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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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  • Helsinki Built a Library That Brings a Whole City Together

    Peter Yeung

    December 01, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    Helsinki’s Oodi Library received 3.1 million visits during the first year of operation. This success is contributed to the extensive planning process that included consultations with the residents and including what they wanted in the design of the public space.

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  • Reviving old strip malls: What can Mansfield learn from Woburn, Mass.?

    Katie Ellington Serrao

    November 29, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    As strip malls continue to decline, some urban planning and real estate experts are advocating to turn the spaces into mixed-use developments with both residential and commercial spaces. This redevelopment is an opportunity to revitalize and enrich a community by creating a village-like setting, like Woburn Village, with its 175,000 square-feet of commercial space and 350 housing units.

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  • What If Donated Food Was Delightful?

    Michaela Haas

    November 29, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Dion’s Chicago Dream addresses food insecurity through a community fridge filled with fresh produce and weekly home deliveries of fresh, healthy foods.

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  • What Can Cities Learn from Kansas City's Fare-Free Transit Program?

    Jared Brey

    November 29, 2022 |

    Governing |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Kansas City Streetcar provides fare-free transportation for residents, which helps to get them downtown and promote more economic development. The fare-free streetcar also makes transit more equitable by removing barriers for low-income passengers and improving mobility for people with disabilities.

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  • Kelp Farming Is Reviving an Ancient Practice -- and a Modern Economy

    Iris M. Crawford

    November 25, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Shinnecock Reservation, United States, New York

    A kelp hatchery run by residents of the Shinnecock Reservation in New York is creating jobs and cleaning up the bay because the seaweed soaks up carbon and pollutants.

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  • Home decor business built out of water hyacinth

    Gbemisola Esho

    November 24, 2022 |

    The Star Kenya |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    MitiMeth trains Nigerians to harvest the invasive hyacinth seaweed and weave it into products like baskets and furniture. The business helps clean up waterways while securing consistent incomes for local residents.

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  • At This Grocery Store, Shoppers Pay What They Wish

    Sandra Larson

    November 18, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    MARSH Grocery is a food cooperative with urban farm lots, an online catalog, a delivery program, a commercial kitchen, and a grocery store in which people can pay the amount on the sticker, 20% more, or 20% less. The cooperative is not quite profitable but is growing its customer base in a St. Louis neighborhood that previously lacked access to affordable, healthy food.

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  • 'We're reattaching people': Mobile history project connects neighbors in North Oakland

    Celeste Hamilton Dennis

    November 14, 2022 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    HEAR/HERE is a mobile digital history project that documents and shares the stories of Black Oaklanders. The HEAR/HERE truck visits community events and gathering places and asks attendees to answer questions that are designed to help them connect with their neighbors.

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  • Solar empowers Pala'wan indigenous women to save basketry tradition, natural forest

    Keith Anthony S. Fabro

    November 12, 2022 |

    Rappler |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

    The installation of solar panels in communities in the Philippines without electricity allows Pala’wan indigenous women to weave more baskets at night and increase their household income.

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