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  • How Community Health Volunteers are Saving Lives in Nairobi's Informal Settlements Using Technology

    June 06, 2024 |

    Talk Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    The Beyond Zero Clinic addresses child mortality rates by training and equipping community health promoters (CHPs) with smartphones connected to the Community Health Information System to curb preventable deaths by ensuring children get vaccinated and monitoring disease spread in real-time to ensure children receive timely medical care. During Kenya's 2023 cholera outbreak, CHPs using the digital platform reached 99.2% of the population for vaccination, containing what could have been a widespread epidemic.

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  • Toyota Opens a 'Megasite' for EV Batteries in a Struggling N.C. Community, Fueled by Biden's IRA

    June 01, 2024 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States, Liberty, North Carolina

    Toyota is building a battery plant in the small town of Liberty, North Carolina, and ushering in an economic revival. Along with the thousands of jobs it is expected to bring to the area, the company is working with community colleges and paying students to complete programs in which they learn the necessary skills to work at the plant.

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  • Daytona considering free rides in Midtown via systems that use electric vehicles

    May 31, 2024 |

    Daytona Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Two transportation companies, Freebie and Slidr, are teaming up with towns in Florida to provide free, on-demand shuttle services with electric vehicles. The app-based system helps bolster transit networks and fill gaps in services.

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  • Guerrilla urbanists are 'doing it our damn selves'

    May 23, 2024 |

    Smart Cities Dive |

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    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    Guerrilla urbanism by groups like Chattanooga Urbanist Society develop low-cost, short-term interventions to community problems, like installing bike lanes and painting crosswalks, to fill gaps left by local government. Chattanooga Urbanist Society is focused on making the city more pedestrian-friendly and has installed more than 60 benches in the area. The group also accepts service requests from locals to handle issues the local government hasn’t touched.

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  • St. Louis Fills a Downtown Void With Soccer

    May 16, 2024 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    In an effort to restore a sense of urbanism and community to the city, CityPark repurposed an old manufacturing plant to develop a 32-acre soccer campus, attracting sports teams, fans and other patrons to the city for games, shopping, dining and other festivities. During CityPark’s first season, it brought in an extra $73 million in revenue for the city.

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  • One Small Credit Union Is Powering Brooklyn's Economy

    May 13, 2024 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union provides small business loans to local Black and Brown businesses, through average investments of $24,000. This small, community lender provides more funding to local businesses than larger national banks like Citibank, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, helping support local businesses and finance community development.

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  • How a Bipartisan Group Overcame the Odds to Pass the TikTok Divestment Bill

    May 03, 2024 |

    The Dispatch |

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    Response Location: United States

    To drum up bipartisan support for a bill that will require social media app TikTok to divest from the Chinese Communist Party or lose access to American users, legislators involved multiple committees in the process and enlisted the support of the Department of Justice to appeal directly to Democrats. The final version of the bill was attached to legislation providing aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and passed with little opposition.

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  • Also Migrating From Latin America: A Wave of Urban Innovation

    April 30, 2024 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The UCSD-Alacrán Community Station is a sanctuary neighborhood for migrants fleeing violence in their countries of origin that allows them to participate in building a community and new life for themselves. The neighborhood houses about 1,800 people on three acres and features a health clinic, food hub and school.

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  • Business for Good: HeyKiddo

    April 29, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The HeyKiddo app and educational curriculum allow parents and teachers to access information and activities that help develop students’ social and emotional health and empathy, teach them how to make responsible decisions and maintain healthy relationships. Over 500 families currently use the app and the portion for teachers, called The Huddle, is used in a handful of schools in California, with plans to expand.

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  • Philly Is Giving Free SEPTA Rides to 25,000 Low-Income Residents. No Strings Attached.

    April 26, 2024 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A pilot program in Philadelphia is providing low-income residents with unlimited free rides on public transportation, which they may not otherwise be able to afford. Participants did not need to apply and were selected by lottery or through community-based organizations.

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