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By the students for the students: Campus organizations offer range of mental health initiatives

Kate Julianne L. Larroder

May 14, 2024 |

The Columbia Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Columbia University’s Student Government Association is taking student mental health into its own hands by organizing programming for students, by students, such as therapy dogs and culturally relevant support groups to promote mental health and wellness for students.

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Kisumu leverages on drone technology to defeat dog-mediated rabies

Kevine Omollo , Winnie Ali

May 11, 2024 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

In 2022, Kisumu County partnered with Zipline to deliver anti-rabies medications via drones, in an effort to combat rabies cases from dog bites. In addition to drone medication delivery, the County also works with over 2,800 Community Health Workers to visit residents at their homes and educate them on rabies and treatment. As a result, dog-related rabies deaths dropped to zero in 2023 and recorded cases have significantly decreased.

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Fighting sexism in society

Myra Anubi

May 07, 2024 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Chalk Back is a youth-led street art initiative that encourages women to write sexist remarks said to them onto pavements in chalk to raise awareness about street harassment. The public art is then shared on Instagram to further its reach and prevent street harassment from being normalized. Since Chalk Back started in 2016, it has become a global initiative with more than 1,000 women participating and more than 150,000 followers on social media.

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Skills, not As, are what count at Tulalip, Everett alternative schools

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

May 02, 2024 |

The Everett Daily Herald (HeraldNet) |

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Response Location: United States, Tulalip, Washington

Since instituting a skills-based education model, which allows students to direct their own learning and spend part of the school week learning trades or completing internships, Heritage High School has seen attendance improve and enrollment rise from 67 students to 110.

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How tribes are reversing years of consolidation within the cattle industry with their own meat processing plants

Ben Felder

April 25, 2024 |

Investigate Midwest |

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Response Location: Osage Nation, United States, Hominy, Oklahoma

Indigenous tribes in Oklahoma are opening and operating meat packing plants, reversing the negative effects of the consolidating cattle industry. These local facilities are sources of food and employment for the community and offer services for local ranchers.

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Taking the classroom outside: How nature is teaching valuable lessons in Uganda

Martine Moguem, Alex Dines

April 18, 2024 |

Farm Radio International |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Kikandwa

The residents of Kikandwa, Uganda, came together to create the Kikandwa Environmental Association to implement nature-based solutions in their community. The solutions are combatting climate change and generating more income than options with a negative environmental impact. For example, many people traded cutting trees to make charcoal for selling seedlings at the local tree nursery.

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A South African Soup Kitchen Is Bringing Relief to Caregivers

Marcia Zali

April 18, 2024 |

Global Health Now |

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Response Location: South Africa, Alexandria

A community kitchen in Alexandra, South Africa, uses donations from local businesses, individuals, and a food bank to make meals for children who are not getting enough nutrition from government assistance. Local women volunteer to cook the meals and are able to eat and take home leftovers after all the children are fed.

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The invisible safety net for immigrants

Annelise Jolley

April 16, 2024 |

The Christian Century |

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Response Location: United States, McAllen, Texas

Latino churches like Iglesia Misionera Cristo Vive are acting as social service hubs for parishioners and members of the community, providing food, shelter, English language classes, trauma recovery and immigration advocacy.

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Watanda: This local scheme helped struggling Nigerian Muslims end Ramadan fasting with feasts

Yahuza Bawage

April 16, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Watanda is a bulk-shopping system that helps ensure low-income families have access to meat during the Eid-al-Fitr celebration following Ramadan. In Watanda groups, members contribute money to a collective fund to purchase cattle that is then split between all the contributors. Amidst the rising cost of cattle, Watanda groups help ensure families have food on the table and can still participate in celebrations.

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In Rural Western Uganda, A Tree-Planting Initiative Shows Signs of Life

Kang-Chun Cheng

April 15, 2024 |

The Xylom |

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Response Location: Uganda

Ecosia, a nonprofit search engine that uses its profits to support tree-planting initiatives, is working with the Jane Goodall Institute Austria to grow 200,000 trees in Uganda. The organizations work with communities to design the projects around their needs and then support locals through the process of growing trees.

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