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  • Seattle set aside $100k for street sinks. Two years later, where are they?

    March 31, 2023 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Several U.S. cities — and groups like the Clean Hands Collective — are obtaining funding to install public sinks to provide those experiencing homelessness access to better hygiene, thus combating the spread of disease. Some cities, like Portland, have even created portable toilets and other cities are installing public showers as well.

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  • First Place, Spectrum Courtyard aim to close autism housing gap

    March 31, 2023 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    First Place offers supportive housing for adults with autism and Down syndrome and those who are neurodivergent. Along with housing, First Place also offers a residential transition program that teaches skills like budgeting and management to prepare residents to live independently.

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  • Is There Anything 'Solar Meadows' Can't Do?

    March 31, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Ramsey, Minnesota

    Pollinator-friendly solar arrays, also called solar meadows, feature meadows of native flowers around the solar panels instead of turf or gravel to support pollinators.

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  • Edo IDP Camp: Displaced by insurgents, they found refuge thousands of kilometres from home

    March 31, 2023 |

    The Guardian Nigeria News |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Uhogua, Edo

    The Home for the Needy Foundation’s camp offers accommodations and support for people who are displaced in Nigeria due to terrorism. Along with housing, clothes, food, healthcare, and general support, those staying at the camp receive help and encouragement to continue their education, apply for college, or learn a trade.

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  • Bei Anruf Arzt: Ein digitaler Gesundheitsdienst in Uganda

    March 31, 2023 |

    Riffreporter |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    In Uganda gibt es rund 30 mal weniger Ärzte pro Einwohner als in Deutschland. Das Unternehmen Rocket Health bietet deshalb Beratung und Diagnosen am Telefon sowie einen mobilen Labor- und Apothekenservice an. Dadurch entlastet es Krankenhäuser, verbessert die Prävention und beschleunigt den Zugang zu medizinischer Versorgung.

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  • Cell Groups Helping to Reduce HIV among Rwandan Sex Workers

    March 31, 2023 |

    Panorama |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

    Leadership groups formed by sex workers are helping to reduce HIV rates by traveling door to door and hosting meetings to educate people on HIV/AIDS awareness and how those with the disease can care for themselves, encouraging regular visits to clinics and antiretroviral therapy use. The program began in 2013 and now has 12,000 sex workers from around the country who are trained to provide aid and advocate for those with HIV.

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  • This school district is allowing students, staff to take mental health days

    March 31, 2023 |

    WKMG-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Montgomery County, Virginia

    Since 2019, students and staff at Montgomery County Public Schools have been able to take mental health days. They count as sick days, which are excused absences. Mental health days can be taken for a variety of reasons and allow people to take a break when they start feeling overwhelmed. When students take mental health days, staff and school counselors can then connect the family with resources and follow up with students to ensure they’re getting the help they need.

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  • How does SOGI 123 show up in Cowichan Valley schools?

    March 30, 2023 |

    The Discourse |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    Sexual orientation and gender identities 123 or SOGI 123 is an optional resource educators can use to provide grade-level appropriate materials that help create safe, inclusive learning environments for students. All 60 school districts in the province are part of the SOGI 123 Educator Network, which allows educators to work together to design programs that foster inclusion in schools. Schools that integrate SOGI 123 have seen a positive impact on students’ mental health, as well as their sense of belonging and willingness to engage.

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  • Maricopa County anticipated a lawsuit like Kari Lake's. So it changed how it reviews voter signatures.

    March 30, 2023 |

    Votebeat Arizona |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    After being criticized for its signature verification process during the 2020 election, Maricopa County, Arizona instituted additional strategies and safeguards leading up to 2022, including expanded training for election workers, additional signature samples for comparison, and a new audit process for approved signatures. The county saw an increase in the number of bad signatures rejected, with 1800 rejected in 2022 compared to 587 in 2020.

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  • Making life meaningful for the physically challenged

    March 30, 2023 |

    Diamond 88.5FM |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    The School of Special Needs ensures students with disabilities have equal access to education by making attending school more accessible. Students who attend the school have their fees paid for and are also provided with helpful resources like guiding canes and special typewriters for those with vision impairments.

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