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Excluded for having sickle cell disease, she started a group keeping warriors safe

Peace Oladipo

April 01, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin, Kwara

The Damilola Sickle Cell Foundation provides emotional support and resources to people with sickle cell anemia. The group connects with those in need via WhatsApp and provides monetary support, connections to medical attention and treatment, and support from those who understand what it’s like to have the disease. The group has about 200 people that it checks on and provides free medications to each month.

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He wouldn't cure only his son, so he got franchise for kids with brain disorder

Violet Ikong

March 31, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

The Dyslexia Foundation Nigeria aims to create awareness about dyslexia and ADHD through radio and TV talk shows, spreading information to encourage parents to seek out testing and training for their children with dyslexia. The Foundation also offers more affordable testing and brain training for children with dyslexia that helps to improve their learning ability over time.

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Cell Groups Helping to Reduce HIV among Rwandan Sex Workers

Gaston K. Rwaka

March 31, 2023 |

Panorama |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

Leadership groups formed by sex workers are helping to reduce HIV rates by traveling door to door and hosting meetings to educate people on HIV/AIDS awareness and how those with the disease can care for themselves, encouraging regular visits to clinics and antiretroviral therapy use. The program began in 2013 and now has 12,000 sex workers from around the country who are trained to provide aid and advocate for those with HIV.

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Seattle set aside $100k for street sinks. Two years later, where are they?

Anna Patrick

March 31, 2023 |

The Seattle Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Several U.S. cities — and groups like the Clean Hands Collective — are obtaining funding to install public sinks to provide those experiencing homelessness access to better hygiene, thus combating the spread of disease. Some cities, like Portland, have even created portable toilets and other cities are installing public showers as well.

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Cleveland non-profit sending surplus medical supplies to Ukraine

Courtney Gousman

March 31, 2023 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Local nonprofit Medwish collects surplus medical supplies and equipment to distribute to those in need. Medwish provides supplies both domestically and internationally and has significantly increased its efforts amidst the war in Ukraine. Since the start of the war Medwish has sent out more than 81 shipments to Ukraine or Poland, about 190,000 pounds of medical supplies in total.

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Making life meaningful for the physically challenged

Tolulope Ojo, Florence Akintola

March 30, 2023 |

Diamond 88.5FM |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

The School of Special Needs ensures students with disabilities have equal access to education by making attending school more accessible. Students who attend the school have their fees paid for and are also provided with helpful resources like guiding canes and special typewriters for those with vision impairments.

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'Harm Reduction Saves Lives': Meet the Appalachians Doing the Work

Taylor Sisk, Stacy Kranitz

March 30, 2023 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Several groups in the Appalachian region are turning toward harm-reduction strategies to help those struggling with drug abuse. Research shows that those who participate in syringe exchange programs are five times more likely to enter treatment than those who didn’t participate. Groups like Holler Harm Reduction and Choice Health Network host scheduled drop-ins where they deliver supplies, provide naloxone training and education, and administer disease testing wound care to those in need.

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Mental health program keeping people arrested out of jail, hospitals

Vic Micolucci, Jodi Mohrmann

March 28, 2023 |

WKMG-TV |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

In Duval County, Florida, mental health and legal professionals work together to run the Leaders of the Mental Health Offenders Program. They help repeat misdemeanor offenders get mental health and drug treatment instead of jail time.

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From ukuleles to reforestation: Regrowing a tropical forest in Hawai‘i

Jeremy Hance

March 28, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Saving Hawai‘i’s Forests plants koa trees and other native plants to reforest plots of land degraded by grazing livestock. As a result, the group has noticed the return of native wildlife to the plot, many of which are endangered or threatened species.

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Time to make disaster response training mandatory?

Sadiqur Rahman

March 27, 2023 |

The Business Standard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Jatrabari

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society teaches and trains volunteers in disaster response preparedness, like how to use search and rescue equipment, how to make improvised stretchers and various emergency rescue methods. The organization has a total of 68 units and has trained 13,336 volunteers since its formation in the 1970s.

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