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Cities Take on a New Front in the Climate Battle: Meat Eating

Peter Yeung

December 13, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: England, Hayward Heath

A grassroots campaign to encourage more environmentally sustainable diets called the Plant Based Treaty is picking up support across the globe. Pledgers make their own decisions on how to best take action.

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Saying it with soup in Lanesborough: We want to ease the isolation of our elders

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

December 12, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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Response Location: United States, Lanesborough, Massachusetts

The Community Produce Program organized by the Heart & Soil Collective delivers weekly produce to seniors in need. Not only does the program increase food access, but it also provides seniors with community, wellness checks, and friendships that they struggle to access otherwise.

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What Happens When Jobs Are Guaranteed?

Nick Romeo

December 10, 2022 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: Austria, Gramatneusiedl

The government-run Job Guarantee program in Gramatneusiedl, Austria, provides employment for residents who have experienced unemployment for at least a year. After a training course and discussion of their wants and needs, the person can choose to accept the offered job in which they will earn at least as much as they would receive from unemployment benefits.

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"I would've been a mum of 3": NGO is empowering girl child from Lagos slums

Nurudeen Lawal, Rahaman Abiola

December 09, 2022 |

Legit.ng |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko, Lagos

The Center for Children's Health Education, Orientation and Protection, or CEE-HOPE, works to address the challenges young girls growing up in poorer neighborhoods face, including lack of education and skills development and high child marriage rates. The organization helps these young girls access education and shelters for those experiencing abuse, helping to better themselves and turn them into advocates for other young girls.

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Twin Cities electric vehicle car-share program finds success

Frank Jossi

December 09, 2022 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Evie Community Carshare is an electric-vehicle service in areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, with high poverty and pollution rates. Users can pick up a car and leave it anywhere within the service area.

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Nigerian Climate Action Group Trades Trash for Cash

Samuel Ajala

December 07, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

Ecobarter is a startup in Nigeria that collects waste from communities and delivers it to recycling services. Individuals that deposit waste are paid in points based on weight and type of waste. The points can be converted into money, used to get health insurance, transferred to others, or used to shop at specific marketplaces.

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Inside the White House gun violence initiative they say is actually working

Myah Ward

December 06, 2022 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States

The federally-funded Community Violence Intervention Collaborative provided funding, training, and technical assistance to community violence intervention programs nationwide. Each program uses the assistance to target needs specific to its community.

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How a South Sudanese Village Lured Government with $7 Contributions to Gravel a Flooded, Muddy Road

Richard Sultan

December 05, 2022 |

TIME of the World |

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Response Location: South Sudan, Lokwilili

To remedy poor road conditions, village leaders rallied community members to contribute about $7.5 each to raise funds to gravel a local road. With the road fixed, it no longer floods to unsafe levels, making it almost impassable, thus improving driving and living conditions for those in the village.

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The Fight for Housing Justice in Los Angeles

Jaisal Noor

December 05, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Downtown Crenshaw group was inspired by the success of community land trusts, a model that keeps ownership of land and housing in the hands of the community, who can choose to keep it permanently affordable while providing tenants a pathway to wealth building. Since May 2021, the group has purchased 10 parcels of land, which will be developed into residential and commercial space that’s affordable for longtime residents and businesses.

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Public transit was free for many Coloradans in August. When fares returned, many riders stayed, data shows.

Olivia Prentzel

December 01, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Colorado’s grant-funded Zero Fare for Better Air program allowed riders to use public transit for free in August. When the fares returned at the end of the month many transit agencies still noticed an increase in users compared to before the free access.

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