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  • He Made Lowly-esteemed Wheelbarrow Pushing Look Attractive; Now He Creates Jobs For Youths

    Arinze Chijioke

    May 31, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Delta

    GEMDECONQ rents wheelbarrows to workers and trains them in proper conduct. This gives people who cannot afford their own wheelbarrow a chance to earn more than the average minimum wage and eventually venture into less demanding forms of work.

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  • US youths leaving care given cash, and time, as COVID spurs action

    Carey L. Biron

    May 23, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Young adults aging out of foster care are given monthly cash payouts to provide a financial security net. The universal basic income program is meant to mitigate the high rates of homelessness amongst foster youths.

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  • Farmers trained to select healthy potato seeds finally making profits

    Clementine Nyirangaruye

    May 11, 2022 |

    The Bridge Magazine |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Burera

    Local farmers who received training in ‘positive selection,’ an inexpensive way to multiply potato seeds by selecting healthy-looking, vigorous mother plants, have increased their profits using this method.

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  • What can Philadelphia learn from Cleveland's water department?

    Conor Morris

    May 04, 2022 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland’s water affordability initiative has provided relief to qualified homeowners in the city. The Homestead Water program alleviates debt and locks in reduced water utility rates. The program also has a streamlined application process, which has led to higher enrollment rates.

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  • A tale of two cities' water bills: how one place was able to reduce mounting utility costs for low-income households and how Ohio may follow suit

    Conor Morris

    May 02, 2022 |

    Eye On Ohio |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s Tiered Assistance Program (TAP) provides water debt alleviation and locks water bill rates to 2-3 percent of a household’s income. The program provides a unique security net to qualified homeowners in the city. Cleveland has the potential to provide a similar benefit to its residents with a few manageable changes.

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  • What can Cleveland learn from Philadelphia's ambitious experiment in water billing?

    Conor Morris

    May 02, 2022 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s Tiered Assistance Program (TAP) provides water debt alleviation and locks water bill rates to 2-3 percent of a household’s income. The program provides a unique security net to qualified homeowners in the city. Cleveland has the potential to provide a similar benefit to its residents with a few manageable changes.

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  • LADWP Training Program Provides Power — and Good Jobs — to the People

    Larry Buhl

    April 29, 2022 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Utility Pre-Craft Trainee program provides a pathway to upward mobility within the Los Angeles Department of Water and power. The program provides training and experience for skilled jobs and enables participants to achieve economic mobility. 

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  • Zimbabwe's women-only rangers fight poachers and poverty

    Farai Shawn Matiashe

    April 25, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    Akashinga Unit, a woman-only rangers group, gives women in Zimbabwe the opportunity to earn a good salary and feel empowered while preventing poaching.

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  • Athens Foodbank Fights Food Insecurity

    Anna Hughes

    April 20, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The City of Refuge food bank supplies food and groceries to locals in need through mobile drives, school drop-offs and community deliveries each week. The food bank has about 60 volunteers who come in weekly to package about 250 boxes of food for local residents.

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  • Tina Turner, Greek tragedy, and the proven poverty cure that empowers women

    Lane Anderson

    March 25, 2022 |

    Matriarchy Report |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    Brazil's Bolsa Familia program provides monthly grants to families to help cover the costs of education and health care. The funds, which are specifically disbursed to women, have improved poverty rates and helped empower some women to leave abusive relationships.

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