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  • Resilient communities are essential for refugees, and involving residents is the key

    July 19, 2022 |

    International Service for Human Rights |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, individual citizens stepped up in countries around the world to offer shelter to refugees, often through local volunteering programs that offer stipends to those who sign up. These grassroots efforts helped Aya Aslanova, a 47-year-old Ukrainian grandmother, find stable housing in Switzerland, while in Lithuania, citizens have offered up more than 10,000 places to stay for migrants fleeing Ukraine.

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  • Flip Your Strip gaining traction, leading to removal of water-guzzling turf

    July 16, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington Terrace, Utah

    In order to use less water in drought-ridden Utah, many residents are replacing their grassy park strips with vegetation and rocks that don’t need as much irrigation. As part of the “Flip Your Strip” initiative, the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District provides participants with money per square foot of grass removed. While the program is new, this idea has been tried and tested in California, where studies have shown that it is making an impact.

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  • When healers need help: Recovery programs for health care workers offer specialized care

    July 16, 2022 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Centers like Brattleboro Retreat are emerging to provide specialized recovery programs for healthcare workers battling addiction. Programs offered are similar to those at standard recovery centers, except here healthcare workers are surrounded by their professional peers, allowing them to find community and express vulnerability.

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  • How can Ashland preserve its past as it forges into the future?

    July 15, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ashland, Ohio

    Preservation Ohio focuses on advocating for the preservation of the state’s historic buildings. The organization works to connect cities across the state with state and local tax credits as incentives to refrain from demolishing historical buildings. Since the first round of funding in 2007, tax credits have been approved for 562 projects to rehabilitate over 795 historic buildings in 77 different communities.

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  • Mega Whatt!? What a Rhode Island wind farm can teach us about New Orleans' energy future

    July 15, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Narragansett, Rhode Island

    The Block Island Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm that works to mitigate climate change and improve the state’s economy. The wind farm has created more than 300 jobs and provides an alternative to power sources that produce carbon emissions amidst increased demands for electricity.

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  • How tuition-free school transforms 100 children, stirs crisis at IDP camp

    July 14, 2022 |

    International Centre for Investigative Reporting |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    A collaboration between the Nigerian government and Maple Leaf Early Years Foundation allows roughly 100 children in a camp for people who have been displaced to attend school for free. Though the school can't enroll all the local children who wish to attend, it provides free meals, language instruction, and classes on hygiene that have helped students improve their health and English speaking abilities.

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  • Could This Ancient Farming Technique Be a Climate Solution?

    July 07, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Italy, Pantelleria, Sicily

    An ancient farming technique from an Italian island is being rediscovered as an effective way to to deal with extreme weather events and limited water. These stone terraces have been shown to help the spread of fires, create cooler temperatures and grow local crops. Many of these structures have fallen into disrepair, but organizations are working to show others how this can be a solution to adapt to the effects of climate change.

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  • Health-related stigmatization is a growing public health issue, but this approach serves as an adequate measure

    July 06, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Sickle Cell Aid Foundation (SCAF) strives to increase awareness of sickle cell disease by providing handbooks designed to educate school children and staff on how to interact with others who may have sickle cell disease and make accommodations to meet their needs. So far, over 1,000 copies of the handbook have been distributed to 15 schools across the country.

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  • In the US West, Researchers Consider a Four-Legged Tool to Fight Two Foes: Wildfire and Cheatgrass

    July 06, 2022 |

    Inside Climate News |

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    Response Location: United States

    Scientists are experimenting with a low-cost way of combatting an invasive species and wildfires. They’re using cattle to graze on cheatgrass, which has spread across the U.S. West, disrupted native plants and animals and become a source of fuel for fires. The cows were able to reduce the grass by an average of more than 60 percent, creating an area that could prevent fires from spreading.

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  • This Pilot Program Is Supporting Tribal Food Sovereignty with Federal Dollars

    July 05, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: Oneida Nation, United States, Wisconsin

    The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations’ (FDPIR) Self-Determination Demonstration Project distributes food to tribal nations by allowing them to buy food from vendors within their own communities.The Project serves an average of 48,000 people each month, providing healthy, culturally relevant foods to low-income tribal members.

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