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  • Jakarta's Urban Farms Come To The Rescue Of Food-Insecure Residents

    April 23, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

    Community-led urban farms in Jakarta empower residents to transform underused city spaces like alleyways and campus grounds into productive local food sources. These initiatives often blend traditional gardening with community organizing, educational outreach, and sometimes smart technology or agricultural research to improve food access, enhance green space, and foster local resilience.

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  • Community Libraries Are Spreading Across Rural India

    April 21, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India

    In rural areas of India that often have limited access to reading material, communities are banding together to form small libraries where residents can read, study, take classes, or just use the wi-fi. One library has grown to about 2,100 registered members and has helped about 50 students pass their competitive exams.

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  • Missouri OATS Transit Offers Transit and Social Connection for Rural Residents 

    April 18, 2025 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Forsyth County, Missouri

    OATS Transit has been helping people without a vehicle, driver’s license or other means of transportation to get around the region for more than 50 years at a subsidized rate. Despite funding challenges, OATS has grown into one of the country’s largest and longest-running rural transportation networks.

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  • These ferries speed commutes and cut pollution — and they fly

    April 15, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    In Stockholm, an electric ferry that uses hydrofoils—underwater wings that increase the ship’s speed by allowing it to glide above the water’s surface—causes 98 percent fewer carbon emissions than a traditional diesel ferry. Other cities, such as Lake Tahoe and Berlin, are now considering implementing the technology.

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  • Where war once raged in Iraq, Yezidi women plant hope

    April 14, 2025 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Iraq, Khanke

    The Clean Green initiative empowers Yezidi women who escaped the 2014 ISIS genocide to rebuild their lives and enviornment by planting more than 2,000 trees, specifically chosen to withstand Iraq’s shifting climate. The grassroots group started with just five volunteers, but now has more than 40 members.

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  • The cure for congested cities? Kenya is building new ones.

    April 11, 2025 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Tatu City

    Satellite towns like Tatu City are cropping up near major cities in Africa, offering an alternative to the overcrowded metropolises locals are used to. When developed effectively, these satellite cities become hubs for economic growth. Over 100 businesses have opened in Tatu City, employing about 25,000 people.

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  • Clean energy: Nigeria's move away from diesel generators

    April 11, 2025 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    A Berlin-based non-profit, Access to Energy Institute (A2EI), is providing traders at Wuse Market in Abuja :solar generators," which has reduced noise and fumes while also saving the community money by no longer having to buy fuel for generations. The installed solar panel system sends real-time data back to Berlin for monitoring and maintenance.

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  • Hawai‘i Wants to Help Community Groups Keep Foreclosed Homes in Local Hands

    April 09, 2025 |

    Overstory |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Hawai‘i lawmakers are considering SB 332, a "community opportunity to purchase" policy that would give tenants, community land trusts, housing nonprofits and local governments up to 45 days to match or beat bids on foreclosed homes. This legislation is aimed at preserving affordable housing and preventing displacement and is modeled after similar successful policies in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.

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  • Vernal takes a 'pretty big step' to help add businesses and homes to its downtown

    April 08, 2025 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Vernal, Utah

    In 2021, Vernal, Utah, created a new mixed-use zoning ordinance, allowing developers to build commercial space on ground floors with residential units above. The ordinance led to two major downtown projects, each featuring 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 18 residential units. 14 of the 36 condos sold within three weeks at prices in the low-to-mid $300,000s, and most commercial spaces already secured tenants.

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  • Amid a housing crisis, this Utah program is helping increase homeownership opportunities

    April 03, 2025 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Utah’s moderate-income housing program has resulted in thousands of homes being built or preserved for those who fall within the moderate-income range. The program has existed since 1996 and aims to address both the lack of housing and the increasing housing costs Utahns face. The program applies to 95 localities across the state, comprising more than 90% of Utah’s population.

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