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  • Children as Catalysts for Change

    December 16, 2020 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Mykolayiv

    Ukraine ranked No.9 on the list of countries with the highest amount of trash per capita. In Mykolayiv, the city partnered with a nonprofit to sort waste at public schools. “A total of 20,000 students took part last year, collecting, sorting, and recycling 119 tons of waste.” The program has proven successful, students compete for a top prize. Children are “our agents of change.” Other towns want to adopt the program in their own schools.

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  • Roadkill Moose Fed Alaska Families for Years. Then Came COVID-19.

    December 16, 2020 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Thirty states including Alaska, Oregon, Montana, and California legalized "the salvaging of roadkill" as a means of reducing food waste and supplying food-insecure families with meat. The coronavirus pandemic has hampered these efforts for many of the charities involved, but individuals in the community are still "figuring out ways that ensure the animals aren’t wasted.”

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  • The child trafficking survivors training to prosecute sex crimes

    December 16, 2020 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: India, Kolkata

    The School for Justice provides an education in law or advocacy to young women who have survived sex trafficking. The program started in Kolkata in 2017 and has expanded to Mumbai and Katmandu. Forty students receive housing, counseling, and free tuition to the local university of their choice, where they can study to be lawyers, paralegals, social workers, police officers, or journalists. The goal is to equip them with the tools they need to protect others from child sexual exploitation and to bring perpetrators to justice. Along the way, they begin to heal through empowerment and peer support.

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  • Дети – агенты изменений. Как работает раздельный сбор мусора в школах Николаева

    December 16, 2020 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Mykolayiv

    Україна посідає дев'яте місце в переліку країн із найбільшим обсягом сміття на душу населення. У Миколаєві міська влада та громадська організація об'єдналися, щоб сортувати відходи у школах міста. "Загалом проєкт залучив 20,000 школярів, яким за рік вдалося зібрати, відсортувати й надіслати на переробку 119 тонн сміття". Програма довела свою успішність, школярі змагаються за першість у сортуванні. Діти таки є "нашими агентами змін". Інші міста виявляють прагнення запровадити програму для власних шкіл.

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  • Unique Housing Project Eases the Path to Re-Entry for Single Parents

    December 15, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, King County, Washington

    Single parents readjusting to life after incarceration face numerous hurdles to re-entering society. A housing program in Seattle now provides access to transitional housing alongside services that help parents reconnect with their children, access to mental health care, and work toward permanent housing. Passage Point’s wraparound services are an effective and unique resource for a population that is commonly blocked from accessing public housing.

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  • Cross fostering helps Mexican wolf population boost genetic mix

    December 15, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Alpine, Arizona

    As the Mexican wolf population neared extinction, the Arizona Game & Fish Department and the Endangered Wolf Center have been placing pups born in captivity in wild dens. This effort, known as cross-fostering, has been successful in not only increasing the number of wolves in the Southwest, but also improving the survival skills of cross-fostered wolves. While the Mexican wolf population hasn’t completely rebounded, more people are understanding the importance that the species has on the ecosystem.

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  • Saving Slovenia's "Human Fish"

    December 15, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Slovenia

    Scientists in Slovenia are working to understand the mysteries of salamanders — known as olms — that live in natural caves and how best to protect this vulnerable species. Industrial pollution infiltrates the water systems where these creatures live, however more research is needed to understand how climate change and humans impact them. Recent efforts with captive breeding and rescue programs have shown success, but more international collaboration and funding are needed to fully understand this unique species.

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  • 'Let children be children': Supporting young refugees' mental health in Wales

    December 15, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: Wales

    In Wales, the African Community Centre which has previously offered culturally competent mental health care services to youth in the African community in the city, has expanded its services to "Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) young people from asylum backgrounds, ranging from three to 18 years old." The center focuses on using play therapy and one-to-one counselling, but amid the pandemic, they have also introduced online options.

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  • The world's fastest-growing source of food

    December 15, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Tamil Nadu

    Local villages along the coast of India are seen as a model for large-scale seaweed cultivation, which can be a form of sustainable agriculture and climate mitigation. As the country’s land is being lost to soil degradation, seaweed cultivation has had a positive socio-economic impact on the communities. About 1,200 families, mostly women farmers, are involved in collecting seaweed for industrial use, allowing them to increase their economic independence.

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  • Cómo se está uniendo la comunidad latina de Madison para sobrevivir al COVID

    December 15, 2020 |

    The Cap Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    Las comunidades hispanas de diferentes partes del estado de Wisconsin se organizan durante la pandemia por COVID-19 para poder crear espacios seguros para la población migrante indocumentada y la población migrante que no habla español. Además, atienden las necesidades de empresarios y estudiantes hispanos.

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