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Program providing roadmap to better mental health for Three Rivers students

Alek Haak-Frost

March 29, 2023 |

Watershed Voice |

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Response Location: United States, Three Rivers, Michigan

Transforming Research into Action to Improve the Lives of Students (TRAILS) provides a group environment for students experiencing mental health issues to discuss their feelings and find a sense of community among their peers facing similar concerns. This school-based program makes care more accessible for students as it brings it directly to the classroom for free. Since beginning in 2013, TRAILS has been implemented in 700 schools throughout the state.

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How Lagos youth friendly initiative is improving lives of young Nigerians

Tobi Awodipe

March 28, 2023 |

The Guardian Nigeria News |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Hello Lagos! youth center provides a safe space for youth, particularly those experiencing teenage pregnancies, issues around sexual reproductive health, substance abuse and anything else that gets in the way of youth having a healthy lifestyle. One of the Center’s program, the young moms clinic, has led to a 20% decrease in teen pregnancy and 15% of those in the program have returned to school.

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How Osun NGO is Driving Digital Literacy Among Female Students

Taiwo Fatola

March 27, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo, Osun

The Osun Girls Can Code program provides young women with a week of hands-on training in website development, app development, and coding to help bridge the access gap to technology-related jobs in Nigeria.

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Can Guaranteed Income Improve The Health Of Pregnant People And Children?

Claudia Boyd-Barrett

March 27, 2023 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles’s city-run guaranteed income program provided 3,200 low-income participants with no-strings-attached payments of $1,000 a month to address economic inequity and the multigenerational cycle of poverty.

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What Two Public Health Emergencies Revealed About Reducing Racial Disparities

Kenya Hunter Margo Snipe

March 27, 2023 |

Capital B (National) |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

A free COVID-19 vaccination clinic has led to the city of Boston having the lowest COVID case rates in the country, as well as a significantly narrowed racial gap in vaccinations. After the clinic’s success, local healthcare professionals and leaders began working together to apply the strategies to other health disparities including HIV, Mpox, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

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Tiny Bus, Big Opportunities for Immigrant Kids

Emily Tate Sullivan

March 27, 2023 |

EdSurge News |

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Response Location: United States, Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado

El Busesito, which means “the little bus” in English, operates four retrofitted buses that provide bilingual preschool education on wheels for Latino immigrant families in five neighborhoods. The free early childhood education has improved developmental progress and school readiness for the nearly 100 children it serves. Valley Settlement, the nonprofit that runs El Busesito, also offers family engagement programs for the communities.

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How an Innovative Communications Model is Enhancing Menstrual Health Management in Bauchi, Nigeria

Sunday Oko Onyinye Oranezi

March 27, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Bauchi

PLAN International is a global organization that works to increase the rights and access to gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly, and inclusive menstrual health management. The organization set up Pad Banks in schools and has also partnered with local advocacy groups to train and educate young women and girls on menstrual health and hygiene, all in hopes to address stigma, misinformation, and period poverty.

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Creating an inclusive fitness community through adaptive training

Nicholas Wire

March 27, 2023 |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana College is developing a program that provides opportunities for the physical and social growth of adaptive students. The program trains student aides on how to help those with disabilities and also provides a class for students with disabilities to train with adaptive equipment. On top of improving equal access, the program also strives to provide opportunities for networking between students and aides. Within two years, the program has grown from a four-person class to a full class of 25 students.

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Shut out by government, Ogun Leprosarium striving to fix its challenges

Gbenga Akinfenwa

March 26, 2023 |

The Guardian Nigeria News |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

The Damien Foundation works to support people living with conditions like tuberculosis and leprosy, specifically focusing on alleviating challenges those living in leprosy settlements face when the government won’t step in. The Foundation has provided access to potable water, toilets and waste management systems and has also worked to pay school fees for children in the settlements to get them back in school.

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How this Nigerian state is minimising the risk of flooding

Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

March 25, 2023 |

Halal Reporters |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

The Gombe State Environmental and Protection Agency in Nigeria cleared waste from waterways in metropolitan areas to increase the flow of water and mitigate flood risk.

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