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1 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Comprised of doctors, nurses, and medical students, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium is helping to bring free coronavirus testing to Black Philadelphians who are "contracting the coronavirus and dying from COVID-...
28 September 2020
Villanueva, New Mexico, United States
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1500-3000 Words
During the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations and government agencies are connecting farmers with people in need by making fruits and vegetables more affordable or even free. For example, Bueno Para Todos, a small farm ...
24 September 2020
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Under 800 Words
After experiencing a high rate of drownings among children due to the number of rivers and ponds in the country, a non-profit organization in Bangladesh has been offering swim lessons to children in rural areas that a...
21 September 2020
New York, New York, United States
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800-1500 Words
To make food and cleaning products more accessible to those experiencing economic hardship, the startup Algramo has installed more than 2,500 automated bulk-dispensing systems throughout Chile where people can purchas...
18 September 2020
Portland, Oregon, United States
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1500-3000 Words
As smoke from local wildfires created an unhealthy outdoor environment, cities in Oregon looked to expand temporary housing options for those experiencing homelessness. While not all have been successful, the Portland...
8 September 2020
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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800-1500 Words
A food-relief initiative in Brattleboro, Vermont is helping connect people facing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic with free meals that are provided by local restaurants. The initiative – which also requir...
Christian Science Monitor
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues
25 August 2020
Thottampatti, Tamil Nadu, India
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800-1500 Words
The Women’s Collective is a nonprofit that works with more than 10,000 subsistence farmers in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to promote food security using millets, a crop resilient to drought and climate change. For ...
21 August 2020
Ronan, Montana, United States
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By collaborating with other businesses, nonprofits, and institutions, food processing enterprises in Montana are expanding the local supply chain to keep food in the state. The Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center ...
19 August 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Over 100 organizations in Chicago that focus on helping those who are experiencing homelessness are now working together to provide COVID-19 testing and increase housing capacity throughout the city. Although testing ...
7 August 2020
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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800-1500 Words
Mental health agencies in North Carolina have partnered with a mobile phone carrier to provide data-enabled smartphones to individuals who lack access to technology during the pandemic. Because this doesn't provide a ...
24 July 2020
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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1500-3000 Words
As Covid-19 spread throughout regions of South Africa, public health clinics began reporting seeing fewer patients for HIV viral load testing due to shelter-in-place orders. In trying to mitigate the longterm implicat...
14 July 2020
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A new initiative in Cleveland, Ohio aims to increase Covid-19 testing access in communities where social determinants of health pose a barrier to accessing testing sites. The initiative, which complements other city-w...
13 July 2020
Pakistan
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1500-3000 Words
The Pakistani government uses technology, like a state-owned TV channel that broadcasts content for grades 1-12 and apps sourced for free by ed-tech companies, to help the over 50 million school children without broad...
8 July 2020
St. James, Minnesota, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Minnesota Department of Health is working with local advocacy groups to provide free Covid-19 testing at pop-up testing sites in communities where immigrants or undocumented residents live. The state-sponsored tes...
7 July 2020
Mathare, Kenya
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1500-3000 Words
In Kenya's rural communities and densely populated areas, accessing sanitation and hygiene methods can be difficult, but in one slum, a nonprofit organization has teamed up with a group of young men in the community t...
30 June 2020
Florissant, Missouri, United States
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800-1500 Words
After receiving a call from the local hospital saying they needed help in containing the spread of coronavirus, members of Christ the King United Church of Christ in Florissant, Missouri began sewing masks for those i...
2 June 2020
Pleasant Point, Maine, United States
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800-1500 Words
In partnership with Wabanaki Public Health, Maine’s federally recognized tribes have implemented a system of communication to use during the coronavirus pandemic that has so far kept reported cases within the region l...
29 April 2020
Antioch, California, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
A Californian "food rescue" nonprofit called White Pony Express is shifting their usual processes to alleviate food insecurity to accomodate the change that COVID-19 has brought to their distribution systems. The grou...
28 April 2020
Islamabad, Pakistan
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
A solution in Pakistan to the economic distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic is also tackling another crisis at the same time: climate change. A program called 10 Billion Tree Tsunami employs workers who lost th...
24 April 2020
Riverside, California, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
The Sikh community in Riverside, California—starting with the United Sikh Mission and the Riverside Sikh Temple—has provided thousands of masks and more than 40,000 homemade hot meals to healthcare professionals and a...
17 April 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Under 800 Words
In Philadelphia, a group of Black doctors formed a medical team to address the Covid-19 testing disparity between different parts of the community. Known as the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, the group offers appo...
16 April 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
In response to COVID-19, Philadelphia has a no-questions-asked program that has given out over 72,000 boxes of food for free since it began on March 30th, 2020. It was a team effort between the government and two food...
13 April 2020
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Indigenous people across the United States—like the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation—are relying on survival tactics that their ancestors used to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, like seed saving, c...
Hanoi Times
Nhat Minh
12 April 2020
Cầu Giấy, Hà Nội, Vietnam
Photojournalism
Under 800 Words
A dispenser dubbed "the rice ATM" is providing sustenance for people who are suffering under the effects of the pandemic. From 8 AM to 5 PM every day, citizens stand 6.5 ft apart from each other to receive 3kg of rice...
10 April 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Mayor’s Fund for the City of Los Angeles has launched a program that literally hands people cash, no strings attached as long as they can prove that they have lost their jobs during the pandemic. In order to make ...
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