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  • With no running water, Asheville finds other ways to flush thousands of toilets

    October 13, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Volunteers with BeLoved Asheville are bringing Asheville residents water so they can flush toilets, wash their hands and shower amid the water scarcity caused by Hurricane Helene. These improvised distribution systems have become crucial to ensure residents can maintain their hygiene and prevent illness until their normal water access is restored.

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  • "This is home now": The foster home rebuilding the lives of children displaced by conflicts

    October 11, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau

    The Kids with a Vision Foundation (K-WAVF) provides care and shelter, particularly to vulnerable youth displaced by conflicts. K-WAVF’s team of community representatives also partners with local schools to take youth on educational field trips and provide vocational training. Since its inception in 2013, K-WAVF has extended its reach across five local government areas in the state.

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  • Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Kano; How CITAD's Mobile App is Empowering Survivors to Report Cases

    October 10, 2024 |

    Women Radio 91.7 |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    WARAKA Sexual Referral Centre provides services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), including medical assistance and legal support. Amidst issues of confidentiality and stigma that prevent people from reporting cases of SGBV, the group uses an app that allows survivors to choose whether they share their identity or not when reporting an SGBV case. The app has recorded about 2,000 cases since 2022, inspiring the government to take action and enact relevant legislation to protect human rights and safety.

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  • Keeping health operations going in a disaster. Western NC hospitals two weeks after Helene.

    October 10, 2024 |

    Carolina Public Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    In the aftermath of Hurrican Helene, hospitals in Western North Carolina are working to keep healthcare services operational with methods like staff adjustments, backup power systems, coordination with local emergency services and creating disaster preparedness plans. These efforts have allowed the hospitals to stay open during the storms and continue providing care to those who need it.

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  • The Muslim Sisters Aiding Widows Through Tough Times

    October 09, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The Pious Muslim Women group helps widowed women navigate tough times with its various programs, such as providing access to food, monthly allowances, child care and other necessary resources. So far, the group has helped more than 3,500 women.

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  • In Appalachia, Helene's Water Crisis Taps a Global Christian Response

    October 09, 2024 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Water Mission is helping ensure Western North Carolina residents have access to safe water following Hurricane Helene. The group installed four of its proprietary mobile water treatment systems which produce 15,000 liters of clean water a day. The group has also distributed and gassed 400 generators for people to power their wells.

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  • Half a billion people need reading glasses. Why can't they get them?

    October 09, 2024 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico, Zacatecas

    RestoringVision addresses the global shortage of reading glasses by tackling supply and demand challenges. On the demand side, they partner with local NGOs and governments to provide vision screenings and free initial glasses, particularly for those in regions who either don’t know reading glasses are an option or don’t realize they’re losing their vision. On the supply side, they work to build retail networks and educate employers about productivity benefits, as workers receiving glasses show productivity increases up to 32%.

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  • Una oportunidad para que los niños crezcan: el norte de Argentina combate la desnutrición

    October 08, 2024 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    La asociación Pata Pila acompaña a madres para cuidar la salud de sus hijos en el Chaco salteño, una de las regiones con más pobreza y falta de servicios básicos.

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  • Turning the tide: Tri-Cities business offers free laundry service to storm survivors

    October 07, 2024 |

    Kingsport Times News |

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    Response Location: United States, Johnson City, Tennessee

    Dry Clean City is offering free laundry services to Hurricane Helene survivors, as most of them lost their belongings in the storm and/or still don’t have electricity. The need for these services is significant. In just eight days, the business washed about 4,000 pounds of clothes from both hurricane survivors and their normal customer intake.

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  • Asheville area doctors work through challenges to serve patients: ‘Everybody is doing everything they can'

    October 04, 2024 |

    Asheville Watchdog |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Doctors are responding to Hurricane Helene's aftermath by reopening clinics and coordinating patient care through mobile clinics, remote appointments, and rescue efforts, ensuring vulnerable patients receive medical services, including surgeries and deliveries. Despite challenges like power outages and strained resources, healthcare workers are using a bootstrap approach and demonstrating their resilience, while also highlighting the need for stronger healthcare infrastructure in disaster-prone areas.

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