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  • These American Climate Corps Workers Are Paving a Green Future

    August 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Over 300 SolarCorps fellows in the inaugural class of the United States Climate Corps, a workforce-training program, are engaging with communities and installing solar panels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Fellows work with different organizations across several states, such as the nonprofit GRID Alternatives, which is focused on bringing no-cost solar installations to underserved communities.

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  • How the Village Kitchen Helps Reduce Malnutrition in Rwanda

    August 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Huye District

    Rwanda's Village Kitchen Initiative addresses childhood malnutrition with a community-based nutrition education program that trains parents to prepare balanced meals using local ingredients. Supported by the government, UNICEF, and other partners, the initiative combines practical cooking demonstrations with affordable kitchen gardens that provide fresh vegetables. The program has expanded to all 30 Rwandan districts, reaching 14,837 villages nationwide.

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  • Fighting Mental Health Burden in Rwanda Through Community Healing Spaces

    August 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    The Aheza Healing Center established community-based healing spaces led by trained counselors who facilitate group discussions and provide mental health care to those struggling with PTSD. The groups offer a safe space for therapy and focus on teaching emotional regulation. Since forming in 2019, the program has helped about 5,000 people.

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  • 'Internet of fish' empowering Lake Victoria women

    August 14, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Women fisherfolk in Kenya are starting fish farms in Lake Victoria, aided by smartphones and technology that help them track the health and needs of the fish. Owning farms gives them financial freedom and prevents the sexual exploitation women often face when bargaining for fish.

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  • How greener schoolyards benefit kids — and the whole community

    August 14, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Nearly 100 elementary school playgrounds across Denver were converted into greener spaces dubbed “Learning Landscapes” thanks to a public-private partnership including the city, local nonprofits, contractors, and volunteers. Each design was tailored to the school with input from the local community. The revamped grounds improved student achievement and sequestered carbon.

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  • Virginia's pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps.

    August 13, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Birth in Color's doulas are filling the maternity care gap as rural labor and delivery rooms close, disproportionately impacting people of color. Doulas provide physical, emotional and informational support before, during and after childbirth, and advocate on the mother’s behalf. Doula care leads to improved birth outcomes and lower rates of C-sections, and in April 2022 doula services were added under the state’s Medicaid program.

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  • How are Afghans fighting climate change?

    August 12, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Afghanistan

    Amid droughts fueled by climate change, communities in Afghanistan are building irrigation pools, miniature dams, and systems of pipes to capture rain, flood, and spring water for agricultural use. Afghans who live abroad are sending them donations to help make it possible.

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  • Forest Hills High School students take on hopelessness with politics

    August 12, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Queens, New York

    The student-led Youth Informed Club educates youth about the importance of voting and how elections work, engaging them in debates and informational sessions so they can make informed voting decisions. Participants of the Club leave with a better understanding of how to get involved with politics, as well as a greater sense of hope about the political landscape and their interactions with it.

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  • In Rural Tennessee, Domestic Violence Victims Face Barriers to Getting Justice. One County Has Transformed Its Approach.

    August 12, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Domestic violence incidents in Scott County, Tennessee, fell by more than half after it changed the process it uses for handling cases. That’s more than anywhere else in the state. Among other things, the county hired a dedicated domestic violence officer, created an accessible batterers intervention program, combined most of the relevant agencies under one roof, and requires abusers to detail who they are giving their guns to when they have to surrender them.

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  • Healing a Dark Past: The Long Road to Reopening Hospitals in the Rural South

    August 12, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Tennessee

    As rural hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods close, groups and community members are joining forces to ensure residents can still access care by reopening a full-service hospital. Rural Emergency Hospital models remove in-patient beds but keep emergency departments active to receive federal support. About 29 rural hospitals have converted to rural emergency hospitals to ensure residents can still access care.

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