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& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
26 November 2021
Cottonwood, Idaho, United States
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Idaho's nine prisons have more than 30 postsecondary educational programs geared to helping incarcerated people get hired in career-track, technical jobs after their release from prison. The prisons focus on jobs in d...
Reasons to be Cheerful
Ryan M. Moser
18 November 2021
Miami, Florida, United States
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At Florida's Everglades Correctional Institution, incarcerated men teach a course offered through a college correspondence school that can lead to certification to work as a wastewater treatment plant operator, a well...
21 October 2021
Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
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800-1500 Words
The COVID Ambassador program trains people to listen, be empathetic, and acknowledge people’s COVID-19 vaccine concerns. Ambassadors’ training includes substantial practice talking to people who are resistant to getti...
Nation Africa
Angela Oketch
12 October 2021
Homa Bay, Kenya
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1500-3000 Words
Pama Care is an initiative that coordinates HIV care within a family to address barriers to adherence to achieve viral suppression in children and adults. All HIV positive family members are put on the same medication...
7 October 2021
Colorado, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Fifteen months after Colorado became the first state to strip law enforcement officers of their legal immunity from civil lawsuits for misconduct on the job, one lawsuit has been filed over a notorious incident while ...
Mongabay
Srikant Chaudhary
4 October 2021
Jharkhand, India
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1500-3000 Words
In India, small farmers face limited access to irrigation. However, a state-run program, which gives them access to solar powered pumps, is alleviating their problems. Not only is it better for their crops, increasing...
29 September 2021
California, United States
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800-1500 Words
A new California law makes universal mail-in voting permanent after it was temporarily adopted for the 2020 election in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Expansion of mail-in voting in 2020 resulted in higher vote...
BBC
Reena Shah
28 September 2021
Monteverde, Costa Rica
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1500-3000 Words
Even though Costa Rica is leading the fight against climate change, the country lags behind in one area: electric vehicles. In one town, Monteverde, activists, and business owners got together to create a charging net...
23 September 2021
Sokoto, Nigeria
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Rashida Muhammad and Co. is a small law firm in Nigeria's northwest states that gives free representation to women and girls who have been victims of sexual and gender-based violence. Despite harsh laws on the books, ...
23 September 2021
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Students of the Better Buildings, Better Blocks class are getting a lesson in real estate development. Not only do participants have the chance to build a business, they will also be doing it in their own neighborhood...
23 September 2021
Kampala, Uganda
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800-1500 Words
Volunteers around Kampala help people living with HIV – who often seek medical care far from their homes due to stigma - get their medications during COVID-19 lockdowns. The volunteers mainly use bicycles to deliver t...
22 September 2021
Colorado, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The Grace Upon Grace Project seeks to address period poverty – the inability of people who menstruate to afford sanitary supplies – by providing free access to tampons and pads. The organization hosts a monthly free p...
20 September 2021
Kenya
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800-1500 Words
The prevalence of remote work has benefitted workers who previously did not have access to many opportunities. Refugees, who typically need paperwork and work permits that are not readily available, have been able to ...
Daily Trust
Risikat Ramoni
19 September 2021
Lagos, Nigeria
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1500-3000 Words
Doctors and nurses with the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria provide free specialized care to over 5,000 people at a local hospital. An annual CT scan monitors patients' risk of stroke, with those who are high-risk gett...
16 September 2021
Nigeria
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800-1500 Words
Social workers supporting victims of violence saw a marked improvement in mental health after the introduction of therapy sessions. The services were specifically tailored to help staff cope with the stressors of thei...
16 September 2021
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Mobile home owners in Colorado are beginning to own their own communities due in part to legislation that is making it easier to do so. Resident-owned communities preserve the affordable housing stock, which manufactu...
14 December 2020
Poland
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Over 3000 Words
Współpraca naukowców, organizacji pozarządowych, ekologów i rządu pozwoliła na przywrócenie naturze polskiego wilka, gatunku, który był na granicy wyginięcia. Metody takie, jak lokalizacje GPS i badania genetyczne pom...
14 September 2021
British Columbia, Canada
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1500-3000 Words
The British Columbia government waives tuition at public universities for undergraduate students who grew up in foster care, a measure that takes aim at the disadvantages young people face after aging out of the child...
13 September 2021
Nigeria
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800-1500 Words
Miraclefeet is a U.S. based nonprofit that provides free clubfoot treatment in 29 countries, including 15 in Africa. Following Ponseti, a nonsurgical treatment plan, caregivers gently manipulate a child’s feet by stre...
8 September 2021
Nigeria
Text
1500-3000 Words
An alternative to traditional banking and ATMs is gaining popularity in Nigeria. Point of Sales centers bring banking services to people in both urban and rural settings, promoting financial inclusion and accessibilit...
4 September 2021
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Nigeria's Oyo state, survivors of sexual abuse and gender-based violence can find emergency shelter and a host of services at Women Safe House. The stigmas attached to these crimes and the government's failure to e...
3 September 2021
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Community health workers from One World have gained community trust over the years and now go door-to-door to talk with residents about the COVID-19 vaccine and dispel misinformation. They provide resources in Spanish...
1 September 2021
Orange, Massachusetts, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Trans Doe Task Force is a nonprofit project by two professional genetic genealogists that works to solve cold cases involving missing and murdered trans people. Trans people are at greater risk of violence. When their...
1 September 2021
India
Text
800-1500 Words
Community-based organizations have been key to reaching historically marginalized populations with COVID-19 information. Grassroots leaders and community workers are effective because they have built trust among commu...
30 August 2021
Navajo Nation, Utah, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Multigenerational homes allowed indigenous families to pass down culture and language for thousands of years but living in crowded homes left them more vulnerable to COVID-19. Navajo teams have built 300 8-by-15-foot ...
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