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  • Cómo se ha consolidado el modelo de reciclaje inclusivo de Buenos Aires

    Despues de años de colaboración entre funcionarios y comunidades, la Ciudad de Buenos Aires logró consolidar un modelo de reciclaje inclusivo, con un sistema de doce cooperativas que engloban a más de 6.500 personas, que gestionan diariamente 7.200 toneladas de residuos.

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  • Renewables power Pakistan village

    With funding and support from the Heritage Foundation Pakistan, a remote, off-grid village installed a solar energy system that supplies residents with free power and has improved their quality of life.

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  • Latino, Black enrollment in advanced math shot up after this simple change

    To improve the percentage of Black and Latino students in advanced math courses, some school districts, such as Hays Consolidated Independent School District, have begun using standardized test scores and performance assessments alongside teacher recommendations to automatically enroll middle schoolers in higher-level classes. The district has seen the share of rising sixth graders enrolled in advanced math rise from 26 percent to 42 percent over three years.

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  • Affordable, Flexible Childcare Helps Indian Mothers Earn More and Worry Less

    The largest central trade union in India, the Self Employed Women’s Association, runs affordable, flexible childcare centers across the country to combat the lack of accessible childcare options creating gender inequality in the job market. Now, women who are members of the union can go to work knowing their children are well cared for and older children can stay in school instead of caring for their siblings.

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  • «J'ai découvert que je pouvais changer mon avenir»: quand la danse libère les jeunes Indiennes des mines

    Pour encourager les jeunes filles qui travaillent dans les mines de charbon à ne pas abandonner leurs études, Coalfield Children Classes a créé une troupe de danse qui les aide à imaginer un avenir différent pour elles-mêmes. La troupe donne l’occasion à une dizaine de filles de danser, et plusieurs participantes ont obtenu leur diplôme et ont poursuivi des études supérieures.

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  • The butterflies of Liberia: transforming the lives of former child soldiers

    The Network for Empowerment and Program Initiatives (Nepi) helps former child soldiers who struggle with mental health and drug abuse to address and heal from their traumas through cognitive behavioral therapy. The group also provides $200 cash transfers to help participants get back on their feet after completing the Sustainable Transformation of Youth in Liberia (Styl) program, which has helped tens of thousands of young men.

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  • Refugee Organizing Helps Spur Noncitizen Voting in Vermont Cities

    Since 2018, three Vermont cities have passed measures allowing noncitizen voters to participate in municipal elections. This gives them the opportunity to weigh in on matters that affect all local residents regardless of their immigration status, from school budgets to road projects.

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  • Gloves on for out-of-school girls in Jos

    The Sow a Seed for a Girl Child Development Initiative raises funds to help girls in Jos Local Government Area enroll in school, many of whom have never attended or had to drop out due to financial constraints. In the fall of 2023, the organization was able to offer support to 27 girls, including through targeted lessons to help them prepare over the summer.

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  • Incarcerated people partner with state officials to encourage voter turnout in prisons

    In Maine, one of only two states where people in prison retain their right to vote, the Maine State Prison branch of the NAACP engages incarcerated voters through flyers, posters, guest speakers, and group discussions about political issues. Over the past two decades, the organization has helped more than 1,000 people register to vote in Maine prisons.

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  • ‘A good place:' Queer youth seek acceptance at state's first foster home for LGBTQ+ teens

    Lawrence Hall’s transitional housing in Chicago is a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community in the foster care system to live and receive wraparound support while they get ready for the next step in their lives, whatever that may be. Many of the staff also identify as LGBTQ+ and help them learn to cook, keep a job, or answer questions about things like hormone therapy and gender-affirming care.

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