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For Navajo, crowded homes have always been a lifeline. The pandemic threatens that.

Hailey Sadler Darian Woehr

August 30, 2021 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Navajo Nation, Utah

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 “tiny homes” to provide extra space for the most vulnerable or most exposed family member to isolate. Government-sponsored hotel rooms also provide spaces for those with the virus to quarantine safely. An aggressive vaccination campaign also got nearly half of those living within the Navajo Indian Health Service Area fully vaccinated, further reducing risk in crowded households.

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FDA Vaccine Approval, Mandates Persuade New York City Holdouts

Amy Yee

August 28, 2021 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Community groups in under-vaccinated areas helped tens of thousands of people get vaccinated, made slightly easier since the FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and more employers requiring it. Nonprofits like the Bronx Rising Initiative, Vision Urbana, and Union Settlement are trusted messengers that have a long-standing presence in their communities. They understand their communities' needs and speak their language - both literally and figuratively. The groups conducted door-to-door educational outreach, signed people up for appointments and held community events where people could get the vaccine.

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A tall order

Marty Logan

August 28, 2021 |

Nepali Times |

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Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

The Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Program and Nutrition Rehabilitation Home in Kathmandu provide resources to children experiencing, or at risk for, malnutrition, which has long been a life-threatening issue in Nepal.

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These Texas schools offer lessons on how to quickly catch up kids learning English during pandemic

Valeria Olivares Brayden Garcia

August 25, 2021 |

Dallas Morning News |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

The International Newcomer Academy provides English language learning students with a learning environment where they can catch up on their language skills before moving on to regular campuses. Teachers at the academy are specifically trained to provide language support and teach in an understandable way through visuals, repetition, and communication.

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Seniors in Philly are aging in place with the help of community ‘villages'

Nora Macaluso

August 23, 2021 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Penn’s Village is part of a national network of hundreds of “villages” that provide support to seniors so that they can age in place. The staff is small, it is run largely by volunteers, and funded mainly with annual dues paid by the 350 members and ranging from $200 to $600 per household. The lower level offers access to programs and social events and the highest level gives access to services. The broad range of services are things that a neighbor or friend would do, not hands-on care. For example, the Health Pals program pairs volunteers with members who want support at medical appointments.

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Sacramento's Black Community Takes Charge Of Its Own Health, Vaccination

Genoa Barrow

August 23, 2021 |

The Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Community groups and individual doctors ran pop-up vaccine clinics to combat the lack of access to care and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Brown communities. Umoja Health’s pop-up clinics vaccinated up to 80% of residents living in San Francisco’s most vulnerable areas. Del Paso Heights clinic had such a huge demand for vaccines that the waiting list swelled to 4,000 people at one point. The Greater Sacramento Urban League ran free pop-up vaccine clinics while also canvassing neighborhoods to talk with residents about getting vaccinated.

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South African Women Are Reclaiming Their Voices in the Media

Tolu Olasoji

August 20, 2021 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: South Africa

Quote This Woman+ (QW+) is a database of women experts – as well as other people systematically ignored or misconstrued by mainstream media narratives. QW+ provides an easy way for journalists and news producers to find a vetted expert to speak with. Founders relied on referrals to build the database, with each newly added expert asked to refer at least five other experts in the field. The platform launched right before South Africa’s 2019 election with 40 experts in 25 categories and now has 513 experts across 49 categories and a newsletter subscription list of about a thousand journalists.

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Some 'Most Impressive' Law School Applicants Are Convicted of Serious Crimes

Allen Arthur

August 18, 2021 |

Route Fifty |

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Response Location: United States, California

Starting in 2017, California has grown more open to licensing formerly incarcerated people to work as lawyers. State licensing authorities set high barriers to entry to the legal profession in their "moral fitness" license requirements. Vague rules can effectively rule out anyone with a serious criminal record. By clarifying its standards and making the process more transparent, the State Bar – aided by efforts to train licensing officials and by the California System-Involved Bar Association to educate prospective lawyers to pass the test – the system has evolved into a model for state-led change.

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In Religiously-divided Kaduna, Muslim And Christian Women Lead Peace Talks

Innocent Eteng

August 17, 2021 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Interfaith Mediation Center trained two groups of 30 Muslim and Christian women in two areas of Kaduna as a pilot project putting women at the center of the work needed to understand and prevent religion-motivated violence. Dozens have died in these areas. Even though women often are the victims, they usually are excluded from peacemaking work. The women committed to live peacefully and then went door to door to meet others in the community for bridge-building dialogues, which some said was a unique and transformative experience for them.

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Giving Voice: Service Transforms Life for Hearing Impaired

Myagmarsuren Battur

August 17, 2021 |

Global Press Journal |

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Response Location: Mongolia, Darkhan, Darkhan-UUL Province

The Mongolian Association of Sign Language Interpreters launched a free social media service that provides interpreters for people with hearing impairments. Using Facebook Messenger, the service allows clients to use video calls to talk with a sign language interpreter, who then reaches out to an institution or an individual on the client’s behalf. The initiative has six sign language interpreters and has fielded 3,543 calls. Interpreters help people get information and resolve problems, with most clients seeking assistance communicating with medical professionals and government welfare offices.

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