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  • Comment l'Espagne a fait baisser de 24% les féminicides en moins de 20 ans

    March 08, 2022 |

    L'humanité |

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    Response Location: Spain

    L'Espagne a adopté en 2004 une loi spécifique contre les violences de genre et mis en place des tribunaux spéciaux. Depuis, la législation évolue en permanence. Avec des résultats probants : les féminicides ont diminués de 24 % en moins 20 ans.

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  • Is Brazilian jiujitsu making policing safer for everyone?

    March 03, 2022 |

    NewsNation |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    The St. Paul Police Department is one of a growing number of such departments which have integrated training in Brazilian jiujitsu for officers as a way to reduce not just civilian injuries but also the amount of money spent on lawsuit settlements as a result of police misconduct.

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  • Cooperatively Owned Builder Sees Affordable Housing, Climate Action in ‘Granny Flats'

    March 03, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

    A building cooperative is changing local zoning laws and building small houses known as accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the suburbs of Chicago. The efforts support economic equity by increasing the supply of housing in a community where housing and rental prices have been on the rise. ADUs also produce smaller carbon footprints, making them a sustainable housing option.

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  • Belarusian Diaspora Helps Victims of Repression

    February 28, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Belarus

    INeedHelpBy connects Belarusians living abroad with families currently experiencing government persecution and loss of income in the country. Donors have given over $1 million in emergency food aid directly to over 2,000 families in need. Donors pledge to buy at least two weeks of groceries and communicate directly with families to understand their needs. The organization verifies everyone’s identity, that they aren’t government infiltrators and that political repression led to loss of income for recipients. Connecting donors and recipients directly has also led to community building and emotional support.

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  • Are community jobs the solution for Missouri's sheltered workshops?

    February 23, 2022 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Sedalia, Missouri

    Even as several states banned subminimum wages for disabled workers and adopted versions of the "employment-first" legislation in the country, the Center for Human Services became an anomaly when it closed its sheltered workshop programs in Missouri where they find immense support. In the last five years, the non-profit has focused, instead, on helping adults with disabilities gain employment in traditional jobs in their own communities and earn minimal wages.

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  • A new fund seeks to close the racial wealth gap by helping Black families buy homes in metro Denver

    February 23, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Black families that make less than $140,000 a year can qualify for down payment assistance to purchase a home in Denver. The Deerfield for Black Wealth is attempting to close the racial wealth gap that has remained pervasive due to a lack of generational wealth. Owning real estate creates housing stability as well as an increase in family wealth and opportunity, which leads to economic mobility.

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  • Could modular housing be a quick fix for the affordability crisis?

    February 22, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Cambridge, Ontario

    Ontario’s lack of housing supply has inspired the construction of modular housing: repurposed shipping containers that people now call home. Shipping containers can be converted into homes faster than traditional homes can be built. The approach is saving time and is meant to eventually bring down the soaring cost of housing.

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  • California Gives a Big Boost to Corner Stores that Sell Fresh Produce

    February 22, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In California, the state's Healthy Grant Refrigeration Program is enabling corner stores and small markets with means for refrigeration and distribution channels so they can offer fresh food to residents in their communities who otherwise do not have access to it.

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  • One Cow Per Poor Family Initiative Improving Livelihoods In Eastern Rwanda

    February 17, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Rwimbogo

    The “one cow per poor family” initiative in Rwanda seeks to increase household income and fight malnutrition by giving families a cow to raise. Once the cow gives birth, the calf is given to another family to raise, keeping the process going. Since the program started in 2006, a total of 341,065 cows have been distributed and residents say it has improved their livelihoods.

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  • How Kaduna's Warring Badarawa Communities Became Peace Observers

    February 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Interfaith Mediation Centre trains residents in regions stricken by religious conflict between Christians and Muslims to become Community Peace Observers who promote a culture of non-violence and intervene in potential conflict using targeted communication techniques. The effort has led communities to form their own task forces, committees, and forums around peacekeeping, and Christians and Muslims there now commingle through community events and institutions after years of strict separation.

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