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  • Monte Verde y el voluntariado: ¿qué hacemos cuando la ayuda no puede llegar?

    June 09, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Monte Verde, Puntarenas

    La tormenta tropical Nate del 2017 dejó a la comunidad de Monte Verde completamente aislada. Los miembros de esta comunidad aprendieron a organizarse y a trabajar como voluntarios para atender las necesidades de emergencia ocasionadas por este evento natural. Desde entonces siguen aplicando ese sistema organizativo que les permite ser autosuficiente cuando los eventos naturales les afectan.

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  • Mobile food pantry helping Hoosiers in need

    June 04, 2021 |

    WRTV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    A mobile food pantry is helping to increase food availability for those in the Indianapolis community. A 28-seat passenger bus was converted by Pro-Act Indy and turned into a food pantry, which takes the food to those who need it most, but who may not have the means to get to food banks.

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  • Cómo se trabaja en los barrios pobres de Argentina para reducir el consumo de drogas

    June 04, 2021 |

    El País |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    La Federación Hogar de Cristo, una red creada por sacerdotes católicos, agrupa a 190 centros barriales de 19 provincias de Argentina y ha ayudado a más de 20.000 personas a tratar sus adicciones. Lo hacen desde 2008 y no han parado ni en pandemia.

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  • Upala y la alerta temprana: las lecciones de Huracán Otto

    June 02, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Upala, Alajuela

    En el cantó de Upala, al norte de Costa Rica, las emergencias que ocurren después de las lluvias han ido aumentado, fue uno de los cantones más afectados por el devastador huracán Otto en el 2016. Como aprendizaje de la emergencia, la comunidad instaló un sistema de alerta temprana que permite avisar con tiempo si los habitantes del cantón deben evacuar, salvando vidas.

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  • Vier Wände – Sven Lüdecke

    May 27, 2021 |

    Veto Magazin |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Der Verein Little Home baut kleine Container aus Holz und verschenkt sie an Wohnungslose. Schon in 20 Städten stehen die kleinen Wohnboxen. Tausende Menschen haben sich auf die Warteliste setzen lassen.

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  • Rad für die Welt

    May 19, 2021 |

    Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin |

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    Response Location: Malawi

    In Ländern wie Malawi können Fahrräder lebenswichtig sein: Sie vereinfacht den Zugang zu Wasser, Bildung, Märkten und medizinischer Versorgung. Nur besitzen die meisten Menschen keine. Eine NGO verteilt deshalb zehntausende Räder pro Jahr – und bildet nebenher Mechaniker aus.

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  • Cuando el Oro es Verde

    May 16, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Puntarenas

    Emprendedores de turismo rural en la Península de Osa, Costa Rica, se unen para crear rutas de turismo que les permita llegar a más clientes y además ofrecer productos más completos, mejorando su economía, la de la zona y aportando a la experiencia de los visitantes.

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  • Cornerstone Baptist Church is launching a grocery store to address food insecurity in South Dallas

    May 06, 2021 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Cornerstone Baptist Church is spearheading the redevelopment of Struggs’ Cornerstone Heights Neighborhood. In 2019, the church opened a laundromat and bike shop and last year the Cornerstone Community Kitchen began serving free hot meals to locals experiencing homelessness. The Church is soon launching a community market where local residents can access fresh, affordable food.

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  • Jubilee Market, a non-profit grocery store in Waco, seeks to provide affordable, nutritious foods in low-income neighborhood

    April 28, 2021 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Waco, Texas

    Jubilee Market is a non-profit grocery store that provides affordable and nutritious foods in low-income neighborhoods. This community-based grocery store caters to the unique cultural needs of the community and helps to improve the overall neighborhood and quality of life.

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  • Local literacy project continues serving children & families amid COVID-19

    April 23, 2021 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The Laundry Basket Library project is a volunteer-run group that distributes free books to adults and children throughout the city. The Project has 26 distribution sites, including laundromats, bus stations, and clinics. During the pandemic, the group also partnered with local organizations like Court Appointed Special Advocates and the local school district to continue delivering books to those who wanted them.

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