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  • So bekommen Menschen in Krisen genau das, was sie brauchen

    Die digitale Plattform Loop ermöglicht es Menschen in Krisensituation, schnell und transparent mit Behörden zu kommunizieren. Erste Beispiele zeigen, dass das wichtige Vorgänge wie das Bergen von Erdbeben-Opfern beschleunigen kann.

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  • How forensic science can aid the human rights movement

    The forensics-based human rights movement uses forensic science to identify victims of genocide and political violence buried in mass graves, allowing their families to arrange proper burial and bolstering collective history around these events. The strategy has been particularly effective in countries with state-imposed silence around past atrocities, such as Spain, where more than 9,000 bodies have been exhumed since 2000.

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  • How Kenya Became the World's Geothermal Powerhouse

    Kenya is leading the world in geothermal electricity generation and infrastructure. The electricity is cheap, reliable, low-carbon, and a part of the country’s plan to industrialize.

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  • The Other Abortion Pill

    Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, access to safe, legal abortion in the U.S. is scarce. While several states have banned mifepristone and misoprostol — the two drugs that makeup abortion pills — misoprostol, which has been found to be the more effective of the two, can still be accessed at some pharmacies and through nonprofits in the U.S. and overseas like Plan C and Aid Access.

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  • Report: More States Are Giving Students a Say in Education Policy

    At least 33 states now involve students in education policymaking through formal advisory roles or positions on state boards, and these youth have helped spearhead changes, such as a Massachusetts rule requiring student feedback to be considered in the teacher evaluation process and a Washington bill creating school-based liaisons to coordinate homelessness services.

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  • How Lagos Health Scheme is Enhancing Access to Quality Healthcare Services Among Indigents, PWDs

    The Lagos State Health Scheme in Nigeria helps pay health insurance premiums for people with disabilities who may not otherwise be able to afford health care free of charge.

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  • Japan's 'Zero Waste' Village Is a Model for Small-Town Sustainability

    Residents of Kamikatsu, Japan, deposit, and sort 45 different categories of waste into designated bins to be recycled at the Zero Waste Center. The center is a part of the town’s effort to meet its Zero Waste declaration and reuse or recycle everything produced there.

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  • In the Netherlands, Safe Drug Consumption Sites Are Saving Lives. The U.S. Is Resisting.

    In the Netherlands, safe consumption sites provide a clean, supervised space for drug users to go without worrying about legal ramifications. The sites not only help prevent overdoses, with zero overdose deaths reported at safe consumption sites, but also connect patrons with harm-reduction information, alternatives such as methadone, supportive housing, mental health treatment, and other social services.

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  • Youth climate councils aim to locally combat climate crisis

    Through the San Antonio Mayor's Youth Engagement Council, students network with municipal officials, conduct research, and complete community-based projects to help them develop policy proposals around issues such as the climate crisis. Participants have organized workshops and collected food and hygiene donations to support vulnerable residents and say serving on the council has provided them a venue to work on issues that are important to them.

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  • Expanded Safety Net Drives Sharp Drop in Child Poverty

    Between 1993 and 2019, government aid for working families in the United States grew, with federal spending on low-income children roughly doubling. This expansion of the safety net coincides with significant declines in child poverty, with research showing that child poverty fell 59 percent during that time period.

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