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Keeping health operations going in a disaster. Western NC hospitals two weeks after Helene.

Jane Winik Sartwell

October 10, 2024 |

Carolina Public Press |

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Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

In the aftermath of Hurrican Helene, hospitals in Western North Carolina are working to keep healthcare services operational with methods like staff adjustments, backup power systems, coordination with local emergency services and creating disaster preparedness plans. These efforts have allowed the hospitals to stay open during the storms and continue providing care to those who need it.

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Radical Terraces Are Transforming the Hills of Rwanda

Geetanjali Krishna

October 10, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Farmers in Rwanda are adopting a terracing technique that’s helping to improve soil health and reduce erosion on the steep slopes they farm on. Called radical terraces, they slope back towards the hill to significantly slow water runoff and trap soil during intense rainfall.

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Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Kano; How CITAD's Mobile App is Empowering Survivors to Report Cases

Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman

October 10, 2024 |

Women Radio 91.7 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

WARAKA Sexual Referral Centre provides services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), including medical assistance and legal support. Amidst issues of confidentiality and stigma that prevent people from reporting cases of SGBV, the group uses an app that allows survivors to choose whether they share their identity or not when reporting an SGBV case. The app has recorded about 2,000 cases since 2022, inspiring the government to take action and enact relevant legislation to protect human rights and safety.

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Shareholder Activists Push Fast Food Chains to Commit to Climate Targets

Grace Hussain

October 10, 2024 |

Sentient |

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Response Location: United States

The shareholder activism nonprofit The Accountability Board is holding fast food companies accountable to making progress toward their climate commitments by filing proposals asking for action, which all shareholders who own a certain percentage of companies are able to do.

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Video:Paving The Healing Road For Child Survivors Of Sexual Abuse

Adebola Adegoke

October 09, 2024 |

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Cece Yara Child Advocacy Centre Foundation provides comprehensive care, protection and legal assistance to youth who suffered sexual abuse or are at risk. So far, they’ve helped reach eight convictions and have about 57 ongoing cases. The Foundation also emphasizes the importance of psychotherapy and education, empowering youth to learn about personal safety, boundaries and age-appropriate sex education in an effort to prevent reoccurring abuse.

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In Appalachia, Helene's Water Crisis Taps a Global Christian Response

Emily Belz

October 09, 2024 |

Christianity Today |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Water Mission is helping ensure Western North Carolina residents have access to safe water following Hurricane Helene. The group installed four of its proprietary mobile water treatment systems which produce 15,000 liters of clean water a day. The group has also distributed and gassed 400 generators for people to power their wells.

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The Muslim Sisters Aiding Widows Through Tough Times

Ashiat Meikudi

October 09, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

The Pious Muslim Women group helps widowed women navigate tough times with its various programs, such as providing access to food, monthly allowances, child care and other necessary resources. So far, the group has helped more than 3,500 women.

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Hotline connects formerly incarcerated people with reentry resources

Rachel Crumpler

October 08, 2024 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

In North Carolina, the Recidivism Reduction Call Center connects people who were formerly incarcerated with resources that will help them reenter their communities, like housing options and second chance employers.

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Coffee agroforestry holds promise for smallholder growers in Malawi

Charles Mpaka

October 07, 2024 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Malawi

The Food and Agriculture Organization and the Slow Food Coffee Coalition are helping coffee farmers in Malawi adopt agroforestry practices by teaching them new techniques, helping them improve coffee quality, and showing them how to attract international markets. This way, the farmers earn more for their products and benefit the environment with their work.

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How Denver Could Become the First City to Ban Slaughterhouses

Grace Hussain

October 07, 2024 |

Sentient |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Animal rights activists in Denver, Colorado, got a slaughterhouse moratorium on the city’s upcoming election ballot by switching up their approach and having deeper, sincere conversations with people while canvassing. Instead of focusing on personal choice, the campaign centers on collective action via voting.

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