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  • How an NGO is Providing Support To all Survivors of FGM Through a Network called 'THE DAISY NETWORK'

    April 28, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Women Against Violations and Exploitation (WAVE) Foundation and The Daisy Network provides support for female genital mutilation (FGM) survivors and works to put an end to FGM across the country. The Daisy Network has spread to several states and has reached more than 3,000 people through their advocacy efforts.

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  • Neveras comunitarias contra el desperdicio de alimentos

    April 28, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Spain

    La Red de Neveras Solidarias lucha contra el desperdicio alimentario con depósitos ‘seguros’ de excedente de comida de hogares y comercios de proximidad para que otros puedan aprovecharlos de manera gratuita. Cuenta con 25 instalaciones en España, en su mayoría en el País Vasco y Cataluña.

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  • The 'Barefoot College' Reinventing Rural Education

    April 28, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Tilonia, Rajasthan

    Barefoot College is an informal education program designed to give rural villagers with limited literacy hands-on training in fields such as engineering, entrepreneurship, nutrition, solar circuitry, and more.

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  • Philly's plastic bag ban is working, study finds

    April 28, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Tribune |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s ban on businesses’ use of single-use plastic bags reduced plastic bag use by 94%. The ban also extended to paper bags not made of recycled content.

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  • One school's solution to the mental health crisis: Try everything

    April 28, 2023 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Nelsonville, Ohio

    A rural school is taking a “try everything” approach to helping students cope with mental health struggles, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. From providing various forms of therapy, to school-based clinic services and mental health education, school staff are leaning into more of a public health approach to mental health care. The services are also seeing support from parents and guardians as nearly all who were asked for permission to treat their child agreed, compared to just 70% before the pandemic.

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  • New Transport Regulations Reducing Road Crashes in Uganda

    April 28, 2023 |

    Radio Sapientia 94.4FM |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda

    New, detailed driver badges, and bus route charts are reducing dangerous crashes involving buses on roads in Uganda. In an attempt to weed out incompetent bus drivers, they are now legally required to have a badge that includes information like their license number, training information, and the company they work for.

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  • Easy as ABC? Athens B Corporations Pave New Ways to Sustainability by ‘Getting Down to Business'  

    April 28, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    B Local Georgia helps local businesses become B Corp certified, which means the business is sustainably operated and works to promote sustainable economic processes. The program has helped 34 companies across the state become B Corp certified.

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  • Educational mentorships: How to give time to children

    April 27, 2023 |

    Lëtzebuerger Journal |

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    Response Location: Luxembourg

    The Up Foundation sponsors a mentorship program in which adult volunteers meet with a child 21 times over a full year to provide a positive adult relationship and help them build soft skills not covered by formal education. Two children are being mentored in the pilot program so far, and their teachers report that they are more active and excited at school since joining the program.

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  • Mayor's Youth Climate Action Council

    April 27, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles’ Mayor’s Youth Climate Action Council allows a group of 14 local youth to work with the mayor and city council on climate goals and initiatives. They meet monthly to set their own agenda, vote on priorities, connect with city resources and organizations, and bring their projects to life.

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  • Harlem Organization Helped Change the Face of Construction

    April 27, 2023 |

    New York Amsterdam News |

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    Response Location: United States, Harlem, New York

    Fight Back, Inc. is a local community-based organization that worked to get construction jobs for Blacks, Spanish-surnamed, and other minorities in New York City over the years. The organization has been very effective in integrating the skilled and construction trades and ensuring workers of color have equal opportunity and has been replicated in other cities like Seattle and Detroit.

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