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  • How a dinosaur is redefining a rural coal town

    May 01, 2023 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Rangely, Colorado

    The Dinosaur National Monument in an old mining town is bringing in tourists and is turning a profit for the town. In 2021, visitors to the Monument spent $24.3 million.

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  • How a South Sudanese neighbourhood embraced community policing to reduce crime

    May 01, 2023 |

    Aidóni |

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    Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

    In 2019, a South Sudan chief organized and empowered local “vigilante groups” (networks of households tasked with supporting each other), and since then, the community has transformed from a sparsely populated and violent neighborhood into a crowded but safe place where markets can stay open later at night. This community policing tactic has since spread to other South Sudanese areas and relies on collaboration between various authorities and ethnic groups to succeed.

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  • Solar Microgrids Providing Energy to Disadvantaged Rural Communities in Kisii County

    May 01, 2023 |

    Rongo University |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisii County

    PowerHive’s solar microgrid project provides electricity to those living in remote areas where power isn’t easily accessible. Since starting five years ago, the project has benefitted 1,500 households and has also led to a decrease in violence as nighttime robberies and attacks are less common when houses in the community are lit.

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  • New Transport Regulations Reducing Road Crashes in Uganda

    April 28, 2023 |

    Radio Sapientia 94.4FM |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    New, detailed driver badges, and bus route charts are reducing dangerous crashes involving buses on roads in Uganda. In an attempt to weed out incompetent bus drivers, they are now legally required to have a badge that includes information like their license number, training information, and the company they work for.

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  • Mayor's Youth Climate Action Council

    April 27, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles’ Mayor’s Youth Climate Action Council allows a group of 14 local youth to work with the mayor and city council on climate goals and initiatives. They meet monthly to set their own agenda, vote on priorities, connect with city resources and organizations, and bring their projects to life.

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  • Inmates are using VR to learn real-world skills

    April 26, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: United States

    A number of state corrections departments are using virtual reality to teach inmates a range of basic skills they might've missed the chance to acquire while incarcerated. The VR programs have helped reduce aggressive behavior, facilitate empathy with victims, and drop recidivism rates. A short-term pilot initiative in Alaska, for example, incorporated mindfulness techniques through VR that resulted in decreased reports of depressive or anxious feelings and fewer disciplinary write-ups.

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  • Grandmother's battalion: how elderly Zhytomyr residents help the front

    April 26, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Zhytomyr

    The Grandmother's Battalion is an initiative organized by the organization Care for the Elderly in Ukraine. Retired volunteers sew and distribute items such as pillows, work gloves, underwear, socks, and other needed clothing to Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the front lines.

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  • How two queer filmmakers helped save lesbian bars in the US from extinction

    April 25, 2023 |

    GayCities |

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    Response Location: United States

    After learning that the number of lesbian bars across the U.S. was dwindling, two filmmakers launched the show “The Lesbian Bar Project” which spotlights the bars’ significance to their communities. Along with the show, they crowdfunded $300,000 to help financially support the surviving bars.

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  • Campaña del mes: señalá la falta de accesibilidad arquitectónica y ayudá a derribar barreras

    April 25, 2023 |

    Red/Acción |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    Acceso Ya trabaja desde 2004 señalando los obstáculos físicos que afrontan quienes tienen movilidad reducida. Cuenta con un centro de denuncias con el cual podés señalar lugares de la ciudad de Buenos Aires en los que no pueden circular personas con movilidad reducida.

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  • Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing

    April 24, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Manhattan, New York

    Across the country, cities are pursuing office-to-housing conversions after the pandemic decimated downtown business districts. A percentage of these new apartments are required to be offered at affordable, below-market rates and some cities are also offering tax breaks for developers to incentivize these conversions.

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