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  • How Bijapur fought acute malnutrition through millets and decentralisation

    August 04, 2021 |

    101 Reporters |

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    Response Location: British Indian Ocean Territory, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

    In the district of Bijapur, a town in India, there was a malnutrition rate of 40 per cent in 2019. In order to tackle the problem officials identified the areas with high malnutrition and directed their efforts to those places. They introduced nutrient rich millets in child care centers. They also created kitchen gardens to provide the community with access to fresh vegetables. Finally, they brought Nutrient Rehabilitation Centers in the community since parents were hesitant to take their children to them. Two years later, malnutrition rates dropped by 12 percent.

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  • Suomija migrantų srautą sustabdė dvišaliu susitarimu su Rusija: ar galėtume tokiu pavyzdžiu sekti ir mes?

    August 03, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Lithuania

    Neteisėtai sieną kertančių migrantų srautą, atkeliavusį iš Rusijos pusės, 2015 m. patyrusi Suomija rado būdą suvaldyti situaciją - srautas išseko, o migrantų apgyvendinimo bei integracijos politika pradėta įgyvendinti bendradarbiaujant su nevyriausybinėmis organizacijomis ir vietos bendruomenėmis. Taip pat aukščiausiu lygiu komunikuota su Rusija. Neteisėtos migracijos srautas Suomijoje buvo panašus kaip 2021 m. Lietuvoje - kokią patirtį galėtume perimti?

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  • This German startup offers a simpler way to recycle your coffee cup

    August 03, 2021 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Germany

    About 16 billion paper cups are used every day for coffee consumption. In small towns in England, and in the countries like New Zealand and Germany, a deposit-based reusable cup system is being used to create less waste. Under this program consumers pay a small fee to use a reusable cap and get their cashback once they return it. One such program in Germany called "RECUP" estimates its saved 43,000 trees every year.

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  • "I Wouldn't Take No For An Answer"

    August 03, 2021 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Response Location: India, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

    Married off to an abusive older man at age 9, Akkatai Teli could not read or write. But she recognized how the rural India justice system neglected women like her in a misogynistic society with high rates of domestic violence, creaky legal machinery, and social pressure to cover up abuse and stay in awful marriages. Teli built a sisterhood movement throughout 50 villages that has helped more than 1,000 women fight for their rights by agitating for attention from police and courts.

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  • How Kansas ranchers and the land benefit from going back to the way of the bison

    August 03, 2021 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    In Kansas, a group of younger ranchers are shifting away from decades long, traditional, ranching practices and instead using methods synched with nature. Changes include things like burning the pasture to clear dead grass in the spring, instead of burning in the summer. Research shows summer burns save millions in operating costs and it's actually a long-held practice by indigenous people before settlers arrived. The ranchers are also changing how they graze and spray, methods that use less pesticides and increase wildlife.

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  • The Orange Cans That Help Philly Take Out the Trash

    August 03, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    As a solution for the garbage littering his block, a Philadelphia resident has launched a much-needed movement to keep the streets clean. Sanitation services have been affected since the pandemic, leading to staff shortages in the face of rising residential trash collection needs. I Love Thy Hood collected signatures and raised money to buy and place bright orange trash cans throughout his neighborhood, keeping excess garbage from littering the streets.

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  • Marsy's Law was supposed to help victims. In Jacksonville, it shields police officers.

    August 03, 2021 |

    The Tributary (Jacksonville Journalism Collective) |

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    Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, Florida

    A Florida constitutional amendment enacted in 2018 called Marsy's Law protects crime victims' rights, including the right to privacy when public-records laws would otherwise reveal victims' identity. But the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has interpreted a court decision to justify erasing from public records the names of police officers who shot or killed people, on the grounds that the police should legally be considered crime victims. Marsy's Law has been enacted in 14 states. Critics say it was not meant to undermine police accountability, but they have been unable to enact corrective legislation.

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  • Beirut Is Greening the Aftermath of Disaster

    August 03, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

    In 2020, a devastating explosion in Beirut that came from a warehouse released 800,000 and one million tons of construction and demolition waste and 20,000 tons of shattered glass into the city. The waste was being thrown into landfills. However, landfills are notoriously bad for the environment. Out of that rubble an idea was created; disposing waste sustainably. Rubble Mountains was created specifically to do this. They've been able to restore four quarries, use materials to create public amenities, and diverting up to 50 tons of demolition waste from landfills.

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  • Giving Mother Nature a Hand

    August 03, 2021 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Cervene Pecky and Dolany, two small towns in Prague, were able to fix their flooding problems through a process known as land consolidation. Prior to the land consolidation, the towns would get flooded by rainwater. Through land consolidation, property owners are able to redraw property lines. Thanks to the consolidation, the field that emptied into Dolany is now covered in grass, trees, and ditches.

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  • How L.A. cleared most Venice Beach homeless camps and sheltered many unhoused people

    August 02, 2021 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    About 200 people camping out on Venice beach were given a place to stay through a ‘housing-first’ approach. Community groups and entrepreneurs along the boardwalk pushed the city government to clear up the beach to attract more business. Temporary housing in hotels has been provided until October.

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