Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 3397 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • Families find ways around Taliban restrictions on girls' education

    December 12, 2023 |

    The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN) |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Afghanistan, Kabul

    Amidst Taliban restrictions on girls’ education, several people are looking for alternative options to further their education. One solution includes the University of the People, a free, online U.S.-accredited university. The virtual university helps make education more accessible and currently has 100,000 participating students worldwide.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Tucson groups work to keep pets with their people during financial hardship

    December 11, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Local groups like Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) have employed several methods to help families struggling to keep their pets stay together. PACC does regular outreach events to collect pet food donations and also gives out supplies like beds, leashes and collars to those in need. PACC also has a nonprofit arm, Friends of PACC, that helps owners struggling with veterinary expenses and a safety net program that connects pets with foster families.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Copline: a hotline for law enforcement to call on their worst days

    December 10, 2023 |

    Richland Source |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Virginia

    Copline is a hotline for law enforcement, run by law enforcement that gives on-duty cops a place to talk and vent anonymously with people who understand what they’re going through. Copline receives about 400 calls a month and those who call the hotline can also get recommendations for mental health services in their area, like AA meetings and outpatient treatment options.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing

    December 08, 2023 |

    Positive.News |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Guatemala, Los Romero

    Buena Semilla is a group that connects local women living with trauma and mental health issues to share their experiences and build relationships with one another through workshops and sharing circles. More than 300 women participate in sharing circles each week, connecting over meals, guided meditations, breathing exercises and skill-building like weaving.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • “If Your Cycle is Normal, Why Play with It?”

    December 07, 2023 |

    The Xylom |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Some people who experience debilitating periods are using hormone therapy as a means to manage or suppress menstruation. These norethisterone tablets can be seen as a tool for reproductive freedom, allowing people to have some control over when and how their body menstruates.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How Bangladesh is supporting climate refugees

    December 07, 2023 |

    BBC |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Young Power in Social Action helps families displaced by extreme weather, like hurricanes, by building weather-proof homes and helping those who lost their jobs find new work by providing them with goats or sewing machines to help them create a new livelihood. The group has already helped rehome eight families and plans to rehouse eight more families by April 2024.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • MIT via community college? Transfer students find a new path to a degree.

    December 06, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The Transfer Scholars Network partners with community colleges and elite universities to help high-achieving students complete their four-year degree at a top school. Alongside mentorship throughout the application process, students who are accepted to partner institutions receive a financial aid package and ongoing support.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • A free community library wants to reduce child street hawking and social vices in Ajegunle

    December 04, 2023 |

    Ikeja Record |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ajegunle, Lagos

    The Transforming Lives and Communities Initiative converted an office space into a free library and resource center for local youth during the pandemic, providing them with internet access, books, games and other educational materials, including a Reading Clinic to teach local youth how to read. The Initiative continued and expanded from what started as a small venture with less than 10 participants, to over 1,000 registered users.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Little by little, perpetual vote-by-mail list reshapes New Jersey's off-year elections

    November 30, 2023 |

    New Jersey Monitor |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    Thanks to a 2019 law, New Jersey voters who request a mail-in ballot one time continue to receive them in perpetuity for future elections without needing to submit another request. The state has seen mail-in voting rates increase in off-year elections since the perpetual vote-by-mail list was created, with 22 percent of votes cast in 2021 attributed to mail-in ballots compared to 16.7 percent in 2019.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Inside the fight to add gender-affirming care to university health insurance plans

    November 30, 2023 |

    Xtra |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    Insurance provider GreenShield, in collaboration with university insurance broker Studentcare, provides lifetime coverage of up to $10,000 for gender-affirming care procedures not covered by provincial health insurance. This insurance benefit provides care to more than 200,000 university students across 20 participating schools in the country.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus