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The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe's fight against climate change

Joseph Lee

October 14, 2024 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Coeur d'Alene Tribe, United States, Idaho

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is in the middle of a multi-decade effort to restore an important wetland that will make the local environment more resilient to climate change. Using tribal knowledge and expertise, they’re encouraging beavers to return, reintroducing salmon, planting trees, and building connections between people and the land.

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This support group for Israeli expats in New York offers Hebrew and hugs

Jackie Hajdenberg

October 11, 2024 |

The Forward |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Israeli Hug Center offers social support, group therapy, and robust programming for Israeli expats in New York City.

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Cherokees take new approach to helping addicts

Felix Clary

August 27, 2024 |

ICT News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cherokee Nation, United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

The Cherokee Nation harm reduction program provides supplies like clean needles and Narcan to those using drugs and even offers safe, clean environments for drug use with staff available to assist during overdoses. As opioid addiction has disproportionately impacted Indigenous communities, the program also provides opportunities for people in recovery to participate in cultural activities. So far, the program has encountered several thousand people and has saved 44 lives with Narcan distribution.

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Louisville group supports Black children with enrichment, free therapy and resource sharing

Morgan Watkins

August 26, 2024 |

Louisville Public Media |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

Play Cousins Collective helps Black youth build self-confidence and celebrate their identity and culture through hands-on activities, community building and access to free educational programs and therapy. Over 1,700 youth and families participated in the program last year.

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South Asian arts group shines light on queer, neurodiverse stories

Myah Goff

August 21, 2024 |

Sahan Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

The Minnesota-based South Asian Arts and Theater House is a safe space for the South Asian artist community to get together and create performance art that raises awareness of social justice issues within the South Asian diaspora.

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Parents Of Kaduna Brides May Now Sigh In Relief

Aisha Gambo

August 16, 2024 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

Meerah’s Kitchen Utensils & More is a monthly contribution plan helping mothers save the money necessary to provide for their newly married daughters, as is tradition in Nigeria. Women contribute a set fee to the group each month for 10 months, after which they can take whatever they need from the store, including pots, cooking utensils and other necessities. Women contribute by joining a WhatsApp group, and there are currently over 200 members.

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#HungerProtest: Soaring Food Cost Is Restricting Community-Led Meal Clubs In Kano

Abdulaziz Bagwai

August 07, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

Women in resource-challenged households in Kano, Nigeria, are turning to a communal tradition rooted in Hausa culture to make meals that meet their families' needs. They pool their money together to buy ingredients, cook together, and equally distribute portions of the meals.

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Alaska's Tribal Health Organizations Are Essential, and Powerful

Peter Heckendorn

July 31, 2024 |

The Daily Yonder |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Copper River, United States, Alaska

Tribal health organizations deliver culturally competent healthcare, tailoring care to meet specific needs and overcome obstacles to access. These medical centers integrate traditional practices with modern medicine, and this approach to care has led to improved health outcomes for both Native and non-Native patients.

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The indigenous community protecting Himalayan sacred cattle in India

Aatreyee Dhar

July 27, 2024 |

BBC |

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Response Location: India, Arunachal Pradesh

The Indigenous Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India, builds “living fences” by attaching barbed wire to the trunks of orchid trees to protect the mithun they are rearing, a sacred species of cattle listed as vulnerable by the International Union For Conservation of Nature. Many of the mithuns died from conflict with humans and animal attacks when they were left to free-range graze.

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A Belarusian Island in the Caucasus

Tanya Hendzel

July 22, 2024 |

Transitions Online |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Kropka is a space for Belarusians migrants and asylum-seekers in Georgia to network, screen movies, play board games, and conduct language classes. Since opening, the space has hosted more than 700 events, with 5,000-plus visitors – most organized by local Belarusians.

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