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Fans Without Football

Kit Holden

June 09, 2020 |

Are We Europe |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy, Milan, Lombardy

Europe’s hardcore football fans, deprived of the communal experience of watching their sport in raucous stadium crowds during the pandemic, redirected their energies toward public service projects to help communities cope with the virus. The oft-maligned “ultra” movement, blamed for the COVID-19 outbreak that became the epicenter of Europe’s virus crisis, has made hospital donations, collected food bank donations and delivered food to shut-ins, and made personal protective equipment. The philanthropy has spread across the continent to demonstrate the movement's ability to act responsibly.

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A Job for Elves

Gil Skorwid

June 09, 2020 |

Are We Europe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Lithuania

The coronavirus pandemic has invigorated organizations working in the Baltics to counter disinformation, particularly from Russia, by flagging suspicious accounts, fake news, and hate speech. For example, Covid-19 led hundreds of Lithuanian medics to a group called the Elves to flag disinformation about the virus and related government responses. The groups partner with and receive funding from local and international sources, including Facebook and the Google News Innovation Fund. Some question whether highlighting stories, websites, and user accounts as fake might actually help to disseminate them further.

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El Consorcio Latino de Madison da un paso al frente para ofrecer una red de apoyo y ayuda económica a familias indocumentadas

Steven Elbow

June 08, 2020 |

The Cap Times |

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Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

Al inicio de la pandemia causada por el COVID-19, muchos migrantes indocumentados en Wisconsin no podía acceder a fondos públicos de alivio. Una red emergente de organizaciones que brindan efectivo a familias migrantes está encontrando una vía nueva, aunque los altos niveles de contagio en esta población siguen siendo un gran reto.

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The pandemic forced a Milwaukee theater company to go virtual. Now its students with disabilities are thriving.

Amy Schwabe

June 08, 2020 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Virtual classes have become an unexpected advantage for children with autism and other sensory processing disorders. In-person acting classes can make some children with these disabilities uncomfortable and unable to reap the full benefits but students of virtual acting classes have been willing and able to take on new experiences in the comfort of their homes, allowing them to flourish in a way that is new to them and their families. Additionally, students with physical disabilities are also able to take part without the extra hurdles of transportation.

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Teto e renda: ela criou projeto para regularizar moradias em favelas do Rio e ajudou a garantir os R$ 600 em meio à pandemia

Lola Ferreira

June 08, 2020 |

UOL |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

A reportagem é a história de uma mulher que ajuda moradores das favelas do Rio de Janeiro a ter o documento das próprias casas. Durante a pandemia, ela também ajudou as pessoas em vulnerabilidade a regularizarem os documentos para receberem o auxílio concedido pelo governo.

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How to Feed Crowds in a Protest or Pandemic? The Sikhs Know

Priya Krishna

June 08, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Feeding those in need and helping one's community are traditions of the Sikh faith that date back centuries, but they are now benefiting neighborhoods across America where Sikh houses of worship, Gurdwaras, are churning out as many as 145,000 meals over the course of 10 weeks. Gurdwaras are outfitted with the infrastructure to make meals on a mass scale and because Sikhs are expected to donate ten percent of their time or money to community service, they also have the volunteers and funds to buy ingredients. This allows them to fill a need that arose after soup kitchens fell short of the demands.

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Thinking Outside the Box to Test for Covid-19 in Rural Kentucky

Liz Carey

June 08, 2020 |

The Daily Yonder |

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Response Location: United States, Paducah, Kentucky

When an anonymous donor sent a corporate wellness director a offered to cover the costs for 1,000 COVID-19 test kits and processing, the director created a task force and partnered with two other local entities to create a drive-through testing site. Although the operation required a larger donation from the anonymous donor and the future of being able to restock tests is uncertain, the group has been able to offer free tests to local community members as well those from surrounding areas.

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Plan B : Comment rendre une ville (vraiment) cyclable

Marc Bettinelli

June 08, 2020 |

Le Monde |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: France

En temps de pandémie, le vélo permet une circulation présentant moins de risque pour la transmission du virus. De nombreuses villes se mettent à développer des infrastructures cyclables. Celles-ci ne sont pas toujours idéales pour les cyclistes et autres acteurs de la mobilité urbaine, mais certaines pratiques apportent des bénéfices.

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Abuelos que ya no están solos

Liza López

June 08, 2020 |

Historias que laten |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Venezuela

Este reportaje trata de Plan Buen Vecino, una iniciativa civil que reparte 1.000 comidas a 200 adultos mayores cada semana, en medio de la pandemia del COVID-19. El plan reúne esfuerzos de 12 voluntarios, empresas y ayudas varias para dar apoyo vital a una población cuyos familiares se exiliaron de Venezuela. Este esfuerzo es replicable en otros países, pero necesita la voluntad y el trabajo de personas solidarias.

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How the Amazon region, hardest-hit by coronavirus, resumed lessons with classrooms closed

Hanna Liubakova

June 08, 2020 |

Outriders |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Manaus, Amazonia

Aula em Casa, which translates to School at Home, is a television program that features class material for students living in remote parts of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, who likely have televisions, but not access to the internet or a computer. The program, which reaches 450,000 students in Amazonas, features elementary and secondary school lessons transmitted over major TV channels, and is supplemented by teachers through the use of popular messaging app WhatsApp, Google Classroom, and is now being used by at least three other states in Brazil because of the pandemic.

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