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Shelter helps decrease feral cat population

Hannah Freeman

October 08, 2025 |

The Oglethorpe Echo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Danielsville, Georgia

The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter uses a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program to address the county's feral cat overpopulation problem, providing free or discounted spay/neuter services with the help of grant funding, along with humane trap rentals and surgical appointments for residents who capture feral cats. With the program, TNR procedures have increased from 190 in 2024 to 250 this year.

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India's Heat Insurance Plans: Look Promising, But Resilience Needs More Than Payouts

Lisann Dias

October 06, 2025 |

upBeat |

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Response Location: India

A parametric heat insurance program covering 276,800 women workers across India provides automatic cash payouts (₹300-1,250) when temperatures exceed city-specific thresholds for consecutive days, successfully delivering financial relief during extreme heat events but facing sustainability challenges due to heavy subsidies, trust issues when thresholds aren't met, and the need for behavioral change among beneficiaries.

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Otuabagi Women Farmers Replant Bayelsa's Future with Raffia Palms

Timkat Nanbol Victor

October 06, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Otuabagi, Bayelsa

The Otuabagi Women Farmers Association's initiative to replant 7,200 raffia palm trees has not only begun restoring their oil-damaged swamp forest but also created a cooperative financial safety net for members and sparked community-wide conversations about environmental protection.

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Ghana's Anti-Witchcraft Bill: Reintegration offers hope as survivors urge swift passage

Shawanna Yussif

October 05, 2025 |

ChannelOne TV |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Ghana

While locals wait for an anti-witchcraft bill to pass to provide protection for women against unproven accusations of witchcraft, several organizations are working to close “witch camps” and help women return home to their families. So far, these organizations’ combined efforts have led to the closure of two of the six camps in the northern part of the country.

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The Nigerian Women Who Went from Labourers for Hire to Landowners

Yahuza Bawage

October 03, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

Twenty women in Kaduna, Nigeria formed a cooperative in 2015 that pooled their farm labor earnings to collectively purchase land, transforming them from hired laborers earning ₦2,000-₦10,000 per day into independent landowners who now harvest enough to support their families' education and healthcare while contributing food to their community.

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When Women Keep Watch: Inside Plateau's Female-Led Vigilantes and Peace Networks

Oge Udegbunam

September 30, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Jos

Women in Jos, Nigeria formed cross-religious peace networks and vigilante patrols that eliminated conflict deaths between 2014-2023 in their communities, restored inter-faith relationships, and reduced crime through nighttime security operations, though they face ongoing challenges from lack of police support and systemic justice failures.

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Denver's Food Forests Provide Free Fruit While Greening the Environment

Riley Ramirez

September 29, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver Urban Gardens transformed vacant urban lots into 26 food forests containing over 1,200 fruit trees and berry bushes, providing free fresh produce to communities while reducing local temperatures by 5-15 degrees and increasing tree canopy coverage in one of America's least forested cities.

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One Protest at a Time, Iyana Ipaja's Market Women Push Back Against Extortion, Injustice

Olayide Oluwafunmilayo Soaga

September 28, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Market women in Iyana Ipaja organized street protests after failed letter-writing campaigns, which led to the traditional ruler (Baale) brokering a peace agreement that stopped the extortion by thugs claiming to act on behalf of a local strongman, though the traders acknowledge this relief may be temporary.

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What if diapers were free for the parents who need them most?

Chabeli Carrazana

September 18, 2025 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States, Illinois

Diaper Dollars provides parents in Illinois and Ohio with a $40 e-card each month that they can use at major retailers like Walmart and CVS to purchase diapers. Nearly 8,000 people have been served so far, with 10,000 projected by 2026. About 90 percent of those who went through the program reported being able to better afford other essentials like food, rent and other bills with a portion of their diaper costs covered.

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Where is the shade when the sun is overhead?

Emircan Saç

September 16, 2025 |

Teyit |

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Response Location: Turkey

Cities are implementing comprehensive heat mitigation strategies including urban greening (which can reduce temperatures by up to 7°C in dense areas), cooling centers, heat response teams, and reflective surfaces, with evidence showing measurable temperature reductions and improved access to relief for vulnerable populations, though effectiveness varies by location and requires tailored, multi-pronged approaches.

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