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Strengthening Surveillance and Vaccine Uptake to Curb the Transmission of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus in Kano State

Bashar Abubakar

January 17, 2022 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

Outbreak Response teams travel from house to house in Kano, Nigeria, making sure children are vaccinated against wild poliovirus to prevent its spread.

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More voters, less party affiliation 2 years into automatic voter registration

Sean Golonka

January 16, 2022 |

The Nevada Independent |

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Response Location: United States, Nevada

Nevada’s automatic voter registration (AVR) system has added over 320,000 new voters since its launch in 2020, expanding access to many. Unless they opt out, the AVR system automatically registers eligible voters, or updates their voter information, whenever they complete a transaction with the DMV. Since they are registered as nonpartisan by default, it has diversified the state’s voter pool. Officials still perform checks and balance to keep voter rolls clean, including the Electronic Registration Information Center that compares voter registration data between states to identify out-of-date records.

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VioPet ayuda a mujeres maltratadas que temen venganza sobre sus mascotas

Héctor Pérez

January 14, 2022 |

Revista Haz |

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Response Location: Spain

Inspirado en un programa existente en Estados Unidos, España lleva a nivel nacional y con apoyo gubernamental un programa para cuidar de las mascotas de mujeres que se encuentran en situaciones de violencia intrafamiliar y que tienen dificultad para dejar a sus agresores porque temen por la vida y bienestar de sus mascotas.

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Why one Ontario town moved to a four-day workweek

John Michael McGrath

January 14, 2022 |

TVO |

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Response Location: Canada, Zorra, Ontario

Local government staff members in Zorra can choose to opt-in for longer workdays four days a week in exchange for three-day weekends. The change allows for more flexibility, productivity, and employee satisfaction.

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How women-friendly design could make Philly a more livable city for all

Courtney Duchene

January 13, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: Austria, Vienna

As the result of a photography exhibit that highlighted the gender inequality built into public transportation, Vienna directed resources to make urban planning more equitable. The city now prioritizes more streetlights to address public safety concerns, wider sidewalks to accommodate strollers, more benches, apartment buildings with stroller storage spaces, and more. The efforts have resulted in more accessible infrastructure, increasing not just the quality of life for women, but for all residents of the city.

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Driving change: the all-female garage shifting attitudes in northern Nigeria

Abiodun Jamiu

January 12, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State

An all-female mechanic staff is turning heads in Nigeria. Their workshop provides jobs to dozens of women who have limited work opportunities in the region. The female staff also breaks barriers in a society where only men have typically worked as professional mechanics.

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How a Newark Program Is Pushing Police and Community Members to Heal Old Wounds Together

J. Brian Charles

January 11, 2022 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

To address deep divisions and mistrust between the community and police, Newark launched Trauma to Trust, a conflict resolution program that brings officers and residents together for mediation and discussion. Participants receive two days of training around trauma, critical race theory, and implicit bias, and more than 500 people have taken part since the initiative began.

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Redefining Mobility For Children With Disabilities

Jejje Muhinde

January 11, 2022 |

Rwanda Dispatch |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Angel Rider Wheelchairs provides free wheelchairs to children across Rwanda. The group constructs and distributes the wheelchairs themselves and coordinates with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities, who provides a list of children nominated to receive one. Access to the wheelchairs have changed the quality of life for many of the children, allowing them to attend school and other social activities for the first time in their lives. The non-profit has donated over 2,000 wheelchairs in the last five years.

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The alternative learning experience for children during lock down through football talent development

Kabuye Ronald

January 10, 2022 |

Metro FM 90.8 |

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Response Location: Uganda, Wakiso

Kick-off soccer academy provides young people with mentorship, education, and talent development. It was created by a group of young friends during the COVID-19 pandemic after they noticed many young people getting into drugs and alcohol while out of school during pandemic-related shutdowns. The team, who mobilizes parents and caretakers so that they buy into the program’s benefits, serves almost 100 young people. The program develops the athletic skills of the young people but also increases their self-esteem and responsibility.

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Asthma affects thousands of Oakland kids. These residents are working to prevent it

Sonya Lustig

January 10, 2022 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

To help prevent children with asthma from missing school and being hospitalized Asthma Start provides their families with education and resources like mattress and pillow covers and cleaning supplies.

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