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  • 'Mommunes': Mothers Are Living Single Together

    Debra Kamin

    May 12, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, Florida

    Women around the world are coming together to form “mommunes,” which are communes for single mothers to live under the same roof and share the load of child care, bills and housework. There are even platforms, like CoAbode, which have emerged to make finding other single mothers to live with much easier. CoAbode alone has had about 300,000 single mothers create profiles on the platform to find a home-share match.

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  • Mekong shrimp farmers less keen to share space with mangroves

    Nhung Nguyen

    May 12, 2023 |

    The Third Pole |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Vietnam

    Farmers in Vietnam use integrated shrimp-mangrove ponds to produce organic shrimp for a higher profit while preserving endangered native mangroves. When practicing traditional shrimp farming, the mangrove forests would be cleared but leaving the trees near the water provides nutrients and breeding grounds for the shrimp.

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  • House of tails: a Kyiv shelter helps animals with disabilities

    Alice Smahina

    May 12, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Irpin, Kyiv

    A Ukrainian animal rights activist opened the House of Tails animal shelter to provide special care for dogs and cats with disabilities. Though her work started before the war, many of the 70 animals in her care now were injured or abandoned due to the war.

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  • The Puerto Ricans Illegally Occupying Land to Resist Displacement

    Laura M. Quintero Bianca Graulau

    May 12, 2023 |

    Economic Hardship Reporting Project |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, several locals are joining together to occupy land and avoid further displacement. Community members have worked together to address food insecurity by creating community gardens and have also cleaned and repaired abandoned buildings in the community to turn them into food banks, housing options and resource centers for those in need.

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  • New Indonesia climate fund backs Indigenous forest guardians

    Michael Taylor Asad Asnawi

    May 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    The Nusantra Fund provides financial support directly to community-led projects in Indonesia. The aim is to improve the livelihoods of Indigenous and local people while tackling climate change impacts and protecting biodiversity.

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  • LGBTQ elders risk aging in isolation. A nonprofit is trying to change that.

    Naina Rao Justice Marbury

    May 12, 2023 |

    New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    The Michigan LGBTQ+ Elders Network (MiGen) works to provide aging LGBTQ+ adults with necessary healthcare, like long-term care facilities. The Network also offers culturally responsive training for adult care providers.

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  • A Simple Fix Lifts Single Moms Out of Poverty in India's Slums

    MaryLou Costa

    May 12, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Jaipur

    Fund a Mom gives 40 single mothers in Jaipur, India, $60 a month with no strings attached. The guaranteed income program helps them cover necessary expenses giving them the breathing room to find paid employment.

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  • High school students collaborate to foster cross-campus mental health

    Melissa Cooney

    May 12, 2023 |

    WCAX-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, South Burlington, Vermont

    Students at two local high schools with mental health awareness clubs collaborated to host a Mental Health Awareness Fun Run to bring the community together and support local mental health organizations following the COVID-19 pandemic, when several students experienced strong feelings of isolation.

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  • 'We're a community': These groups are working to bail out incarcerated women in time for Mother's Day

    Candice Norwood

    May 12, 2023 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    As a part of the National Bail Out effort in the United States, the Free Black Mamas DMV campaign bails incarcerated women out of jails in the Washington D.C. area in time for Mother’s Day.

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  • Zai Pits Providing Food Security Amidst Adverse Climate Change in Kibwezi

    Kioko Nyamasyo

    May 11, 2023 |

    Rongo University |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kibwezi

    Farmers in Kenya are digging pits — called Zai Pits — re-filling them with soil mixed with manure and planting maize seeds in them. This practice allows the farmers to have successful harvests during droughts with minimal rainfall.

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