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Saving seeds and stories at Taos Pueblo

Cody Hooks

April 20, 2017 |

The Taos News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taos Pueblo, United States, Taos, New Mexico

One small thing colonization destroyed was seeds. Indigenous communities used to pass seeds down from generation to generation, but according to some estimates, seed erosion has wiped off as much as 90 percent of agricultural crops. A global effort is being undertaken to save seeds, and also conserve tradition.

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Role play: teaching gender equality in India

Shaifali Agrawal

March 03, 2017 |

Positive.News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

In India gender inequality and stereotype perpetuation have been barriers to reaching equality, Gulika Reddy tried to implement changes and work with adults but these ideas were so firmly entrenched that they could not adjust to other ideology. Thus, she started 'Schools of Equality' where children receive lessons (in their regular schools) and creatively engage in analysis and discussion of gender equality issues in order to help shape more equal perspectives at an earlier age.

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Syrian women find confidence and community in Canada through catering events

Jenny Uechi

March 01, 2017 |

National Observer |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

A select group of women Syrian refugees are helping cater dinners in Vancouver, British Columbia. The dinner events, titled “Tayybeh: A Celebration of Syrian Cuisine,” help the women both earn a small living and create a support network. Anyone is able to buy a ticket, and attendee numbers have only grown since the first event.

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Almost all girls were cut in her Ethiopian village. Not anymore, thanks to her.

Amy Yee

January 26, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

When Bogaletch Gebre was a girl she underwent a dangerous procedure, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The practice requires the removal of all, or part of the clitoris. It can lead to scarring, bleeding, and sometimes even death. When she grew up and learned the harmful effects of the procedure, she and her sister decided to create a non profit to end the practice. “Today, KMG is credited with virtually eliminating FGM in Kembata, a region of 680,000.” What’s worked so well for the non profit? Community conversations. “Community conversations can work anywhere where human beings live together,” Gebre says. “

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Kha'p'o Community School Returns K-6 Education to Pueblo Control

Ellen Berkovitch

November 15, 2016 |

Santa Fe Public Radio (KSFR) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Kha'p'o Community School recently became the first of six Native American Community Academy schools in New Mexico and, after two years of planning, is now entirely under tribal control. Its educational model brings tribal language and project-based learning focused on tribal identity into the classroom. This model teaches the importance of cultural preservation and prepares the children who will someday be leading the very tribe that they are being educated in.

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Americans Are Getting Their Voluntourism Fix on a New Carnival Cruise

Jacob Kushner

November 07, 2016 |

Vice |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Fathom is the world's first-ever cruise line for people who want to vacation and volunteer as a way of helping poor families in the Dominican Republic have concrete floors, water filters etc. However, the impact of this organization is unknown given a lack of data and contrasting anecdotal evidence.

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The last word: protecting our vanishing languages

Lucy Purdy

October 25, 2016 |

Positive.News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Shropshire

The world is expecting to lose half its languages by the end of the century. People are preserving the ancestral languages by collecting and utilizing the vocabulary within their families and using apps and technologies to learn new languages.

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Native schools move forward by looking to the past

Leah Todd Lin

October 08, 2016 |

High Country News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Santa Clara Native Reservation, United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

A New Mexico network of native schools, called the NACA-Inspired Schools Network, addresses the failure of traditional schooling to incorporate native culture into lessons by designing a culturally relevant curriculum for students. Beyond cultural education, the network also requires students to take at least two Advanced Placement courses and apply to at least 10 colleges to help level the playing field for native students in New Mexico.

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Earthbags Are Harnessing Soil to House the Nepalese

Temma Ehrenfeld

September 20, 2016 |

Garden Collage |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

In an effort to rebuild after Nepal’s devastating 2015 earthquake, Earthbags have become a growing method of sustainable, affordable construction. These bags are carefully filled with soil, and stacked on one another to build structures like homes and schools. Across the country, officials, local residents, and non-profits like Good Earth Nepal have embraced the method in a grassroots push to rebuild the country for and by themselves.

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CDFIs Can Help Native Populations Moving to Cities

Johnny Magdaleno

September 19, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Rapid City, South Dakota

In Rapid City, South Dakota, talking about money is taboo among Native American families. To help improve their financial situations Black Hills Community Loan Fund offers financial literacy classes. The organization is in the process to be certified as a Native CDFI, a program that will help expand their impact.

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