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  • Are Bike Buses The Future Of School Transportation?

    Wyatt Gordon

    February 07, 2023 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Arlington, Virginia

    Parents and teachers are organizing bike buses as a healthier, social alternative to school buses and parent drop-offs. In this activity, chaperones lead groups of students to school on bikes.

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  • How a women and immigrant-led marketplace is surviving Covid

    Frances Nguyen

    February 07, 2023 |

    Prism |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The La Cocina Municipal Marketplace supports immigrant women entrepreneurs who graduated from the La Cocina Business Incubator by providing them with a space to sell their goods and services. Since forming in 2005, the business incubator has helped 140 entrepreneurs open for business. And the Marketplace — which opened in 2021 — allowed these business owners to continue to make profits by selling takeout-only food amid gathering restrictions caused by the pandemic.

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  • Austrijos pėdomis – ar balsavimas nuo 16 metų paskatintų rinkėjų aktyvumą ir Lietuvoje?

    Vaidotas Burokas

    February 07, 2023 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Austria

    Austrija ženkliai padidino gyventojų aktyvumą rinkimuose, suteikdama galimybę juose balsuoti piliečiams nuo 16 metų. Po parlamente įvykusių diskusijų bei konsultacijų su visomis suinteresuotomis pusėmis, įstatymų leidėjas priėmė amžiaus cenzą mažinantį įstatymą. Šis sprendimas taip pat padidino jaunimo susidomėjimą politika. Straipsnyje svarstoma, ar tokia reforma galėtų būti įgyvendinta Lietuvoje.

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  • An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change

    Dana Cronin

    February 07, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

    Some farmers in drought-prone areas are planting sorghum, an ancient grain that requires less water and fertilizer than crops like corn, as a way to offset climate change-related losses.

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  • The dance parties helping cancer-sick kids heal quickly

    Abdulgafar Adebayo

    February 07, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Children Living With Cancer Foundation organizes dance parties for children with cancer, to provide them with a sense of joy, encouragement, and community during times of need. The nonprofit also organizes community events and donations and works with local pharmacies to get patients the medicines they need at subsidized rates. So far, the Foundation has supported 300 childhood cancer patients and their families.

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  • Soomaal House fosters community for Twin Cities Somali artists

    Abdirahman Mohamed

    February 06, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The Soomaal House of Art is giving Somali artists in Minnesota’s Twin Cities a community to join and easy access to a place to show their work.

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  • The New Generation of Hydropower Dams Let Fish Swim Straight Through

    Eric Krebs

    February 06, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Natel, a hydropower developer, designed a new turbine system with blades that allow fish to pass safely through the turbine vastly reducing the rate of death for fish traveling past hydroelectric dams.

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  • Serving Freshness: How Coldhubs is Tackling Food Waste in Nigeria

    Chibuike Alagboso

    February 06, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    To help prevent food waste, Coldhubs provides solar-powered cold stations in local markets where farmers can store produce and perishable goods until they are ready to sell them. The organization has served more than 5,000 small farmers so far.

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  • Can Discount Grocer Lidl Offer Better Food Access in DC's Ward 7?

    Ciara O'Brien

    February 06, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    Discount German grocery chain Lidl operates more than 20 stores in D.C. and surrounding areas and allows residents to easily access affordable, nutritious foods. It also hires local residents, providing comprehensive benefits and job opportunities for locals.

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  • Why Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Shifting to Bees

    Andrew Mambondiyani

    February 06, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe, Mutare

    Farmers in Zimbabwe are diversifying their income with beekeeping to offset financial losses from crops underperforming during increasingly severe droughts.

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