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How to build a zero-waste economy

Joseph Winters

June 21, 2023 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States

Entrepreneurs are encouraging reuse models like return-from-home systems to transition towards a circular economy without single-use plastics. In this model, consumers pay a deposit to use takeout boxes, cups, and other containers. They get their deposit back when the containers are picked up from their home by a courier.

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‘College should not be this expensive': Pitt programs aim to make education more affordable

Spencer Levering

June 21, 2023 |

The Pitt News |

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Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Programs like Panthers Forward are working to help students and their families understand, prepare for and afford the cost of a university education. Group members can receive up to $5,000 of federal student loan debt relief and can also attend networking events, mentor discussions and access financial wellness resources. 150 students are accepted into the program each year.

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Care for the Neediest

Boryana Dzhambazova

June 20, 2023 |

Transitions Online |

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1500-3000 Words

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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How JEAY Healthcare is bridging the healthcare gap in ESKU

Emmanuel Salako

June 19, 2023 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

The JEAY Healthcare app connects students with quality healthcare regardless of their location. App users can schedule appointments, meet with doctors over the phone or video calls and access an online pharmacy. Since launching in February 2023, the app has had over 300 downloads and sees about 130 daily users.

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Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi

Rabson Kondowe

June 19, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Malawi

The WhatsApp group SURG Africa and remote Managed Clinical Network connect district hospitals with specialists, like surgeons and anesthesiologists, who can provide support and advice on difficult medical cases. The goal of the group is to improve healthcare services available and increase access to necessary care, specifically in rural areas.

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In spite of Rising Insecurity, Unemployment in Nigeria: an NGO is Supporting Internally Displaced women with Soft, Hard Skills

Daniel Adaji

June 19, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Skilled Women Initiative training and impact fund trains women in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, on marketable skills, like sewing, to help them make money and eventually afford to open their own businesses and leave the camps. So far the Initiative has trained over 1,500 women across several states.

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Medeecal: An e-health platform closes the medical desert in West Africa

Yero S. Bah

June 19, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Sierra Leone

The Medeecal app increases healthcare access by providing a range of telehealth services including health education, free medical consultations, preventative care, referrals and follow-up care. As of March 2023, the app has over 1,000 registered patients and provides about eight consultations a day.

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Survivors unite against the blade for female genital mutilation

Peace Oladipo

June 18, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

The Balm in the Gilead Foundation (BIGIF) gathers survivors of female genital mutilation to become advocates in their community for the end of the practice. BIGIF has over 300 volunteers across the country and has reached over 100 women and girls with its messaging. BIGIF visits schools and churches, go door-to-door, hosts walks and even runs a 30-minute radio program to raise awareness and educate community members.

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In conservative northern Nigeria, all-female automobile workshop screws gender stereotypes

Amina Gambari

June 18, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: United States, Sokoto

The Nana Female Mechanic Workshop in Sokoto, Nigeria, helps women gain the skills to pursue careers in mechanics and gain economic independence. The all-female workshop only attends to cars owned by women and is intended to combat gender-role stereotypes.

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How Texas is addressing nation's crisis in youth mental health

Marin Wolf

June 16, 2023 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium in partnership with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is working to train healthcare providers on how to identify and begin treating mental health concerns. The training program began in 2022 and about 74 providers participated in its first year.

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