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  • Finding election workers is hard. Arizona is doing something about it.

    The Arizona Fellows in Election Administration program taps college students to work in county and state election offices, with the goal of creating a pipeline for positions that are often difficult to fill. During the 2024 presidential election cycle, 18 students and recent graduates participated in the program, and three went on to take permanent positions in their respective election offices.

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  • No Bull: Nepal's Biogas Revolution Reaches a Turning Point

    Between 1992 and 2011, Nepal and the Netherlands collaborated to install 260,000 domestic biogas digesters across the country that convert livestock and human waste into clean cooking fuel to address energy security and deforestation challenges. The program has helped families save $111 annually on gas and prevents over-consumption of firewood.

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  • تونس تفتتح أول مراكز إيواء العنف الأسري للنساء ذوات الإعاقة في تونس

    يتطرق التقرير إلى افتتاح أول مراكز إيواء للعنف الأسري للنساء ذوات الإعاقة في تونس. توفر المراكز بيئة آمنة للنساء وخدمات دعم نفسي وقانوني.

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  • This city is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage

    St. George, Utah, is building wastewater recycling plants to convert sewage into usable irrigation and drinking water, a solution already proven effective in communities like Las Vegas in conserving water resources and supporting sustainable urban growth.

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  • Nebraska invested in having special education students learn alongside their peers — and is seeing promising results

    Nebraska’s Journey to Inclusion program focused on providing educators with training and resources to help schools keep more students with disabilities in general classrooms rather than separating them in specialized classrooms. Since implementing changes, the state has seen proficiency rates and graduation rates rise among students with disabilities.

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  • Local, organic, and bipartisan: How Vermont is challenging Big Food

    Vermont's community-led movement to build a thriving local agriculture economy, through nonprofit infrastructure investments, diversified farming practices, and bipartisan collaboration, has revitalized small farms, boosted food resilience, and offered a viable economic alternative to industrialized agriculture.

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  • ¿Cómo se enseña a los jueces a evitar sesgos machistas?

    Para los jueces y juezas en España, la formación en perspectiva de género ya existe en tres niveles principales: en el temario de oposición; en la escuela judicial para las nuevas promociones; y en cursos específicos de formación continua, de 50 horas y obligatorios para acceder a cualquier especialidad desde hace 5 años.

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  • منصات التسويق عبر الانترنت تنعش مئات المشاريع النسوية في الأردن

    يعرض التقرير كيف ساعدت منصات التسويق الإلكتروني مئات النساء في الأردن على التوسع في مشاريعهن، وزيادة الدخل، وتحسين الوضع المعيشي. تعمل المنصات كهمزة وصل بين السيدات صاحبات المشروعات الصغيرة والعملاء؛ لبيع وشراء المنتجات الحرفية، وتقدم خدمات تسويقية كاملة في مقابل نسبة من الأرباح.

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  • How Treating Teens' Trauma Is Stopping Violence in Chicago

    The violence prevention program Choose to Change pairs cognitive behavioral therapy with intensive mentoring for high-risk Chicago teens, resulting in participants being 31% less likely to be arrested than their peers who did not participate in the program.

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  • 'Our moment to evolve': A nonprofit that launched after George Floyd is now navigating a DEI backlash

    The New Commonwealth Fund provides grants to Boston-area organizations that are making an impact in communities of color, with more than $16.3 million awarded to more than 250 organizations so far. However, national backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives has prompted the fund to shift some of its fundraising strategies and even remove a reference to racial equity from its name.

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