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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 |

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    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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  • Could Sacramento's Surreal Estates experiment be the key to more housing for the creative economy?

    March 10, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Surreal Estates, a tiny housing community in a city block, gives creatives a place to own homes and studios near like-minded people.

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  • A Faith-based Network Equips Youths For Peace In Violence Prone-Jos

    February 28, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    The Africa Faith and Justice Network trains young people on de-radicalization and collaboration efforts to end violent religious conflicts in the area. The Network teaches youth how to use dialogue and be more tolerant of different groups in an effort to avoid violence.

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  • Utah bucked alcohol industry with its tougher DUI law. A new study shows it made roads safer.

    February 19, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    In an attempt to reduce fatal car crashes, Utah lowered the legal blood alcohol content limit to .05% and saw a dramatic decrease in fatal crashes. The state’s fatal crash rate dropped 19.8% from 2016 to 2019 and in 2019 deaths on the road fell to 248, compared to 281 in 2016.

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  • Cooperativas de reparto en bici vs apps

    February 14, 2022 |

    Cletofilia |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico

    Repartidores en bicicleta en la Ciudad de México aprenden de las experiencias de cooperativismo de repartidores de otros países, como Francia, y ante la emergencia del COVID-19 y las situaciones vividas durante la pandemia , se organizan en colectivos para repratir producto, que luego se transforman en empresas cooperativas que les da mejores garantías y les permite generar sus propio modelo de negocio.

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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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    800-1500 Words

    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 |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    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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