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Alimenta la Solidaridad les cambia la vida a niños venezolanos

Abigail Carrasquel

July 19, 2020 |

HispanoPost |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Venezuela, Caracas

Los comedores comunitarios Alimenta la Solidaridad en Venezuela nacen en el 2016 como una forma de mitigar la desnutrición infantil pero a la vez crear empoderamiento en las comunidades y sus mujeres de Caracas. En el 2020 permitía que cada día 13.300 niños reciban un almuerzo en sus 53 comedores. El artículo y video explican el detalle cómo funcionan estos comedores, desde la operación hasta el financiamiento.

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Amistad ‘online' para supervivientes de violencia machista en la pandemia

Monica Pelliccia, Elena Ledda

July 19, 2020 |

El País |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India

En India, debido a la epidemia de coronavirus, la plataforma Safe City reportó un aumento en los casos de mujeres víctimas de violencia en el entorno doméstico, mientras que la Comisión Nacional para las Mujeres reportó una disminución en las denuncias. Activistas de ese país han organizado encuentros digitales para dar apoyo a supervivientes de violencia de género en la pareja y de violencia doméstica.

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What the Coronavirus Proved About Homelessness

Yasmeen Serhan

July 18, 2020 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, England

Britain's response to curbing the spread of coronavirus included the "Bring everyone in" operation which brought people experiencing homelessness off the streets and into accommodation - typically empty hotel rooms. Temporary shelter proved effective with only 16 deaths among those who were brought indoors. People were also given services that could lead to a life off the streets. The success demonstrated the ability of the government to quickly house people when political will and money were put toward solving the problem.

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How sports institutions have overhauled their images in the past

Dana Jacobson

July 18, 2020 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Renaming the Washington Redskins to remove a racist name and logo will require a difficult and delicate process juggling a host of issues that other professional and college sports franchises have successfully navigated in the past. Often a years-long process, rebranding involves choosing a name and color scheme that replace the harmful imagery with a positive name that passes trademark tests, wins fan support, maintains brand equity and continuity built over decades, and can be reduced to a simple logo that looks good on helmets and in all media, from TV screens to smartphones.

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How a Coalition of New York Activists Revealed Police-Department Secrets

Tom Robbins

July 17, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

When New York legislators abolished a state law that had long shielded police officers’ disciplinary records from public scrutiny, they were not just responding to recent protests but also to activism over many years by reform advocates and families of victims of police violence. Long-running legal challenges had failed to pry the records loose. But activists – opposed by police unions and their allies – had used public testimony, publicity, and their families’ stories to lay the groundwork for changes that then came quickly after George Floyd’s death sparked nationwide protests of police brutality.

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Aparar toda a água da chuva e tirar o sustento dessa terra seca

Beatriz Jucá

July 17, 2020 |

El País |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Quixadá, Ceará

O artigo faz parte de uma série sobre o programa de cisternas para armazenar água da chuva no semiárido brasileiro. Dessa vez, a repórter fala sobre uma mulher que tem a cisterna e viaja para ensinar outras pessoas a como usar bem a pouca água disponível. Ela ensina, por exemplo, técnicas de gotejamento para regar as plantações economizando água.

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Um sertão transformado

Beatriz Jucá

July 17, 2020 |

El País |

Photojournalism |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Ceará

O programa de implantação de cisternas para coletar água na estação chuvosa no semiárido brasileiro, além de oferecer água para as famílias beberem e plantarem a própria comida, ajuda na criação de animais, como cabras e galinhas. As famílias precisam de uma cisterna para armazenar a água para beber e cozinhar e outra para armazenar a água para a produção agrícola.

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“Veio a peste, mas neste ano Deus mandou a chuva para encher a cisterna”

Beatriz Jucá

July 17, 2020 |

El País |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Quixeramobim, Ceará

No semiárido brasileiro existe um programa de implantação de cisternas para coletar água na estação chuvosa. Apesar da eficiência para que as famílias tenham água para beber, se higienizar e plantar, o governo tem diminuído os investimentos do programa.

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In green jobs boost, communities get bigger role running Pakistan's national parks

Rina Saeed Khan

July 17, 2020 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Pakistan

Khunjerab is the country’s oldest and largest national park and is a model of successful community-led management and conservation. Eight villages inside the park agreed not to graze livestock in a 12-square-kilometer area in exchange for designated grazing areas that rotate so each can recover after being used. Locals get 80% of the park’s employment opportunities and the local communities receive 75% of the visitor-generated revenue. As a result, Marco Polo sheep and Ibex numbers have grown substantially. A new Protected Areas Initiative has been funded to expand conservation efforts using this model.

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O invento que mudou a dieta do sertão

Beatriz Jucá

July 17, 2020 |

El País |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Pedra Branca, Ceará

O programa de implantação de cisternas para coletar água na estação chuvosa no semiárido brasileiro permitiu que as famílias pudessem ter uma maior variedade de alimentos para comer e vender. Em Pedra Branca, por exemplo, uma família conhecia o espinafre apenas somente pela televisão, mas com a disponibilidade da água pode plantar esse e outros vegetais.

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