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  • Opioid Crisis: Northern cities working toward supervised consumption sites

    August 31, 2021 |

    Sudbury.com |

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    Response Location: Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

    Oasis is a supervised drug consumption site in Ottawa that reduces the risk of death from accidental overdose and reduces the spread of infectious diseases. In 2020, operating at reduced capacity because of COVID-19, the site had 18,500 visits with no fatalities reported. The site has five booths and distributes clean needles. After registering anonymously, users can spend up to 30 minutes in a booth with medical staff on site. They also have the option of moving to a post-injection space afterwards, which allows the staff more opportunities to connect with users and connect them to other services.

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  • How community saves vulnerable children from hunger, malnutrition

    August 29, 2021 |

    Daily Trust |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gwagwalada

    The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated hunger and malnutrition of vulnerable children by crippling livelihoods and orphaning children. Two communities have responded by donating land solely devoted to growing crops to tackle hunger and malnutrition in orphans and vulnerable children. Aside from giving crops directly to families to feed children, the volunteers who work the land also sell part of each harvest to raise money for other nutritious food for the children. Part of the crops are also used to make a nutrition powder that helps ensure children are receiving the nutrients they need.

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  • Helping migrant mothers to give their babies a healthy start

    August 24, 2021 |

    InfoMigrants |

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    Response Location: Greece

    AMURTEL Greece offers support for immigrant women from pregnancy until their babies are two years old. AMURTEL offers one-on-one appointments with midwives and infant feeding consultants, group classes, and peer-to-peer support groups with people from similar origins. Midwives can visit mothers in their homes or refugee camps. Breastfeeding support is an important focus of the organization, since many new mothers who would breastfeed in their home countries feel discouraged to do so by Western doctors.

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  • 'A Beautiful Feeling': Refugee Women In Germany Learn The Joy Of Riding Bikes

    August 22, 2021 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The nonprofit, Bikeygees, teaches refugee women how to ride and repair bikes. Many of the women come from countries where they weren’t allowed to ride bikes, which are a staple mode of transportation in Germany. Volunteers in 15 locations have taught 1,100 women how to ride a bike, and many more have learned to fix bikes. Bikeygees has distributed 400 ‘bike kits’ that include a bike, helmet, lock, and tools to women who learn how to ride a bike, how to fix a bike, and the German rules of the road. These skills help the women to integrate into German society and feel a sense of freedom and self-sufficiency.

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  • Community over wifi in Garrett County, Maryland

    August 22, 2021 |

    COVID-19 Data Dispatch |

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    Response Location: United States, Garrett County, Maryland

    Garrett County students were able to get back in school quickly because the district built trust with its community by providing families with crucial supplies, carefully planning the reopening, and communicating extensively with parents. When remote learning was required because of COVID-19, the district provided families with computers, tablets, central Wi-Fi hotspots, and delivered meals, which built trust and opened lines of communication. When students were brought back into the classroom, parents trusted the district to prioritize safety and their feedback was incorporated and responded to.

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  • How Wayanad became first district to vaccinate all adults: Collector Adeela intv

    August 20, 2021 |

    The News Minute |

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    Response Location: India, Wayanad, Kerala

    Wayanad is the first district in Kerala to have vaccinated the entire adult population with at least one COVID-19 vaccine. Rather than waiting for people to make appointments, officials went door-to-door providing all adults with appointment times. The district’s efforts started early, setting up vaccine infrastructure and assigning people appointment dates by where they live. Rapid Response Teams conducted outreach and education efforts, particularly among tribal populations, and made sure people showed up at their appointment. Getting vaccinated with their neighbors also decreased vaccine hesitancy.

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  • COVID-19: Lessons from Polio Eradication

    August 19, 2021 |

    The Republic |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Global Polio Eradication Initiative coordinated a coalition of national governments and nonprofits to eradicate polio and may provide lessons for administering COVID-19 vaccines. GPEI helped with funding and the procurement and supply of vaccines. A network of local partners carried out vaccination initiatives and designed micro-planning strategies to reach high-risk relevant populations. Nigeria built cold chain storage, transport, and distribution systems to handle the polio vaccine, as well as a vaccine accountability management system that monitors and tracks vials throughout vaccine administration.

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  • How art can keep boys off truancy into gainful business

    August 16, 2021 |

    Impacthub Media |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    An art program works with young men and teens who aren’t in school, takes them off the street, and gives them the skills to make different mediums of art, which are sold in the community. The teens and young men are given part of the proceeds and many have used the skills they learned to open up their own workshops.

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  • Drug aid saving underprivileged from Nigeria's healthcare nightmare

    August 13, 2021 |

    Pulse Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Drug Aid Africa supports low-income Nigerians by providing free medications to help ease burdens of healthcare affordability. The NGO partners with organizations that serve low-income communities, including hospitals, orphanages, elderly care homes, and other grassroots community groups. They provide each organization with boxes of donated medications that are tailored to the needs of the population being served. For example, orphanages receive boxes stocked with the supplies most needed by children. The supplies are mostly bought using cash donations but some pharmaceutical companies also donate materials.

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  • Why U.S. cities are enlisting micro-influencers to fight vaccine disinformation and hesitancy

    August 11, 2021 |

    Coda Story |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clara County, California

    Santa Clara County City officials, together with the digital marketing agency XOMAD, paid 49 mico-influencers to promote COVID-19 vaccines and dispel misinformation. The micro-influencers were paid between $200 and $2,500, depending on their number of followers, frequency of posts, and level of engagement. Over two months, the influencers published 339 posts across Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram, which received 2.5 million total views and impressions.

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