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Women Plumbers in Jordan Are Breaking Taboos

Anna Patton

April 28, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Jordan

Targeted plumbing training programs are providing women with life-changing skills, independence, and career opportunities. Led by initiatives such as the German government aid agency GIZ and the Wise Women Plumbers Cooperative, hundreds of women have become licensed plumbers, overcoming societal stigma to gain economic empowerment, improve local water management, and shift perceptions around women's roles.

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Jakarta's Urban Farms Come To The Rescue Of Food-Insecure Residents

Arpan Rachman, Andi Aisyah Lamboge

April 23, 2025 |

The Xylom |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

Community-led urban farms in Jakarta empower residents to transform underused city spaces like alleyways and campus grounds into productive local food sources. These initiatives often blend traditional gardening with community organizing, educational outreach, and sometimes smart technology or agricultural research to improve food access, enhance green space, and foster local resilience.

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The Scramble to Save Rural Health Care From DOGE

Stephanie McCrummen

April 21, 2025 |

The Atlantic |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Perry, Alabama

The Cahaba Medical Care Clinic is a community health center providing care to rural residents in need. Rural areas are often designated as “medically underserved” regions, but Cahaba has helped increase access to affordable care, reduce the county’s infant mortality rate and even created a revolving door for new medical professionals as they established themselves as a teaching hospital. However, the current administration and DOGE threaten to dismantle the funding and necessary systems that make rural healthcare of this scale possible.

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Missouri OATS Transit Offers Transit and Social Connection for Rural Residents

Kaitlyn McConnell

April 18, 2025 |

The Daily Yonder |

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Response Location: United States, Forsyth County, Missouri

OATS Transit has been helping people without a vehicle, driver’s license or other means of transportation to get around the region for more than 50 years at a subsidized rate. Despite funding challenges, OATS has grown into one of the country’s largest and longest-running rural transportation networks.

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Ancient Himalayan Water Temples Are Meeting Modern Needs

Geetanjali Krishna

April 15, 2025 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

The Central Himalayan Rural Action Group, an NGO based in India, is restoring special Himalayan freshwater springs known naulas. Since 2008, the organization has been involved in the restoration of more than 6,000 springs.

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DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is 'devastated'

Cory Turner

April 14, 2025 |

KPBS Public Media |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Newton, Massachusetts

Before DOGE cut the program’s funding, Charting My Path for Future Success was helping students with disabilities learn ways to successfully transition from high school to college or the working world with greater self-sufficiency. Before it was canceled, 1,600 high school juniors enrolled in the program, learning how to set goals, take care of themselves and build their confidence and self-determination skills.

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School-based telehealth expands further in North Carolina

Jennifer Fernandez

April 11, 2025 |

North Carolina Health News |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Burlington, North Carolina

Multiple hospital systems and health organizations across North Carolina have implemented school-based telehealth programs so students can receive medical and behavioral health care during the school day, making care more accessible. Evidence shows students who participate in the telehealth program see better attendance and academic performance, as well as improvements in their mental health.

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Hawai‘i Wants to Help Community Groups Keep Foreclosed Homes in Local Hands

Noelle Fujii-Oride

April 09, 2025 |

Overstory |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Hawai‘i lawmakers are considering SB 332, a "community opportunity to purchase" policy that would give tenants, community land trusts, housing nonprofits and local governments up to 45 days to match or beat bids on foreclosed homes. This legislation is aimed at preserving affordable housing and preventing displacement and is modeled after similar successful policies in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.

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Two Men's Mission to Restoring Eye Sights amid Searing Temperatures in Kwara State

Muritala Abdullahi

April 07, 2025 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

Working closely with Opeyemi Mega Eye Clinic, two local men created a grassroots outreach program to provide free and discounted cataract and glaucoma surgeries, and have successfully restored vision for hundreds of residents between 2021 and 2024.

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Rapid-response teams aid troubled youths in New Jersey – but funding limits Maryland's similar effort

Colin McNamara

April 07, 2025 |

Capital News Service Maryland |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Jersey

New Jersey’s Mobile Response and Stabilization Services help support youth in crisis by connecting them with a mental health professional to avoid unnecessary emergency room visits or police calls. New Jersey’s system has been an inspiration to other states looking to implement similar services, and it served over 32,000 youth in 2023 alone.

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