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No Sex For Fish: How Women In A Fishing Village Are Fighting For Power

Rebecca Davis

December 26, 2019 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Nduru Beach

Along Kenya's Lake Victoria, the practice of jaboya - where fishermen guarantee that day's catch to a woman fish trader in exchange for sexual favors - is all too common, in part due to a lack of economic opportunity in small villages. Kenya's fishing communities also have rates of HIV prevalence between 30% and 40%. To combat these issues, local women and non-profits teamed up to start No Sex for Fish, an organization committed to providing women fish traders their own boats so they could catch the fish themselves. While initial results were promising, the initiative ultimately has not yet succeeded.

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In Toronto, Muslims offer ‘shelter bus' for the homeless

Aysha Khan

December 24, 2019 |

Religion News Service |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada and Humanity First Canada teamed up to transform a bus into a mobile shelter for the homeless, complete with 20 beds, a kitchenette, a bathroom, internet, and more. The program is called Shelter Bus and, since launching in December 2019, has served over 1,000 people and reaches up to 50 people a day. The bus has been described as "heaven" by some guests, and they are now planning to have 3 buses by the next year.

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School network takes turbocharged approach to education for refugee students

Aaricka Washington

December 23, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

Fugees Academy, with schools in Ohio and Georgia, offers specialized and trauma-informed instruction for refugee students. The school aims to get students up to speed with accelerated English instruction.

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Volunteers step in to keep asylum seekers healthy on border

Julie Watson

December 18, 2019 |

Associated Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Tijuana

In Tijuana, many asylum seekers are left without access to health care while they await a decision on their cases so medical professionals are volunteering their time to try to help those that need it. Although they are faced with a myriad of barriers, their pop-up clinics that promote “border-less medicine,” have grown to hundreds of volunteers who have seen more than 9,000 patients.

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Asylum-seekers find compassion, resources at "House of Peace" once released from Aurora immigration center

Moe Clark

December 12, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

When asylum seekers are released from the Aurora, Colorado immigration center, many seek help and community from the nonprofit organization, Casa de Paz. Based in Denver, the nonprofit offers these individuals and any visiting family members a place to stay and helps connect them with community resources.

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In Search of the Lost Pulse

Adina Florea

December 07, 2019 |

DoR |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Romania, Sibiu, Transylvania

A private healthcare facility in Romania is helping to bring specialty surgeries to the region's children by arranging for doctors from other parts of the nation and world to convene on a rotating, but regular, basis. The surgeons, many of whom specialize in pediatric corrective surgery for congenital heart defects, perform hundreds of surgeries per year financed by the Polisano Foundation.

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Can a diverse neighborhood now integrate its schools? In Mount Airy, it's happening.

Huntly Collins

December 06, 2019 |

The Notebook |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A diverse neighborhood in Philadelphia is working to make its local public schools reflect the same diversity. By working with community partners and ensuring black and white parent voices both help shape the school, the community is trying to find a balance between improving the local resource and preventing any displacement of the longstanding school population. The model is showing early promise.

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'We've become like a family': innovative groups help refugees settle in US cities

Amanda Holpuch

December 05, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

With a decrease in government aid for refugee resettlement programs in recent years, nonprofits and other groups have stepped up to fill the gap. In Cleveland, Refugee Response offers in-home tutoring, a program for high school students, and work opportunities on an urban farm.

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Planning to Donate? Know What Your Dollar Buys

Tina Rosenberg

December 04, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Evaluating evidence of an organization’s impact informs charitable giving. Ratings organizations like ImpactMatters and Charity Navigator provide transparency to donors by reporting on the effectiveness of charities and social programs. The organizations make comparisons by analyzing the tax forms of nonprofits. Some, like GiveWell conduct further investigations and provide in-depth evaluations.

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Turning kids into entrepreneurs

Reha Kansara

December 03, 2019 |

BBC |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda

In Uganda, which has high youth unemployment rates, schools are starting to incorporate entrepreneurship lessons into traditional curricula to prepare students for life and an unstable job market after school.

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