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  • How Norway Can Help Cure America's "Range Anxiety"

    March 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway’s electric vehicle adaptation has grown to outpace the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The country’s government accomplished this by investing millions of euros in distributing charging ports, incentivizing electric vehicle purchases, disincentivizing purchases of fossil-fuel cars, and requiring locations like parking garages have electric infrastructure available.

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  • How an ASU program is addressing the diversity gap and teacher retention in Arizona's education workforce

    March 07, 2023 |

    Arizona Luminaria |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    New multilingual and multicultural education programs like the one at Arizona State University help prepare future teachers to meet the needs of Latino students and lessen the teacher-retention crisis in the state.

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  • They Set Out to Save Rainforests — and Could Help Prevent the Next Outbreak

    March 07, 2023 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: Madagascar

    Health In Harmony uses a one health approach to improve both human health and the health of the environment in Madagascar at the same time. Their programs provide locals with jobs to keep them from turning to illegal logging for income, improve their access to health care, and help farmers increase their yields.

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