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  • Can medical outreaches for maternal health bridge the access gap in the Federal Capital Territory?

    October 09, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory

    Medical professionals travel to remote areas of Nigeria with little access to family planning or maternal health care to hand out resources such as condoms or birth control and to train villages' Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) on updated safe birth practices. The team, called the PeachAid Medical Initiative, has reached over 30,000 women and 400 TBAs through medical outreach to rural communities since 2015. The work at large is meant to address the high maternal death rate in Nigeria.

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  • Ghetto Film School Trains Its Lens on Hollywood's Diversity Problem

    October 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Founded in the Bronx in 2000, the Ghetto Film School’s mission is to train a diverse student body in the skills of making narrative film. Eighteen years later, the school teaches classes in New York, Los Angeles, and London, and has become a pipeline for graduates to find work not only as directors or writers but also in film crews and production companies.

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  • Philly Program Teaches Defendants How To Help Themselves

    October 05, 2018 |

    WESA |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, the participatory defense program helps people learn how to present themselves in a criminal case in a way that gives a more complete picture of who they are. They write a biography, get letters of support and bring supporters to court in a system the chief public defender brought from Montgomery County and which originated in Silicon Valley. The program helps public defenders present their cases more effectively and judges may be more likely to impose less harsh sentences.

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  • Kenya's Government Is Evicting Indigenous People. Tech Helps Them Fight Back.

    October 04, 2018 |

    New York Magazine |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Kenya's indigenous communities are fighting the government's attempts to seize the land they live on using an app called This is My Backyard, or TIMBY. The app helps users to securely encrypt videos and pictures that can then be used for legal and publicity purposes, allowing community members to gather evidence and hold leaders accountable.

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  • For Chinese high-schoolers, there's value to living and learning in Iowa

    October 04, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    In the past decade, an increasing number of Chinese students have enrolled in American public schools in smaller towns, including in Clinton, Iowa. The trend serves as an important exchange program for both parties and fills the empty seats in towns where populations continue to decline.

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  • These smart glasses could be a game changer for hearing-impaired theatergoers

    October 04, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: England, London

    Through the use of smart glasses, the London’s National Theatre is making theater going accessible to the hard of hearing. A play’s dialogue is displayed in the glasses, and software links the timing of the words being displayed with when they are actually being said on stage.

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  • The Foreigner

    October 02, 2018 |

    Radio Ambulante |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Chile, Coihueco

    In 2016 an influx of Haitian immigrants start migrating to Chile. In Coihueco, a small rural town in Chile, they are met with open arms. Towns people organize to find them shelter, raise funds so they can bring over their families, and coalesce to make the town welcoming and supportive. In contrast a slew of racists incidents plague the capital, and the Chilean government changes their immigration laws, making it difficult for Haitian immigrants to settle in the country.

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  • These Schools Are Taking Action to Keep ICE Out of the Classroom

    October 02, 2018 |

    Vice |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Across the nations students and school districts are organizing around measures that support immigrant children and families. Websites dedicated to sanctuary cities, Know Your Rights workshops, and undocumented clubs are just a few of the things people are doing to help immigrant families cope with deportation. “We’re trying to get beyond a fear-based response and to do the deeper work of what does it mean to have a new generation of youth who feel empowered and engaged and see themselves as resources and allies to each other.”

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  • Fight for Cleaner Air in the Bronx

    October 01, 2018 |

    The Innovator |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The New York-based organization, Sustainable South Bronx, is working to reverse the public health effects, namely asthma, that poor air quality has caused. The initiative works to educate residents about the environmental hazards they face while also working to reverse those hazards with projects like reflective roof coatings. With pollution disproportionately affecting low-income communities, the city too is taking steps toward reducing emissions in these areas.

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  • Michigan's homeless face major barriers to healthcare. Here's how providers are trying to help.

    October 01, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Healthcare groups across the state of Michigan are working to address care for the homeless. From dedicated, privately-funded centers for LGBT youth to downtown clinics offering quality, affordable healthcare, Michigan groups are committing to extending health services to a vulnerable population.

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