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  • Pakistan's women fight to enter the labor force

    June 25, 2025 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Pakistan

    CARE Schools are free, half-public, half-private institutions that provide lessons in both Urdu and English. The schools teach both boys and girls, sometimes in co-ed classes, to promote gender equality and provide girls with equal opportunities in their education and increase their job prospects.

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  • Seaweed farming as an eco-friendly alternative for Tanzanian fishing communities

    June 23, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

    Documentary |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Tanzania, Pemba Island

    Seaweed farming on Pemba Island is allowing women to earn income and support their families. Improved cultivation techniques introduced by the Tanzanian government and The Nature Conservancy via a training program have not only accelerated economic but also environmental rehabilitation.

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  • Prison Reform Left Women Behind. Then Prosecutors Stepped In.

    June 13, 2025 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chowchilla, California

    For the People identifies eligible cases for California’s resentencing law, conducts outreach to incarcerated women, reviews applications, and makes referrals to prosecutor resentencing units in participating counties in an effort to address the gender gap in resentencing cases. The program has helped resentence about 1,000 people, including three women, and is being implemented in five other states.

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  • Know Your Rights: Community forums as a solution to immigration enforcement changes

    May 28, 2025 |

    Hilltop Views |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    CAMINA ATX, a grassroots initiative founded by immigrants, hosts “Know Your Rights” forums that draw hundreds of people. Their approach to prioritizing cultural competency, accessibility and community ownership has emerged as an effective community-based response that provides critical information, resources and support networks for immigrants, mixed-status families, concerned citizens and anyone seeking to better understand constitutional protections in the current enforcement climate.

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  • This Nigerian nonprofit brings former foes together through the power of storytelling

    May 27, 2025 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau

    The Youth Initiative Against Violence and Human Rights Abuse, or Yiavha, brings together Nigerians from ethnic groups with a history of conflict and violence to help them find common ground through community storytelling. The organization has held more than 60 storytelling sessions in Nigeria’s Plateau state and has trained more than 300 youth to become peace ambassadors tasked with organizing their own storytelling events.

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  • 'Motivated and inspired': California inmates are improving mental health behind bars

    May 16, 2025 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In Los Angeles County Jail, a peer-to-peer mental health program called Forensic Inpatient (FIP) Stepdown has incarcerated individuals trained as mental health assistants supporting fellow inmates struggling with severe mental illnesses. Started by inmates themselves, the program has significantly reduced self-harm incidents, improved hygiene and social functioning, and restored dignity to inmates who participate.

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  • The News Show Made by and for People With Learning Disabilities

    May 15, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Norway, Bergen

    TV Bra is a Norwegian news station where all reporters are autistic or have learning disabilities that produces a weekly one-hour news cast tailored to its audience. TV Bra helps ensure news is accessible to everyone, helping people who are historically excluded from journalism stay up-to-date, and has significant viewership, with upwards of 5,000 people tuning in each week.

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  • This Queer Couple Supports LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Farmers' Mental Health

    May 14, 2025 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    The South Side Queer Farmer Convergence provides culturally-affirming community gatherings that effectively reduce isolation, promote emotional healing, and foster mental wellbeing for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers facing significant social stressors and discrimination.

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  • A Pennsylvania city bet on DEI. Can it survive the Trump era?

    May 10, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Erie, Pennsylvania

    Diverse Erie is an ambitious DEI initiative aimed at funding minority-owned businesses and revitalizing marginalized neighborhoods as the Trump administration cuts federal funding. Funded partly by federal pandemic relief dollars, the program has provided critical grants and training for dozens of businesses, helping entrepreneurs expand and sustain their businesses.

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  • Backlash over anti-trans rhetoric brings new energy to NYC's parent council elections

    May 09, 2025 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bronx, New York

    In response to growing political polarization and controversial policies on local NYC school councils, grassroots community groups such as "the Aunties" have mobilized parent engagement through organized protests, canvassing and digital activism. Their efforts have notably raised community awareness, significantly increased parent participation at public council meetings, and compelled influential groups to reconsider key candidate endorsements.

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