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Ex-female refugee conserving South Sudan's disappearing forest

Richard Sultan

June 19, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

Vivian Kide learned to build fuel-efficient stoves in a Ugandan refugee camp to use less charcoal and prevent deforestation. When she returned home to South Sudan, she began building stoves for other women in her community and teaching them how to do so themselves.

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Remote Consultation via WhatsApp Revolutionises Surgical Care in Rural Malawi

Rabson Kondowe

June 19, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Malawi

The WhatsApp group SURG Africa and remote Managed Clinical Network connect district hospitals with specialists, like surgeons and anesthesiologists, who can provide support and advice on difficult medical cases. The goal of the group is to improve healthcare services available and increase access to necessary care, specifically in rural areas.

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Survivors unite against the blade for female genital mutilation

Peace Oladipo

June 18, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

The Balm in the Gilead Foundation (BIGIF) gathers survivors of female genital mutilation to become advocates in their community for the end of the practice. BIGIF has over 300 volunteers across the country and has reached over 100 women and girls with its messaging. BIGIF visits schools and churches, go door-to-door, hosts walks and even runs a 30-minute radio program to raise awareness and educate community members.

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In conservative northern Nigeria, all-female automobile workshop screws gender stereotypes

Amina Gambari

June 18, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Sokoto

The Nana Female Mechanic Workshop in Sokoto, Nigeria, helps women gain the skills to pursue careers in mechanics and gain economic independence. The all-female workshop only attends to cars owned by women and is intended to combat gender-role stereotypes.

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The buildings constructed from cannabis

Francesca Perry

June 18, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridgeshire

Hempcrete, a combination of hemp, water, and lime, can be used as a more sustainable insulation option for buildings. The material improves energy efficiency, produces less carbon than options like fiberglass and foam, and will continue to capture carbon while used as insulation.

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Solar Power Spreads in Appalachia as Churches Take Action

Rebecca Randall

June 17, 2023 |

Faithfully Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Churches in Appalachia are installing solar arrays and encouraging their communities to make energy-efficient upgrades and renewable-energy swaps, too. The Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church in West Virginia purchased its array with donations that community members raised from the money they saved on energy after installing free smart-control devices in their homes that reduced energy use during peak hours.

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A sanctuary of literary rituals moulds teenagers into star writers

Yahuza Bawage

June 17, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Minna

Through the Hill-top Creative Arts Foundation, teen writers in Nigeria receive mentorship from established writers and learn to give critique and be critiqued by their peers, with the ultimate goal of helping them become published authors.

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Amidst Lean Resources, this Foundation Devises Means to Secure Future for Poor Children in Taraba

Yahuza Abdulkadir

June 16, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sabon Gari, Taraba State

The Umayya Danejo Foundation provides financial support to help out-of-school children enroll in classes and complete exit examinations. The organization also runs a food aid program and has a partnership with tailoring centers where students can learn hands-on trade skills.

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The Soil Farmers: Black Food Sovereignty and Climate Solutions

Justin Cook

June 16, 2023 |

NC Newsline |

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Response Location: United States, Pinetops, North Carolina

Kendrick Ransome uses ancestral farming techniques like low-till farming and conservation tilling to improve soil health and sequester more carbon on his farm. He founded Freedom Org to teach youth these practices and help other Black farmers do the same after decades of racist lending policies have dwindled their numbers.

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The WhatsApp boot camp that empowers people to earn

Fatimah Bashir

June 16, 2023 |

The Solutions Paper |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo

The Afolabi Abdulakeem Faisol (AAF) Academy connects with prospective students via WhatsApp and teaches them graphic design and video editing skills as a way to earn money. Since 2021, the Academy has held seven educational boot camps, teaching thousands of people across several countries.

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