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With ₦200 Per Trip, Residents Of Sokoto Can Commute In Air-Conditioned Taxis

Muritala Abdullahi

July 17, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto State

The Sokoto State Transportation Authority has deployed 70 low-cost transportation vehicles (a mix of buses and cars), added bus stops, and assumed mechanical and financial support for drivers—altogether benefiting multiple sectors of Sokoto's working population, including commuters, drivers, students, and women.

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Need a new outfit? Try the library.

Claire Elise Thompson

June 26, 2024 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Dover, New Hampshire

A pilot project at the Dover Public Library in New Hampshire provided locals with an alternative to fast fashion by hosting a clothing library. Like borrowing a book, people could check out up to five occasion-wear garments, which are the type of pieces you might only wear once, for two weeks at a time.

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Meal to meal: New Jersey neighborhood center addresses food desert

Dan Stockman

June 06, 2024 |

National Catholic Reporter |

Multi-Media |

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Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

Through volunteers and partnerships with other local organizations, the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Center distributes a month’s worth of food to families in need for free, as a large portion of the population is undocumented, unemployed, or otherwise ineligible for government assistance. The Center also provides services such as English language classes, a clothes closet, a diaper bank and assistance getting a driver’s license.

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Swap Shop at UGA: Turning Trash to Treasure

Isabelle Atkins

June 01, 2024 |

Grady Newsource |

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Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Students at the University of Georgia created a place to trade second-hand clothing and other household items on campus, called Swap Shop, to reduce students’ waste and address overconsumption.

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Restaurants Create a Mound of Plastic Waste. Some Are Working to Fix That.

Meg Wilcox

May 28, 2024 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Recirclable provides reusable takeout boxes that customers can return to a participating restaurant within two weeks to avoid being charged a fee, which allows restaurants to cut down on disposable containers that harm the environment. So far Recirclable is working with 14 restaurants and has had thousands of customers select the reusable option, but the effort is difficult to scale up because reuse requires more effort on the part of the consumer and there’s not yet sufficient infrastructure to streamline the process.

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Donaciones solidarias en Cuba

Yadira Albet

April 25, 2024 |

La Joven Cuba |

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Response Location: Cuba

Para reducir las dificultades de acceso a medicamentos e insumos médicos en Cuba, muchas personas usan y apoyan redes o grupos de intercambio y donación. Por un lado, se evidencia la capacidad de organización, la solidaridad y la búsqueda de alternativas de los cubanos dentro y fuera de Cuba. Por otro, es un esfuerzo oneroso con impacto limitado en un escenario que empeora por días.

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Grupo liberal busca atraer a votantes latinos con $57 millones en ocho estados

Suzanne Gamboa

April 03, 2024 |

Noticias Telemundo |

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Response Location: United States

Ahora aprovechando su éxito en elecciones pasados, Somos Votantes y su comité de acción política trabajan para ampliar la educación y la participación de los votantes hispanos principalmente a través de visitas puerta a puerta, información bilingüe pagada, y una “sólida” organización comunitaria.

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Nonprofits Successfully Challenge Red State Restrictions on Abortion

Donald F. Kettl

March 20, 2024 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States

In response to varying abortion bans across states, nonprofit organizations are emerging to help women in states with strict abortion laws access the care they need. Nonprofits like the Center for Reproductive Rights, Northwest Abortion Access Fund and Indigenous Idaho Alliance provide women with free abortion pills, help them travel out of state for care and even challenge local courts attempting to pass strict trigger laws.

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19 Years On, Nigeria's School Feeding Program Still Falls Short

Chidera Eze

March 20, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu State

The National Home Grown School Feeding program provides food to schoolchildren to support their health and education while simultaneously supporting local cooks and farmers. During its operation, the program reached millions of students across 3o states and led to a 20% increase in primary school enrollment.

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The Cheap, Clever Promise of 'Water ATMs'

Geetanjali Krishna

January 15, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: India, Warangal, Telangana

The nonprofit Safe Water Network is training entrepreneurs in India to treat and filter water so they can run water ATMs. These businesses supply safe drinking water to communities that lack access to it for about half the price of any other option.

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