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  • The WhatsApp boot camp that empowers people to earn

    June 16, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo

    The Afolabi Abdulakeem Faisol (AAF) Academy connects with prospective students via WhatsApp and teaches them graphic design and video editing skills as a way to earn money. Since 2021, the Academy has held seven educational boot camps, teaching thousands of people across several countries.

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  • Reviving the Lost Waterways of India's 'City of Lakes'

    June 16, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

    After reviving a lake with no experience, Anand Malligavad went on to restore 30 lakes in Bengaluru, India. He and his team created a restoration model that includes dredging and cleaning the lakebed, planting native grasses and trees along the banks, and developing wetlands nearby.

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  • The Soil Farmers: Black Food Sovereignty and Climate Solutions

    June 16, 2023 |

    NC Newsline |

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    Response Location: United States, Pinetops, North Carolina

    Kendrick Ransome uses ancestral farming techniques like low-till farming and conservation tilling to improve soil health and sequester more carbon on his farm. He founded Freedom Org to teach youth these practices and help other Black farmers do the same after decades of racist lending policies have dwindled their numbers.

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  • Amidst Lean Resources, this Foundation Devises Means to Secure Future for Poor Children in Taraba

    June 16, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sabon Gari, Taraba State

    The Umayya Danejo Foundation provides financial support to help out-of-school children enroll in classes and complete exit examinations. The organization also runs a food aid program and has a partnership with tailoring centers where students can learn hands-on trade skills.

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  • How Texas is addressing nation's crisis in youth mental health

    June 16, 2023 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium in partnership with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute is working to train healthcare providers on how to identify and begin treating mental health concerns. The training program began in 2022 and about 74 providers participated in its first year.

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  • For two brothers, saving Delhi's kites brings fame but not enough financial support

    June 15, 2023 |

    Earth Island |

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    Response Location: India, Delhi

    A Delhi-based rescue and rehabilitation center for birds of prey, called Wildlife Rescue, is run by two brothers who believe every living thing has the right to be treated when injured — including the black kites many locals see as bad luck. The center treats more than 3,300 birds every year.

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  • College felt impossible to this student in foster care. Then NYC offered to pay.

    June 15, 2023 |

    Chalkbeat New York |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To help make college more accessible, New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services provides students in the foster care system with room and board, a $60 daily stipend, and up to $15,000 for tuition.

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  • How indoor residual spraying helping to fight Malaria in Rwanda

    June 15, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Indoor Residual Spraying is being used as an intervention to reduce the transmission of malaria. Trained teams spray the insecticide in about 10 homes a day. Since this method of prevention was introduced in 2007, there has been a significant decrease in malaria cases. From 2016 to 2022, malaria cases went from 409 per 1,000 people to just 76 cases and deaths fell by more than 89%.

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  • How Black Americans Are Reclaiming Outdoors Spaces — and Their Health

    June 15, 2023 |

    Everyday Health |

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    Response Location: United States

    Groups like Black People Who Hike, Good Co. Bike Club and Black Women Who are emerging across the country to challenge the stigma and racial discrimination people of color face in outdoor, recreational spaces. Studies show that interacting with nature can have significant health benefits. These groups strive to increase diversity access to these outdoor spaces as a way for people of color to find joy and healing outdoors.

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  • Slovenia, in bee heaven

    June 15, 2023 |

    Ereb |

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    Response Location: Slovenia

    Slovenia’s emphasis on honeybee-friendly policies, pollinator-awareness campaigns, and collaboration between beekeepers and farmers grew the bee population to its maximum capacity.

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