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  • These local nonprofits bring books to incarcerated individuals in North Carolina

    February 02, 2021 |

    The Daily Tar Heel |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Prison Books Collective and a partner organization, N.C. Women's Prison Book Project, for 15 years have collected donated books and then distributed them inside North Carolina prisons to incarcerated people who crave new reading material. Answering requests, which sometimes can be quite specific as to genre, the groups fulfill orders from their revolving supply. Combined, the groups make up to 75 shipments per week and in return hear from people inside about how meaningful the donated books are to them.

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  • In the first six months of health care professionals replacing police officers, no one they encountered was arrested

    February 02, 2021 |

    Denverite |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Denver's STAR (Support Team Assisted Response) program deliberately reduces potentially violent encounters between uniformed police officers and troubled people by responding to certain low-level crises with a mental health clinician and a medic. In STAR's first six months, the team offered 748 people help rather than jail, without requiring any arrests to resolve problems. With more resources, the team could have handled more than 2,500 incidents. The police chief supports the program's expansion, saying it frees his officers to handle more serious matters.

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  • Displaced but not forgotten: Organisations delivering family planning services to Abuja's IDP camps

    February 02, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The Covid-19 pandemic complicated health care for women living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Nigeria who already lacked access to family planning services and education, but collaborative efforts are working to change this. Through collective action, a group of non-profits worked together to create a one-day outreach event that provided education and trained community members to carry on the work.

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  • These States Found the Secret to COVID-19 Vaccination Success

    February 02, 2021 |

    Stateline |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Only a few states in the U.S. have had a successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but the ones that did relied on similar tactics: a centralized operation, local collaborations, and an early reliance on the National Guard to set up clinics. Although these strategies weren't without limitations, they have yielded better vaccination rates than those states that took other routes.

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  • 'Changing the game': Black in Technology works to support Black students in computer science

    February 02, 2021 |

    The Daily Tar Heel |

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    Response Location: United Arab Emirates, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Black in Technology was created to support Black students in STEM at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The organization has planned numerous events for its members related to mentorship, recruitment, and community building on campus in the STEM and technology industry, and successfully helped them receive internships and job opportunities, while raising the visibility of Black and Latinx students in technology fields.

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  • LRT ieško sprendimų: kodėl Danija skiepija greičiau nei kitos ES šalys?

    February 02, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Denmark

    Danijoje visuomenė nuo COVID-19 per pandemiją buvo skiepijama kur kas sparčiau, nei kitose Europos šalyse. Su kiekvienu piliečiu šalyje per sveikatos elektroninę sistemą susisiekiama, paskiriamas vakcinacijos laikas, vykdoma plati informavimo apie skiepų naudą kampanija, aiškinama apie tai, kodėl vienos socialinės grupės turi prioritetą pasiskiepyti anksčiau negu kitos. Ko galėtų pasimokyti Lietuva?

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  • On the Columbia River, something stirs beyond the dams

    February 02, 2021 |

    Crosscut |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Colville Indian Reservation, Washington

    The Grand Coulee, a 500-foot-tall dam on the Columbia River, nearly eradicated the salmon population that the Colville Tribes relied on, but the Indigenous community initiated a restoration effort to save the fish. They released by hand 100 adult Chinook salmon and scientists were able to confirm that the species was spawning on the upper part of the dam for the first time in 80 years.

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  • How unemployed Californians launched new careers in a pandemic with 9 weeks of training

    February 02, 2021 |

    Sacramento Bee |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Digital Upskill Sacramento is providing 9-week paid training sessions to participants who want to enter the tech industry. The program is allowing people who didn’t have the time, resources, or opportunity before to get hands-on training in addition to potential employment opportunities. This initiative is a result of a collaboration between several organizations and funding from the city. The funds were allotted for job training in growing industries, especially as the pandemic resulted in the loss of many jobs.

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  • Testris - The positive rate game: Rwanda

    February 02, 2021 |

    Outriders |

    Game |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    Before the first case of Covid-19 was reported within country borders, Rwanda had already started preparations – including a testing strategy and contact tracing – to prevent the spread of the virus. Although resources were limited, they were able to use a pool testing strategy instead of individual testing, which allowed them to save both time and resources.

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  • Why Health Care Companies Are Paying Workers To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine

    February 01, 2021 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakdale, California

    A hospital in California is offering employees a cash incentive to receive the Covid vaccine after witnessing widespread vaccine hesitancy amongst the health care staff. Although experts say it is debatable whether incentivizing vaccinations is a worthwhile approach to behavior change, the hospital has reported a "noticeable increase in the number of workers getting vaccinated" since offering the monetary bonus.

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