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  • Losing cat in Mariupol, only to later recognize it in photo: how public organization "Vyvezemo" evacuates animals from occupied territories

    October 06, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Vyvezemo is a volunteer-led organization evacuating animals from gray and occupied zones in Ukraine. The volunteers rescue stray cats and cats submitted on a Google form by owners who cannot return to get them.

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  • Rwanda: free livestock vaccination aids control of rift valley fever in Nyagatare

    October 06, 2022 |

    AnFezaA |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    To help stem the spread of Rift Valley Fever among livestock, the Rwandan government launched a free vaccination campaign that leveraged private veterinarians to administer the inoculations. More than 275,000 animals were vaccinated against the disease.

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  • UWindsor undergrad cuts research costs with DIY erosion sensors

    October 06, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: Canada, Windsor, Ontario

    A student at Canada’s University of Windsor is creating DIY transducers, which are devices that measure wave pressure, to help researchers track shoreline erosion from water vessels in a larger area than they could afford to study otherwise.

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  • Community Schools Offer More Than Just Teaching

    October 06, 2022 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    Michael D. Fox elementary school is a community school, a school that coordinates with nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations to offer on-site services for families, such as a food and clothes pantry, a physician assistant, and a dental hygienist.

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  • Where will new teachers come from? Community colleges offer a path.

    October 06, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Teaching programs at community colleges allow people to earn teaching degrees at their convenience, around their schedule, and for cheaper than university programs. These programs are helping to reduce the teacher shortage in the states they are available.

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  • What's Working (and who isn't)

    October 05, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

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    Response Location: United States

    Businesses and initiatives across the country are looking to support employees, employers, and unions together. One example is the Ironworkers Apprenticeship Program, a paid training program that is open to anyone regardless of their skills or previous experience. At the end of the four-year program, participants are completely certified for the ironworking trade at no cost. In fact, program participants are able to earn money while they learn and set themselves up for union jobs that provide good salaries and benefits, while filling the growing number of ironworking jobs.

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  • Chess offers inclusion, new direction to marginalised kids in Nigerian slums

    October 05, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos State

    Chess in Slums Africa uses chess to provide education and enrichment for marginalized children. The program typically lasts for about two weeks and consists of chess sessions, mental math, and discussions to get to know the children intimately. Then, some of the children are placed in shelters or reconnected with their families. The organization then pays scheduled visits to ensure the child’s needs are met. So far, the organization has helped 976 children across the state.

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  • Wineries, breweries help Secretary of State recruit younger poll workers

    October 05, 2022 |

    Spectrum News 1 Kentucky |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    In 2020, the Kentucky Secretary of State's Office teamed up with local breweries to recruit a new generation of poll workers, distributing bottle tags with QR codes leading to online information about volunteering in elections. The effort was one of several initiatives that helped attract roughly 5,000 new poll workers, and the state has now expanded the program to local wineries for the 2022 election.

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  • What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay

    October 05, 2022 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: Uruguay

    Uruguay has turned to biomass, solar, and wind energy to transition to a 98% renewable energy grid that decreased over half a billion dollars from their annual budget along with their carbon footprint.

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  • Clubfoot Feature Story

    October 05, 2022 |

    Maama FM 101.7 |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda, Mulago

    The Mulago Clubfoot Clinic treats children born with clubfoot deformities with nonsurgical methods. There are currently 28 clinics scattered across regional hospitals, increasing access to treatment for those in need.

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