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  • CRoWN Initiative: Enhancing Immunization Uptake for Zero-Dose Children in Bauchi State

    July 03, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Bauchi

    The Community Reorientation Women Network (CRoWN) initiative is working to increase immunization rates among children by leveraging trained community volunteers to identify zero-dose children and help connect them and their families with vaccination resources. Three months into the initiative’s pilot phase, CRoWN volunteers managed to reach 99% of identified zero-dose children, leading to increased vaccination rates among youth.

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  • Dignified toilets: A welcome relief for people with disabilities 

    June 30, 2023 |

    Panorama |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    “AGATEBE” was developed to help make it easier for the elderly and people with disabilities to access toilets. It is a portable, durable, low-cost toilet chair that is easier to use than traditional latrine pits. So far, more than 5,000 have been sold.

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  • Insurgency spiked crime rate, but this software beats it down

    June 29, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri

    To prevent crimes related to tricycles in Maiduguri, Nigeria, the SecureN software was created to verify the vehicles through a registration process. Once they are vetted by a state association, operators and owners are given an identity card, certificate, and QR code for riders to scan before they board. The program also collects tax money.

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  • Southern California Episcopal church plants drought-resistant native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment

    June 28, 2023 |

    Episcopal News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Laguna Beach, California

    St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Laguna Beach, California, planted drought-resistant native plants and installed a drip irrigation system on its property to curb wasteful water use. The new landscaping also includes a pollinator garden to support important species.

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  • Don't call it vegan: What hospitals are learning about nudging people to eat greener

    June 28, 2023 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospitals in Boston found success encouraging staff to eat more plant-based meals by emphasizing the climate benefits and not labeling foods as vegan or vegetarian.

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  • In South Sudan, official brutality sparks all-women business exhibition

    June 26, 2023 |

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    Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

    A group of female entrepreneurs created a market for other enterprising women who can’t afford to pay standard shop and licensing fees to access a safe place to sell their wares. The group connects women to train them in entrepreneurship, provide networking opportunities and inform people about the market and upcoming events via social media to drive more customers to the marketplace.

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  • How FFF's intervention is changing the narrative for children with spina bifida

    June 26, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The “Saving Lives! Improving Futures” project by the Festus Fajemilo Foundation works to help children with spina bifida who face incontinence issues reduce feelings of social isolation, preserve renal function, increase student retention and improve their overall quality of life. Since the project launched in 2017, it has benefited more than 150 people.

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  • Branford Manor residents make a difference with mold complaints

    June 24, 2023 |

    The Day |

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    Response Location: United States, Groton, Connecticut

    To address issues with the conditions of their apartments, such as mold, residents at Branford Manor joined forces and began seeking help from local organizations and media to get the apartment complex's attention to fix the problems. Their collective action resulted in overdue improvements and repairs to the complex, demonstrating the effectiveness of community organizing.

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  • Care for the Neediest

    June 20, 2023 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Bulgaria, Sofia

    The Health and Social Development Foundation (HESED) aims to increase access to healthcare, specifically among pregnant women and children. HESED works to bring doctors closer to communities that struggle to get care and has also created designated spaces for important care that was previously inaccessible, like OBGYN checkups. Over the last three years, more than 400 people have received checkups from the center, regardless of their insurance status.

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  • Volunteers, First Nations work to bring back a disappearing oak prairie

    June 19, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

    The volunteer-run Friends of Uplands Park Society works to restore and protect Uplands Park in Victoria, British Columbia. The members have helped native species, many of which are designated as at risk, thrive again by removing invasive species, planting more native species, and educating the community.

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