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  • Maisons individuelles, potagers surélevés, bibliothèque, billard... En Haute-Vienne, un village senior se présente en alternative à l'Ehpad

    August 11, 2025 |

    Franceinfo |

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    Response Location: France, Saint-Maurice-les-Brousses

    Le Domaine du Lavoir est un « village senior » qui offre une alternative aux Ehpad pour les seniors autonomes. Les résidents habitent dans de petites maisons (45 mètres carrés) tout en ayant accès à des espaces collectifs et à des activités de groupe.

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  • Increasing Access: ASHIA Cracks the Code on Health Insurance for Anambra's Informal Sector

    August 11, 2025 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Anambra

    The Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) extends health coverage to Nigeria's hard-to-reach groups by embedding insurance premiums into weekly transport worker fees and partnering with cooperatives and trade unions for group enrollment. It also offers an “Adoption Model" that allows donors to sponsor vulnerable residents' coverage. With 235,000 active enrollees, ASHIA has dramatically reduced out-of-pocket healthcare spending from 92.1% to just 10% for those enrolled and has also significantly increased the number of people who seek coverage.

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  • Healing the Gap: Rwanda Expands Access to Rheumatic Care Amid Specialist Shortage

    August 10, 2025 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Led by a local doctor and supported by Pfizer's Accord initiative and other partners, Rwanda launched a one-month training fellowship to train local doctors with specialized rheumatology skills. Since its implementation in February 2024, more than 1,800 patients have received rheumatological care, many for the first time in their lives.

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  • Rooftop Solar Power Is Struggling to Take Off in Hong Kong. What Went Wrong?

    August 08, 2025 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: Hong Kong

    The Hong Kong Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Scheme is an ongoing government program that incentivizes rooftop solar adoption by allowing individuals and organizations to sell solar-generated electricity back to utility companies at rates higher than what customers pay for regular electricity.

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  • The 'frying pan of Spain' shows how cities can deal with extreme heat

    August 08, 2025 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Spain, Seville

    Seville has implemented three innovative water-based cooling solutions—ancient Persian qanat technology, adiabatic cooling systems in 450+ schools, and urban evapotranspiration projects—that collectively reduce temperatures by 6-12°C in public spaces and buildings while using minimal energy and attracting international attention as replicable models for heat adaptation.

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  • Seattle Renews Its Unique Approach to Public Campaign Financing

    August 08, 2025 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Seattle’s democracy vouchers program provides residents with four $25 vouchers to donate to local political candidates of their choice, with the goal of making it easier for citizens to participate in local elections while also leveling the playing field for a wider range of candidates. Research on the program found that it has helped increase the number of unique donors and made local elections more competitive.

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  • How Baltimore became a rising star in America's worker cooperative movement

    August 08, 2025 |

    Baltimore Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Worker cooperatives like the bookstore/cafe Red Emma's partnered with other organizations to create Seed Commons, a national financing network that provides loans without requiring individual collateral. Seed Commons has distributed over $100 million in loans supporting 15,000 workers nationwide. In the Baltimore region specifically, the network has invested $25 million, created 250 ownership-track jobs, and supported 23 cooperatives.

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  • Tanzania's 'holela holela' campaign uses a friendly pill mascot to combat antimicrobial resistance

    August 07, 2025 |

    IPP Media |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    Tanzania launched the "Holela Holela Itakukosti" public awareness campaign from May to September 2024 to address the large number of deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance. By working with USAID, local government and Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the campaign deployed three national radio stations to promote responsible antimicrobial use and infection prevention, reaching 24.7 million listeners.

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  • Lost your USAID funding? These aid matchmakers have a solution.

    August 06, 2025 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Vinikilang

    Following the closure of USAID and the loss of funding for its projects around the world, Project Resource Optimization was formed to help match projects in need of support with potential funders. Though the organization is not able to make sure every USAID-funded project is able to continue, it has helped secure roughly $26 million for 24 projects so far.

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  • Güneş tepede, gölge nerede?

    August 05, 2025 |

    Teyit |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Dünyanın farklı şehirlerinde uygulanan yeşil alan artırımı, gölgelendirme projeleri, serinleme merkezleri ve sıcaklıkla mücadele ekipleri, şehirlerdeki ölümcül sıcaklıkların etkisini azaltarak insanların yaşam kalitesini doğrudan iyileştiriyor. Bu çözümler; ağaçlandırma, yeşil koridor oluşturma, kamusal serinleme noktaları yaratma, saha ekipleriyle kırılgan gruplara destek sağlama ve yansıtıcı yüzey gibi yenilikçi uygulamalarla kent ısısını düşürmeye çalışan çok araçlı bir yaklaşım üzerinden işliyor.

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