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  • IDPs access basic healthcare from mobile clinic

    Emmanuel Kutara

    October 04, 2022 |

    Radio Nigeria |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    The Wassa mobile clinic provides community members with access to healthcare services like childbirth, vaccinations, family planning, and treatment for diseases like malaria and measles. The mobile clinic services are affordable and easy for the community to access, eliminating the need to travel far for care.

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  • Police responses to mental health crisis calls are reexamined

    Chin Tung Tan

    October 04, 2022 |

    News21 |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    GRAND Mental Health’s iPad Program connects people who may be experiencing a crisis with trained mental health professionals rather than law enforcement by video chatting on iPads. GRAND Mental Health, which serves 12 counties, has distributed more than 10,200 iPads in six years. They have distributed about 8,500 of them to clients and nearly 1,700 to first responders and hospital personnel.

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  • Prairie Lawns Help Nebraskans Alleviate Climate Change and Promote Biodiversity

    Kirsten Wandrey

    October 04, 2022 |

    The Reader |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Nebraska

    Nebraskans struggling to keep their lawns green during droughts are converting to prairie lawns. These lawns include a variety of native grasses and plants that are more resilient to changes in climate and can help retain water in the soil.

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  • How UDEME is fighting corruption in Nigeria's public sector

    Promise Eze

    October 04, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ute, Ondo

    The UDEME Monitor program trains student journalists to track and report on transparency and accountability around publicly-funded projects. The team has produced roughly 1,000 stories exposing corruption and gaps in implementation and has worked directly with community residents to raise awareness around procurement processes.

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  • Hello Mama: The 'Magic Phone Doctor' Pregnant Nigerian Women Wish Stayed

    Umo Akwang

    October 04, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Hello Mama was a mobile messaging program launched in Nigeria to send health tips and advice to pregnant women to help prevent child and maternal deaths.

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  • Risking Everything to Offer Abortions Across State Lines

    Emily Bazelon

    October 04, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Aid Access is a telemedicine service that connects people in red states with abortion pills. The goal of Aid Access — and similar nonprofits that have emerged since the overturning of Roe v. Wade — is to ensure that abortion pills are affordable and that the most vulnerable people can access them.

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  • Forced Marriage, Domestic Violence: Kashmiri Women Reach Out To A ‘Close Friend' For Help

    Hameeda Syed

    October 04, 2022 |

    Article14 |

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    Response Location: India, Rajbagh

    Mehram, a woman-led collective in India, provides legal aid and counseling for survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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  • 40 Acres: Reaching reconciliation

    Fabiola Cineas

    October 03, 2022 |

    Vox |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Manhattan Beach, California

    Protesters in Manhattan Beach, Calif., organized a campaign to return Bruce's Beach, a 7,000-square-foot plot of land that was taken from its Black owners in the 1920s, to the descendents of the original proprietors. The success of the effort led to the formation of Where is My Land, an organization that puts pressure on municipalities and governments to return land that was stolen from Black people throughout the United States' history.

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  • Free community college in Virginia for in-demand industries

    Jenna Zibton

    October 03, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Virginia’s G3 grant program provides tuition assistance to community college students pursuing credentials in high-demand fields such as health care, information technology, early childhood education, and skilled trades. Since 2021, more than 11,000 students in the state’s community college system have received nearly $14.9 million in tuition support.

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  • Reshaping the Corn Belt: Ohio farmers are changing how they farm to be more climate-friendly

    Alejandro Figueroa

    October 03, 2022 |

    WVXU Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Farmers in Ohio are implementing regenerative farming practices like growing pollinator plots and cover crops for improved soil health, increased yield, and economic benefits.

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