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  • A City Tries to Measure the Violence It's Preventing

    April 22, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    A violence prevention program in Baton Rouge is working to reduce gun violence and help mothers and those affected cope and move forward in a healthy way. The street team with the non-profit C.H.A.N.G.E supports grieving families, provides targeted interventions and community engagement efforts around gun violence, and collects data to measure their work’s impact over time.

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  • Got Broken Stuff? The Tool Library Has a Fix

    April 19, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Dare to Repair helps people repair broken electronics, small appliances, and other items instead of throwing them away. Its Tool Library has diverted 7,779 pounds of waste from landfills and amassed a collection of nearly 5,000 tools available to community members. There are more than 3,000 repair cafes around the world and Buffalo’s Dare to Repair has nearly 1,500 members and processes more than 14,000 tool loans a year.

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  • Taking the classroom outside: How nature is teaching valuable lessons in Uganda

    April 18, 2024 |

    Farm Radio International |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda, Kikandwa

    The residents of Kikandwa, Uganda, came together to create the Kikandwa Environmental Association to implement nature-based solutions in their community. The solutions are combatting climate change and generating more income than options with a negative environmental impact. For example, many people traded cutting trees to make charcoal for selling seedlings at the local tree nursery.

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  • As illegal dumping continues in Macon, why aren't people using free resources?

    April 18, 2024 |

    The Macon Newsroom |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Macon, Georgia

    The Macon-Bibb Solid Waste Department launched three convenience centers throughout the county where residents can dispose of excess hazardous waste like tires, furniture, paint and batteries for free. Although the county still struggles with residents leaving waste at illegal dumping locations, the Department says about 2,000 people use the convenience centers each week.

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  • From Blight to Not: A Success Story

    April 18, 2024 |

    The Macon Newsroom |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Macon, Georgia

    Macon-Bibb County’s Code Enforcement team is working to lessen blighted properties in the community by alerting property owners of issues that need fixing, such as overgrown grass, broken windows and even abandoned properties, with about a 70-75% success rate.

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  • A South African Soup Kitchen Is Bringing Relief to Caregivers

    April 18, 2024 |

    Global Health Now |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Alexandria

    A community kitchen in Alexandra, South Africa, uses donations from local businesses, individuals, and a food bank to make meals for children who are not getting enough nutrition from government assistance. Local women volunteer to cook the meals and are able to eat and take home leftovers after all the children are fed.

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  • 'We need more shade': US's hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need

    April 17, 2024 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    In Phoenix, Arizona, a citywide tree-planting initiative is slowly increasing canopy cover to reduce the urban heat island effect in neighborhoods that need it the most. Residents pick between several varieties of desert-adapted trees, which are planted on their property by professional arborists, and take care of them with a provided kit.

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  • The invisible safety net for immigrants

    April 16, 2024 |

    The Christian Century |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, McAllen, Texas

    Latino churches like Iglesia Misionera Cristo Vive are acting as social service hubs for parishioners and members of the community, providing food, shelter, English language classes, trauma recovery and immigration advocacy.

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  • Watanda: This local scheme helped struggling Nigerian Muslims end Ramadan fasting with feasts

    April 16, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    Watanda is a bulk-shopping system that helps ensure low-income families have access to meat during the Eid-al-Fitr celebration following Ramadan. In Watanda groups, members contribute money to a collective fund to purchase cattle that is then split between all the contributors. Amidst the rising cost of cattle, Watanda groups help ensure families have food on the table and can still participate in celebrations.

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  • In Rural Western Uganda, A Tree-Planting Initiative Shows Signs of Life

    April 15, 2024 |

    The Xylom |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda

    Ecosia, a nonprofit search engine that uses its profits to support tree-planting initiatives, is working with the Jane Goodall Institute Austria to grow 200,000 trees in Uganda. The organizations work with communities to design the projects around their needs and then support locals through the process of growing trees.

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