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  • 24/7 Sobriety program developed in South Dakota could be rolled out nationwide

    July 29, 2022 |

    Aberdeen News |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    The 24/7 Sobriety program requires repeat offenders of alcohol-related crimes to submit to breathalyzer tests twice a day as a condition of a pre-trial bond or sentencing agreement. Failure to remain sober results in jail time. Since 24/7 Sobriety started in 2005, there have been more than 39,000 participants and nearly 12.5 million tests administered, with a pass rate of 98.8%. Studies have also found a reduction in DUI and domestic violence arrests in states that adopt the program.

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  • New Malcolm X Plaza hopes to provide a solution to gun violence in South Dallas

    July 29, 2022 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    The Child Poverty Action Lab in Dallas turned a vacant lot into a community plaza that hosts events like movie nights and community meals in an effort to bring the community together and reduce violence in the area.

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  • Occupy to survive: Brazilians squat to fight for housing rights

    July 29, 2022 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo

    Housing activists have been living in an abandoned building — Prestes Maia — since 2002. Through their years of activism, occupying the space and working to make the 22-story high-rise livable Prestes Maia is being transformed into social housing for the families that have been living there for the past several years.

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  • The Nigerian school with a radical idea: Teaching Boko Haram's kids

    July 29, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    Founded in the midst of ongoing violent conflict, the Future Prowess Islamic Foundation offers education to children and orphans from families fighting on both sides of the war between Boko Haram insurgents and the Nigerian government. With this inclusive approach, the organization has so far averted being targeted by Boko Haram, successfully keeping roughly 2,200 children in school without interruption during the peak of the insurgency.

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  • Curbing the tide of open defecation in Nigeria; the Kwara example

    July 28, 2022 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The Kwara Government and the Open Defecation Free Program provide public toilets to citizens in areas where public defecation is an issue and also provides basic sanitation services to those in need. Since the program began, the rate of open defecation has dropped by 14%, while the rate of access to basic sanitation services in the state has increased from 14% to 31%.

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  • How BFF is reintegrating obstetric fistula patients back into society

    July 28, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Bashir Fistula Foundation (BFF) provides free surgeries to remedy obstetric fistula, as well as rehabilitation services to integrate patients back into society. Since the organization was formed in 2018, approximately 98 women have benefitted from free surgical intervention.

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  • Amid Spike in Teen Drinking During Pandemic, Schools Turn to Alateen For Help

    July 27, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    Alateen is designed for young people living people abusing substances, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the teens the group serves have begun using alcohol and drugs themselves. To make it easier for youth to access the program, some schools are incorporating Alateen programs at school for students to easily participate.

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  • Is the agriculture industry doing enough to conserve water during Utah's drought?

    July 27, 2022 |

    KSL-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    A combination of drought and financial incentives is encouraging farmers in Utah to adopt practices that consume less water like drip irrigation and even switching the crops they grow.

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  • Breast, Cervical Cancers: Touring Team's Approach Protects Low-Income Nigerian Women

    July 27, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ota, Ogun State

    A medical outreach group called Quinta Health offers breast and cervical cancer screenings to women free of charge. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women globally. Quinta Health uses a strategic outreach plan to reach low-income community women in need of screening and trains medical professionals to provide the tests in surrounding cities.

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  • How promise programs can offer more than just college affordability

    July 27, 2022 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Promise Programs provide free college educations in the high school graduate’s home state. Along with coaching and other methods of financial support, the initiatives have seen success in increasing graduation rates. The first promise program was implemented in Michigan. Since then, dozens of other states have followed suit.

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