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  • More and more St. Louisans are using Via, the microtransit service. Could its success become a problem?

    April 19, 2022 |

    St. Louis Magazine |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Via teams up with public transit agencies like Metro to offer low-cost rides on demand by using an app to catch a ride. Via aims to address transit deserts, where people don’t have ample access to public transportation stops.

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  • In this Mississippi city, public art points a way forward

    April 12, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

    The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art has designated the city as a public art city, with as many as 46 public art installations across the city, including 35 murals. It intends to grow to 100 public art murals. The city hopes that the public art will attract tourists and economic development, but the primary goal is to develop and beautify communities for the people who live there. Public art raises morale and connects people to one another. It also creates a shared sense of pride in the city and rises the collective mood.

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  • Brasilien: Gärtnern für ein besseres Leben

    April 11, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil

    Einst lebten hier Crack-Abhängige und es türmten sich Abfallberge, heute bewirtschaften Bewohner der Favela in Rio de Janeiro den größten gemeinschaftlichen Gemüsegarten Lateinamerikas. Der Anbau schafft Jobs für Menschen in materieller Not und versorgt gleichzeitig das Viertel mit frischem Bio-Obst und Gemüse.

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  • Que Viva El Barrio: One neighborhood's decades-long fight for a less-polluted future

    April 08, 2022 |

    San Diego Union-Tribune |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Barrio Logan, California

    Residents in Barrio Logan have been fighting for years for policy changes to minimize industry in the area and make the community less polluted. After a decades-long battle, the city council recently passed an act that no new industry can come to the area and created housing-only sections for residents to live comfortably.

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  • How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC

    March 29, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

    Photojournalism |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Nourish New York connects small farmers to food pantries to bring fresh, healthy, and culturally-relevant food to those in need in response to the food distribution crisis caused by the pandemic. Though it was never intended to be permanent, the organization’s existence has since been signed into law and its budget has doubled to $50 million and it has become a reliable source of food throughout the state.

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  • Opium production down as communities in Mexico's Golden Triangle turn to forestry

    March 29, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Durango

    Four communities in Durango, Mexico, turned to sustainable forestry practices to earn their livings and stop dependence on illegal crop production.

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  • Una respuesta ciudadana a la discapacidad: así funcionan los talleres vecinales de lengua de signos

    March 28, 2022 |

    Revista Haz |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Spain

    Comunidades en España encuentran razones para aprender el lenguaje de señas y de esa forma incluir a sus habitantes sodos.

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  • On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs

    March 25, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Honduras, Rotán

    Bay Islands Conservation Association is an environmental organization in Rotán, Honduras, working with local communities to balance tourism and the safety of the natural environment. It does so through science and data collection, supporting and informing authorities, and educating the communities.

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  • Singapurs Weg zum Eigenheim für alle

    March 13, 2022 |

    Tagesschau |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Singapore

    Obwohl Singapur eine der teuersten Städte der Welt ist, besitzen 80 Prozent der Bevölkerung Wohneigentum. Durch subventionierte Preise und günstige Finanzierung ermöglicht der Staat auch sozial schwächeren Familien den Kauf einer Wohnung.

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  • Inside Nassarawa community where crop farmers, herders coexist

    March 11, 2022 |

    Premium Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Ga'ate, Nasarawa

    As violence between herders and farmers continues in other parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Farmers Group and Cooperative Society in the Ga’ate community has found a way to coexist and benefit from each other. By setting up grazing areas for cattle, using the manure to fertilize farms and sharing security responsibilities, the community is able to grow several crops and provide basic aid to its people.

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