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4 February 2021
Honduras
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Justice In Motion helps Central American people who were separated from their children by the U.S. government when they attempted to migrate into the U.S. One lawyer in Honduras has succeeded many times in her three ...
22 January 2021
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
A rapidly changing climate is shaking up how French Polynesian pearl farmers are doing business. Kamoka Pearl Farm is incorporating more sustainable practices like using its own oysters to create the nuclei that form ...
17 August 2020
Taiwan
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Taiwan has recorder fewer than 500 cases of COVID-19, and it is largely due to the country's reliance on "digital platforms to keep the public updated about medical supply availability and to monitor the status of qua...
3 July 2020
Zurich, Switzerland
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Climeworks is focusing on pulling carbon dioxide directly out of the air to store or reuse in some capacity as a way to lower global greenhouse gas emissions. The Swiss company has 16 plants around Europe, with their ...
3 March 2020
Seoul, South Korea
Radio
5-15 Minutes
In order to effectively manage the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, government officials have stepped in by increasing transparency, subsidizing home medical equipment such as face masks, and rapidly distributing ...
2 January 2020
Berlin, Germany
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800-1500 Words
One newsroom in Berlin is giving exiled journalists a chance to not only continue practicing journalism but to do so in their native language. With so many journalists forced to start careers anew, Alma Magazine is ta...
2 December 2019
Mexico City, Mexico
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800-1500 Words
Vida Alegre, Spanish for "Happy Life," is a nonprofit in Mexico City that was founded by Samantha Flores, a transgender woman in her eighties. It's primary purpose is to serve as a source of community for transgender ...
12 November 2019
Borneo, Indonesia
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800-1500 Words
Those who live on the island of Borneo understand that their well-being comes from the Gunung Palung National Park, but logging remained rampant because it was the only way to make money to pay for healthcare. Thus, a...
17 October 2019
Medellín, Colombia
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800-1500 Words
A new wheelchair design is helping to eliminate mobility barriers for those with disabilities who are living in regions with rough terrains and underdeveloped streets. Working with three wheelchair users, researchers ...
1 October 2019
Yangon, Myanmar
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1500-3000 Words
Underground poetry nights build bridges between Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Burmese writers in Myanmar. Over video, Rohingya poets who fled persecution in Myanmar can connect with people from their home countr...
Public Radio International (PRI)
Eetta Prince-Gibson
18 September 2019
Israel
Text
1500-3000 Words
Jewish and Arab organizers arranged for volunteers to bring Bedouin women in remote villages to their polling place to vote in parliamentary elections. Bedouin villages on tribal lands don’t have polling places, so do...
24 June 2019
Colombia
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800-1500 Words
Following the Colombian civil war, the country enacted The Victims’ Law, which centered on providing reparations to those affected by violence and war. But since its creation, the law has only provided reparations to ...
8 May 2019
Washington, United States
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
Ensuring that cases of missing and murdered indigenous women are counted requires collecting data. In US and Canada, many cases of missing and murdered indigenous women remain ignored by law enforcement. In response, ...
20 February 2019
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Changes in the law and social expectations encourage women in Saudi Arabia to enter the workforce outside of the home. With sales-representative positions now open to Saudi women, more women are entering the workforce...
12 February 2019
Oakland, California, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
An ethnic studies teacher at an Oakland high school with a large immigrant population asks each student to spend a bit of the class time teaching their home language to the class. Acacia WoodsChan has noted increasing...
5 February 2019
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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800-1500 Words
By reducing daycare costs to nearly nothing, Québec's universal child care program allows more women than ever to join the labor force, rather than stay home and care for their children. The United States now looks to...
5 February 2019
Tel Aviv, Israel
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An Israeli Facebook group serves as a women's network for current or former prostitutes seeking help and support. The Hebrew-language group, called Lo Omdot Mineged, provides help in many forms, ranging from crowdsour...
17 January 2019
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
During the government shutdown, federal workers went unpaid for weeks, struggling at times to access money, food, and legal services. To fill the gaps, communities stepped in. In Phoenix, Arizona, community members cr...
26 December 2018
Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
A professional soccer team in Andalusia called Alma de África has helped integrate migrants and locals. The team has 25 players from 16 different countries, including Spain. It provides a sense of family and belonging...
17 December 2018
Netherlands
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
An online service provides medical consultations and abortion pills to women in countries where abortion is restricted or illegal. Called Women on Web, the service has expanded to the United States where abortion serv...
5 December 2018
Catania, Sicily, Italy
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800-1500 Words
Theater bridges cultural divides and helps migrants cope with trauma. The Liquid Company, founded in 2013 in Catania, Italy, offers migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who have crossed the Mediterranean a therapeut...
25 October 2018
Swan Island, Oregon, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Inclusive training programs help immigrants fill the demand for middle-skill workers. Programs, such as a maritime welding course in Oregon, allow immigrants to learn new skills, gain certifications, and access career...
24 October 2018
Oakland, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Oakland, California, parents, many of whom are immigrants, take family literacy classes at their child's elementary school. These programs empower parents to help students with their homework and provide parents wi...
Public Radio International
Louise Donovan
Hannah O'Neill
23 October 2018
Kenya
Text
Under 800 Words
In Kenya, and in other parts of Africa, widows are considered impure until a male has sex with them and cleanses them. If they don’t get cleansed they face social stigma. However, one widow, Roseline Orwa, refused, an...
9 October 2018
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Hotel workers and members of the union, Unite Here, successfully lobbied for a law that makes it mandatory for hotels in Chicago to provide a safety device, known as a panic button, to workers. The ordinance also in...
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