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  • Armed with pamphlets: the battle to register women voters in Libya

    Libya’s Electoral Outreach Ambassadors program aims to increase women’s trust in the political process and register new voters. The female ambassadors are experienced in civil society participation but are not affiliated with any political or religious group, which is key to building trust given the country’s recent civil war. Ambassadors are trained in many tactics and left to tailor their own strategy so that it is best suited for their own district. Outreach efforts include a combination of house visits, workshops in private and public institutions, and talks with women in public spaces.

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  • KVNF Regional Newscast: October 28, 2021

    Basalt Vista is the first net-zero affordable housing project in Colorado, based in Basalt. The homes are constructed in partnership with the county, the school district, and Habitat for Humanity. The homes are lined with solar panels and operate using only electricity. They produce, on average, all the energy that they consume and the utility costs to the residents are basically zero once the production begins to generate credits. Rather than prioritizing keeping building costs as cheap as possible, net-zero homes prioritize keeping the costs to maintain the home low.

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  • Building a just energy business future in Detroit

    WeSolar makes solar power accessible to low-income residents by building and investing in community-solar farms and signing residents up for credits from investor-owned utilities. The startup, the first community solar business led by a Black woman, saves customers as much as $250 on their utility bills by signing up for community solar. Convincing residents, many of whom have had bad experiences with predatory utility schemes, requires working with church and community groups to earn trust. Community solar also requires legislation that allows for shared renewable energy projects.

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  • Electric school bus helps Latina moms combat air pollution

    There are about 480,000 school buses in the country, less than one percent of them are electric. Replacing diesel school buses with electric ones would reduce greenhouse emissions by 5.3 million tons a year, it would also be better for students lungs. More than 4 in 10 people in the country live in neighborhoods with unhealthy air. In Arizona, a group of mom's organized and were able to convince the school board to purchase and electric bus. Then, they garnered votes to help pass a bond to purchase the bus.

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  • Joniškis rado būdą, kaip išgydyti nenorą dirbti: darbdavių ir bedarbių pasimatymai tapo privalomi

    Joniškis per mažiau nei metus beveik dvigubai sumažino ilgalaikį nedarbą. Individualios konsultacijos su darbo neturinčiais žmonėmis, susitikimai su potencialiais darbdaviais, įvairių socialinių paslaugų pritaikymas sudarant geriausias sąlygas dirbti - lėmė, kad šimtai joniškiečių vėl tapo dirbančiais ir užsidirbančiais savo pragyvenimui.

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  • Cycling city Kigali sprints to promote smart and green mobility

    In an effort to go carbon-neutral, city officials in Kigali, Rwanda, are improving bicycling infrastructure and partnering with a green transportation company to implement a bicycle ride sharing program with docking stations across the city.

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  • Tumaini la Kina Mama

    Kupitia chama cha kuwekeza pesa kwa jumla, kundi la wanawake wenye watoto walemavu wanatiana moyo na kuinuana kiuchumi baada ya kuachwa na waume wao. Kila Jumamosi wanachama hukutana na kuchangisha angalau shilingi mia moja kila mmoja. Pesa hiyo hupeanwa kwa aliyetembelewa ilhali nyingine huwekwa kama akiba ambayo mwanachama anaweza kupewa kama mkopo au msaada wakati wa dharura.

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  • Después de un fracaso, nuevo impulso abre puertas a la educación temprana en Tucsón

    Una iniciativa para invertir en educación temprana en Tucson fracasó en las urnas. A pesar de esa limitación, un consorcio público-privado ha logrado expandir el acceso a programas como Head Start.

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  • Sanitation solutions: How giving people trash bins made Baltimore cleaner

    Baltimore’s green bin program shows there are relatively simple steps cities can take to tangibly improve the cleanliness of neighborhoods. The solution is also working in Philadelphia, through which people who live in the city are lidded trash cans and bins to store their garbage.

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  • Sanitation Solutions: How hidden cameras became Philly's fiercest weapon in the war on dumping

    Philadelphia has 300 surveillance cameras and, increasingly, sees them as central to its strategy of holding individuals accountable for illegal dumping. This has led to empty lots remaining garbage free, and setting examples of those who are caught and prosecuted.

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