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  • Students with disabilities innovate ways to use spaces, products not designed for them

    October 26, 2022 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Students in the UC Berkeley Disability Lab gather to work on projects and inventions aimed at improving accessibility for those living with a disability. The lab also provides students living with disabilities with a sense of community among each other.

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  • Beyond the US midterms: The Swiss answer to congressional gridlock

    October 26, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    Switzerland has a long tradition of national referendums to decide issues ranging from retirement structures to vacation requirements to voting rights. Citizens can gather signatures — 50,000 or 100,000, depending on whether they want to reconsider an already-passed law or propose new legislation — to put their issue on the ballot.

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  • The Sacramento region grapples with the intersection of wildfires and affordable housing • Sacramento News & Review

    October 26, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    After the Camp Fire that destroyed several homes and misplaced residents, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offered low-interest home loans and payment assistance for low-income families who wished to rebuild or repair a home after a wildfire. Several other organizations and agencies also emerged with solutions and research studies that present ways to reshape how Californians rebuild after wildfires, with attention paid to mitigating future fires and the destruction they cause.

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  • Nature-Based Education Is Super White. Not At Detroit's Urban Forest School.

    October 26, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    With the support of the Black to the Land Coalition, the Urban Forest School is a co-teaching and co-learning community that provides interaction, outdoor education, and play for children of color, providing them with a culturally grounded education. The Urban Forest School launched in late 2020, starting with monthly outings such as hikes in local city parks, trips to a planetarium and plant identification programs.

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  • Kano Youths Fight Corruption In Constituency Project Execution Using Tracking Skills

    October 26, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Runkusawa, Kano

    The Resource Center for Human Rights and Civic Education has trained more than 250 youth to help fight government corruption by tracking abandoned infrastructure projects and confronting officials with their findings. Since 2020, 126 abandoned projects have been tracked, and 78 of those have since been completed.

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  • Embodying Civic Spirit

    October 26, 2022 |

    Jewish Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City-based organization Civic Spirit trains educators who work in religious schools to teach American civics and history from an interfaith perspective. The nonprofit also hosts programs for students in which they work together to tackle a civic challenge.

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  • How a non-profit is fighting climate change through tree planting in Kwara State

    October 26, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin West, Kwara

    The Save Sahara Network plants trees at schools and other public places in an effort to help mitigate climate change. The organization also offers webinars and educational programs aimed at teaching youth about conservation and climate literacy.

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  • Bees in the D

    October 25, 2022 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The nonprofit Bees in the D maintains 220 beehives at schools, businesses, and other nonprofits it partners with across Detroit. They are bringing bees back to the city to pollinate urban gardens and support the local ecosystem.

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  • From socks and sit pads to rebuilding Ukraine: how knitters help soldiers survive cold

    October 25, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Knitted Things For Soldiers is a volunteer group run through Facebook that sends knit, woven, and sewn items to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Those who want to participate but need to learn how to knit can learn from experienced knitters' posts online.

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  • Rethinking regeneration: Could co-design help transform Bristol's housing estates?

    October 25, 2022 |

    The Bristol Cable |

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    Response Location: England, London

    When housing needs to be built or refurbished in neighborhoods like Packington Estate in London, developers co-design projects with residents to build trust in estate regeneration. And on top of building trust, residents know what will work best for them.

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