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Students with disabilities innovate ways to use spaces, products not designed for them

Cat Wise

October 26, 2022 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

Students in the UC Berkeley Disability Lab gather to work on projects and inventions aimed at improving accessibility for those living with a disability. The lab also provides students living with disabilities with a sense of community among each other.

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From socks and sit pads to rebuilding Ukraine: how knitters help soldiers survive cold

Alice Smahina

October 25, 2022 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

Knitted Things For Soldiers is a volunteer group run through Facebook that sends knit, woven, and sewn items to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Those who want to participate but need to learn how to knit can learn from experienced knitters' posts online.

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Meet the man using e-waste to build solar lamps in Nigeria

Hannah Brown

October 24, 2022 |

Euronews |

Multi-Media |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria

QuadLoop is a Nigerian business that produces solar lamps from recycled electronic parts like lithium batteries and screens. This practice makes the lamps more cost-effective and reduces electronic waste.

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To Boost Learning Outcomes in Lagos Public Primary Schools, NGO Equips Teachers with 21st-century Skills

Idowu Paul

October 24, 2022 |

Proudly Ladokite |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Bunmi Adedayo Foundation trains public primary school teachers in new methods and boosts their morale to improve their skills and provide students with a higher quality of education.

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South Minneapolis grocery store offers a special on helping

Gail Rosenblum

October 21, 2022 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Good Grocer, a grocery store in Minneapolis, is a nonprofit run by volunteers who receive an additional discount on groceries for their work. The store’s food outlet offers discounts of up to 70% and provides affordable, healthy foods to combat food insecurity.

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How a simple rain water management system transformed a semi arid village in Rajasthan, India

Iqbal Khan Swati Sanyal Tarafdar

October 21, 2022 |

Earth Solutions Network |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Laporiya, Rajasthan

Residents of Lapodiya, India, created a Chauka System to manage rainwater and restore groundwater levels in their community. The system is made of shallow holes and canals that hold rainwater for a few days in the monsoon season allowing the water to seep into the soil over time.

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A Sense of Community: Mexico City's Iztapalapa neighbourhood is undergoing a unique transformation

Andalusia Knoll Soloff Nick Olle

October 20, 2022 |

Al Jazeera |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Iztapalapa, Mexico City

This city is rising above its history of high rates of crime and poverty by transforming the city with Utopias, where residents can go to do activities like sports, music, arts and other cultural and educational activities for free. There are currently 13 Utopias across the Iztapalapa municipality that see about 100,000 people every week.

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Indigenous activists look to Rights of Nature laws to stop fracking

Ray Levy Uyeda

October 20, 2022 |

Prism |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ponca Nation, United States

Indigenous tribes are protecting natural resources and land from harmful practices by passing Rights of Nature laws. These laws set the framework to file legal claims to hold those violating the protections accountable.

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Planting trees – and hope – in a flood-prone Nigerian town

Ahmad Adedimeji Amobi

October 18, 2022 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Igbajo, Osun

The community-formed Igbajo Development Association has spent years planting 50,000 trees to help protect the community from severe weather and flooding.

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Can SB 9 really help build housing for all in Sacramento?

Russell Nichols

October 18, 2022 |

Sacramento News & Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency Act eliminated single-family zoning so homeowners can split their lots to create rentals and make more housing available statewide.

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