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  • From a Fact-Finding Visit to Providing Safe Water for Sauka Community

    February 07, 2022 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sauka

    The international organization Riders for Health provided an electric generator to a community in Nigeria to power their water pump and get them access to clean drinking water.

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  • ¿Cómo lograr que una ciudad sea amigable con envejecer?

    February 04, 2022 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Una alianza público-privada entre organizaciones no gubernamentales y gobiernos locales está fomentando la transformación de las ciudades en Costa Rica para que sean amigables con las personas mayores y consecuentemente promotoras del envejecimiento saludable.

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  • Growing Community in Vacant Chicago Lots

    February 01, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    On average, community gardens don't last longer than a decade, but Harambee Garden in Chicago is defying the odds during its 12th year in operation. A large part of its success lies in the involvement of local churches, library, firehouse, and multiple youth volunteer organizations, one which even paired local high school students with adult mentors.

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  • Pontevedra, o cómo atajar las muertes por atropello convirtiéndose en Ciudad 30

    January 31, 2022 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain, Pontevedra

    La implementación de zonas peatonales, restricciones de parqueo y disminución de la velocidad máxima de circulación de vehículos ha permitido que la ciudad de Pontevedra reduzca en casi su totalidad las muertes por atropello y además ha regresado los espacios públicos a las poblaciones más vulnerables, como la niñez y adolescencia.

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  • Plastic As Tuition: A School In Lagos Is Reducing Waste, Providing Quality Education All At Once

    January 17, 2022 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Niger, Lagos, Lagos State

    The Recycles Pay Educational Project allows parents in Ajegunle to collect and exchange plastic waste as tuition for their childrens' education. Isrina Schools has seen its enrollment climb since starting the program and has been able to recycle more than 5,000 kilograms of polyethylene terephthalate bottles.

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  • “Meet a Jew,” Germany's New Scheme to Convince the Country That Jews Are People

    December 28, 2021 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Through the "Meet a Jew" program launched by the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Jewish volunteers visit schools, universities, sports clubs, and religious centers to share their stories with non-Jewish Germans and combat growing antisemitism. The initiative held 540 sessions in 2021 to facilitate conversations about what it means to be Jewish and how Jews fit into German society.

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  • More Than Books: Libraries Are Community Centers

    December 03, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Athens-Clarke County Library serves as a community center for locals, connecting them with a variety of books and media, as well as literacy programs for adults and children, clubs and social gatherings, language translation services and even government program application assistance. There are also librarians trained in trauma-informed care, helping those in need with issues like housing, food access and access to healthcare.

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  • Digital Debris: How an App Is Changing the Trajectory of Athens' Litter Abatement

    November 15, 2021 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athe, Georgia

    Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful uses the Marine Debris Tracker app to motivate locals to reduce and clean up litter. The app collects information from locals about the type and location of litter they see to inform what abatement efforts are needed there.

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  • The Anti-Displacement Repair Team of Portland

    November 12, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Taking Ownership PDX helps Black homeowners to age in place by helping with maintenance to keep their homes livable, like making long-needed repairs and renovations. Since launching in 2020, the group has helped over 50 Black homeowners, raised over half a million dollars and maintains a database of 250 local volunteers who are eager to pitch in on the projects whenever they arise.

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  • From Heaps of Garbage, Lagos Improves on Waste Disposal, Sanitation

    November 10, 2021 |

    This Day Live |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Cleaner Lagos project works to clean up the state, aiming toward maintaining a clean and healthy environment at all times. From waste management services to incentivized waste sorting and stricter regulations, the project has helped to reduce the spread of diseases caused by poor sanitation across the state.

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