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  • New tribal colleges offer ‘sense of belonging' for Native students but hit roadblocks

    August 05, 2021 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Indigenous students find a sense of community and belonging at new tribal colleges in California. As the racial group with the lowest rates of college attendance, indigenous students face a long list of obstacles. Having an alternative to mainstream universities gives more tribal members an opportunity to pursue higher education.

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  • At Soccer Games, Markets and Churches, Students Offer New Ways to Get Vaccinated

    August 05, 2021 |

    Queens University News Service |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Faith in the Vaccine is an initiative to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among low-income areas and within ethnic communities. The group, often using student ambassadors, leverages the credibility of community leaders and influencers and identifies opportunities to bring vaccine clinics to where people are already gathering. For example, vaccine tents were available at a recent soccer game attended by over 1,000 Spanish-speaking fans. Attendees could get the one-dose COVID-19 shot, a $25 VISA debit card, and be entered to win two season passes to the 2022 season of the new Charlotte FC soccer team.

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  • Nonprofit Esperanza Threads helping refugees and immigrants stitch together their American dream

    August 05, 2021 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Esperanza Threads provides sewing training to refugees and immigrants so that they can find sustainable jobs and provide for their families. The students learn to make t-shirts, bags, and baby products, which are sold on the organization’s website. To emulate an actual job experience, the two-month long program pays the trainees a stipend for their time and their work. The group partners with resettlement agencies, shelters, rehabilitation facilities, and churches to reach new clients. The training has also had the effect of increasing hope and building self-esteem among the participants.

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  • The social enterprise that takes on ‘Big Air' with data

    August 05, 2021 |

    Pioneers Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: China, Beijing

    Smart Air is a social enterprise in Beijing that educates people about clean air and debunks myths about expensive air purifiers marketed by large corporations. Smart Air instead offers effective products at a more affordable price, making clean air more accessible.

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  • California's Yurok Tribe grows solutions in soil of crises

    August 04, 2021 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Yurok Tribe, located in Northern California, depends on fishing to sustain a living. However, a severe drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a crumbling highway severely affected the tribe. So, leaders are turning towards new ways of making an income: a community garden.

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  • Las Bici Catarinas, el rescate de las bicis JUMP

    August 04, 2021 |

    Cletofilia |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico

    El concepto de las bicicletas compartidas se aplica en comunidades de la Ciudad de México en alianza con organizaciones no gubernamentales y gobiernos locales, después de recuperar 1600 bicicletas que estaban destinadas al basurero por una empresa privada que frente a la pandemia decide cerrar operación.

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  • Chicago organization uses predictive analytics to identify young people who may be headed for trouble

    August 04, 2021 |

    CNBC |

    Broadcast TV Talk Show |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Eddie Bocanegra of READI Chicago describes his group's gun-violence-prevention model. Data from police and hospitals, plus community intelligence, identify those people most at risk of committing or being victimized by gun violence. Then, providing those at highest risk with cognitive behavioral therapy, job-finding help, and other social services has been shown to reduce this group's victimization by nearly one-third and its likelihood of arrest for gun violence by 80%.

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  • Integracija ar diskriminacija: Norvegijoje pabėgėliai mokomi apie seksualines normas ir smurto prevenciją

    August 04, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Lithuania

    Norvegija gali pasigirti pakankamai sklandžia migrantų integracija, o iš jos patirties galėtų pasimokyti ir didesnį migrantų skaičių priėmusi Lietuva. Norvegijos sėkmės formulėje - kalbos įgūdžių lavinimas, parama ieškant darbo ar pradėjus dirbti ir didesnis integracijos politikos nuoseklumas tiek nacionaliniu, tiek vietiniu valdžios lygmeniu. Ekspertai teigia, kad visa tai gali veikti ir Lietuvoje.

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  • The Unlikely Story of a Sex Trafficking Survivor and the Instagram Account That Saved Her Life

    August 04, 2021 |

    ELLE Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Greeley, Colorado

    One woman's use of an Instagram account in her personal journey from sex-trafficking victim to sociology researcher enabled new sources of research, teaching, and victim aid. Megan Lundstrom's community of fellow sex workers formed through Instagram became the source for qualitative research into the experiences of sex workers, without being filtered by authorities. That led to the first peer-reviewed journal article of its kind, a new university program in sex trafficking, and the creation of a nonprofit, The Avery Center, aiding victims and collecting data on the industry.

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  • Argentinien: Die Rückkehr der Jaguare

    August 04, 2021 |

    Phoenix |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Argentina

    Im argentinischen Feuchtgebiet Esteros del Iberá läuft eines der größten Wiederansiedelungsprojekte weltweit. Neben anderen Tierarten, die schon zurückgekehrt sind, wird nun auch der Jaguar wiederangesiedelt. Das hilft, das ganze Ökosystem ins Gleichgewicht zu bringen.

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