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  • Immigrant children find belonging through basketball 

    August 19, 2024 |

    Epicenter NYC |

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    Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

    The basketball academy in Queens teaches basketball and English language skills to Spanish-speaking immigrant children. The academy helps youth navigate culture shock, bullying and the lack of community they may feel when they first arrive in the country, while ensuring they still maintain a sense of their parents’ language and culture.

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  • How a property manager and his tenants helped turn around two Yakima apartment buildings

    August 17, 2024 |

    Yakima Herald-Republic |

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    Response Location: United States, Yakima, Washington

    In response to two historic apartment buildings facing condemnation and displacing low-income tenants, property manager Tim Brewer conducted major renovations, implemented flexible rental policies, offered free laundry services, and built a supportive sense of community through regular gatherings and collaborative problem-solving. His efforts not only saved the apartment buildings but also improved residents' sense of safety and community engagement.

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  • Waste not, want not: FoodCommune rescues food from landfills to help feed the community

    August 16, 2024 |

    Canopy Atlanta |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    FoodCommune aims to reduce food waste by rescuing food before it ends up in landfills, redistributing about 6,000 pounds of food per week. FoodCommune gathers food from farmer’s markets, grocery stores, restaurants and other sources, redistributing enough to feed about 300 people each week.

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  • Parents Of Kaduna Brides May Now Sigh In Relief

    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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  • Citizen Science: Forschende unter uns

    August 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Austria

    Rund 180.000 Menschen haben in Österreich schon einmal an einem Citizen-Science-Projekt teilgenommen. Sie zählen Hummeln, schützen Wildtiere oder helfen, die Warnungen vor Naturkatastrophen zu verbessern. Viele lokale Forschungsprojekte wären ohne sie nicht möglich.

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  • Schwammstadt: Wo Bäume glücklich wachsen

    August 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Austria, Graz

    Viele Stadtbäume sterben früh, weil sie unter der Erde zu wenig Platz haben und an den steigenden Temperaturen leiden. Städte wie Stockholm und Graz zeigen, wie sich die Situation durch Pflanzungen von klimafitten Bäumen auf Hohlräumen und einem speziellen Substrat verbessern lässt.

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  • Dallas' 'cool pavement' pilot project shows promise

    August 12, 2024 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    To counteract the urban heat island effect as the climate changes, cities are coating their sidewalks with “cool pavement,” a type of sealant that makes pavement more reflective so that it retains less heat. In San Antonio, applying one type of cool pavement lowered surface temperatures by 3.58 degrees on average, and in Dallas, recent measurements showed treated sidewalks were 10 degrees cooler than nearby concrete that was not treated.

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  • Healing a Dark Past: The Long Road to Reopening Hospitals in the Rural South

    August 12, 2024 |

    Capital B (National) |

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    Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Tennessee

    As rural hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods close, groups and community members are joining forces to ensure residents can still access care by reopening a full-service hospital. Rural Emergency Hospital models remove in-patient beds but keep emergency departments active to receive federal support. About 29 rural hospitals have converted to rural emergency hospitals to ensure residents can still access care.

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  • Just How Effective is Scotland's Free Period Product Policy?

    August 11, 2024 |

    Greater Govanhill |

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    Response Location: Scotland, Govanhill

    In 2021, Scotland implemented the Period Products (Free Provision) Act to combat period poverty by ensuring free period products are widely accessible. While schools and some community establishments have successfully improved product accessibility and challenged period stigma, issues like poor awareness, uneven product distribution and insufficient resources remain obstacles.

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  • Women in Kerala mahallu committees are bridging the gender gap in mosques

    August 09, 2024 |

    The News Minute |

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    Response Location: India, Kerala

    In the 2000s, Kerala's Santhapuram village pioneered the inclusion of women in mahallu, which are mosque area committees, after women demanded representation. Groups of women joined forces to form a grassroots initiative and advocate for more representation. This led to women gaining roles as elected councilors and executive committee members in mosque governance, and now 87 of the 600 mosques in the area include women in their committees.

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