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Where sun pays the bills: how a village in India is testing the limits of solar power

Aishwarya Jagani

August 17, 2023 |

Unbias The News |

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Response Location: India, Modhera

Thanks to a government-funded electrification project, Modhera is the first solar-powered village in India, and as a result, nearly all of the residents pay nothing for electricity. Instead, they earn money from selling unused power back to the grid.

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How Well-To-Do Individuals Are Installing Boreholes To Mitigate Water Scarcity In Kano.

Victor Christopher

August 09, 2023 |

Nigeria Info FM |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano, Lagos

In a village facing water scarcity, generous locals with funds to spare are installing boreholes in their homes with pumps outside for other residents in the village to access clean, safe water.

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In Dallas, a model "smart city" project bears fruit

Jennifer A. Kingson

August 07, 2023 |

Axios |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

The Red Cloud smart city project is greatly improving local residents’ quality of life and leading to reduced crime rates in the city. The project installed new LED streetlights with AI-enabled overhead cameras, Wi-Fi access in homes that didn’t have access previously, as well as air quality monitoring devices. Since the new improvements were made, morale in the city has significantly improved and there are plans in place to scale the program and improve neighboring cities, as well.

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In This Arizona City, Kids With Autism Are More Than Welcome

Michaela Haas

August 07, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards trains employees in the tourism industry to become autism certified, ensuring they know how to care for neurodivergent youth and their families when they’re at places like restaurants or theme parks. Several of these businesses have practices in place like offering noise-canceling headphones, access to quiet rooms or even hosting autism awareness weekends, helping to make the city the first Autism Certified City in the world.

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GASping for survival

Ifedayo Ogunyemi

August 06, 2023 |

Nigerian Tribune |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Nigerians are turning to liquefied petroleum gas, a fuel commonly used for cooking and heating, as an alternative to power the generators they use to combat an inconsistent supply of electricity. This gas is significantly cheaper than typical petrol and can be used when a dual carburetor is installed on a generator so it can run on both fuel types.

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Pushed To Action(III): The non-profits helping Nigerian communities access clean water

Ekpali Saint Violet Ikong

August 03, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Obeagu, Enugu State

The Network of Water Rights Initiative (NWRI) works with local organizations to improve access to safe water through education and awareness campaigns aimed at enlightening people about the health risks of contaminated water. NWRI has led water clean-up efforts, helped locals establish security measures to prevent people from dumping waste in water and even helped get a water bill signed into law that would improve water supply and sanitation services across the state.

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In some Chicago wards, residents vote on how tax money is spent. Should all Chicagoans get a seat at the budget table?

Mariah Woelfel

August 03, 2023 |

Chicago Sun-Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In some wards of Chicago, residents are able to directly weigh in on city council spending and projects through an annual participatory budgeting process. Citizen input has helped bring a range of capital improvements to fruition, from public exercise stations in local parks to efforts to replace lead-contaminated water fountains in schools.

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Hire a Kick-Ass Trash Czar

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

August 01, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s Sanitation Commissions is cleaning up city streets with new practices and regulations curbing its trash problem. For example, she has started using data to track trash conditions across the city, she’s enforcing infractions, and she changed put-out and pick-up times.

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Portland had the guts to find safe sites for its homeless. Does Sacramento?

Tom Philip

July 31, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

In response to managing the homeless crisis, several Safe Rest Villages have emerged throughout the city. These are small, individual units on city-owned land, separate from nearby neighborhoods. There are currently seven active Safe Rest Villages in the city and they have created 350 transitional housing opportunities for the local homeless population.

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Mamacítas Cibernéticas seeks to close digital gaps in Sunland Park

Reyes Mata III

July 31, 2023 |

Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

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Response Location: United States, Sunland Park, New Mexico

A group of women known as the Mamacítas Cibernéticas are conducting outreach in Sunland Park, New Mexico, to gauge the digital literacy needs of locals — particularly older Hispanic women. They’re using that information to lobby lawmakers for computer training programs to help bridge the digital divide.

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