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  • How building toilets helped Embu county manage Cholera Part 2

    January 31, 2023 |

    90.3 County FM |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Ili kukabiliana na ugonjwa wa Kipindupindu, zaidi ya kuhimiza wakaaji kujenga choo, kaunti ya Embu pia inaelimisha wanakijiji kutumia choo na kukuwa wasafi kupitia wanafunzi, viongozi wa vijiji na madaktari wa nyanjani. Kupitia mbinu hizi idara ya afya imeweza kupunguza kesi za kipindupindu.

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  • Rehabilitation of Yatta Canal Helping increase access to water downstream

    January 31, 2023 |

    90.3 County FM |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Kukarabatiwa kwa mtaro wa maji wa Yatta na serikali ambao uko na ukubwa wa kilomita 50 umeongeza uwezo wa upatikanaji wa maji kwa wakazi wa Yatta kaunti ya Machakos.Maji hutoka mto Thika kaunti jirani ya Kiambu,kisha kutiririka kupitia mtaro huo hadi kaunti ya Machakos. Mtaro huo umekarabatiwa kwa kujengewa kuta kandokando kwa kutumia saruji ili kuzuia kuziba kwa mtaro huo.

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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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    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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    1500-3000 Words

    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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    800-1500 Words

    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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  • How breast milk banks could avert the next formula crisis

    January 30, 2023 |

    National Geographic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Amidst the ongoing formula shortage, breast milk donations to milk bands are helping hospitals care for vulnerable newborns. Milk banking started in Brazil in the 1980s, and today the country runs 228 of the 750 milk banks around the world.

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  • In California, women learn how to protect their ancestral lands with fire

    January 30, 2023 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: Ishraamhírak, United States, California

    The WTREX program runs prescribed burn camps to provide hands-on training for Indigenous women. This training allows them to reclaim parts of their culture and bring cultural burns back to their land in a safe learning environment.

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  • Can Community Programs Help Slow the Rise in Violence?

    January 30, 2023 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Community violence intervention programs like the interrupter model and groups like Cure Violence are deploying knowledgeable people — specifically those with experience in crime and the legal system — into neighborhoods to help steer people away from gangs and violent crime. The purpose with groups like Cure Violence is to treat violent crime — like gun violence — like an epidemic, deploying those with credibility into vulnerable populations. When Cure Violence was first launched in Chicago in 2000, shootings declined by 68%.

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  • How building toilets helped Embu county manage Cholera PART 1

    January 30, 2023 |

    90.3 County FM |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Uchimbaji wa vyoo na kuelimisha jamii kuhusu umuhimu wa kujenga na kutumia vyoo kumesaidia kuangamiza ugonjwa wa kipindupindu kaunti ya Embu.Idara ya afya inatumia madaktari wa nyanjani wakujitolea kuelemisha watu umuhimu wa kujenga na kutumia choo kwa njia nzuri.Wanahakikisha kuwa kila boma limejenga angalau choo kimoja.

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