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The Right Way to Repair a Mountain

Geetanjali Krishna

February 09, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

The team at the Uttarkashi forest division began training community members to construct biodegradable logs to serve as dams to reduce the amount of topsoil carried away by rainwater. Within the first month of the project, the area saw a 15% increase in new vegetation. There’s now a group of about 70 villagers who create these logs. It’s an easily replicable, low-cost initiative that utilizes community support and is in the process of being implemented and is in the process of being implemented in other parts of the country to protect fragile landscapes like the Himalayas.

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111 Trees Per Daughter Changed This Village's Future

Geetanjali Krishna

January 06, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Piplantri, Rajasthan

A village in India plants and maintains 111 trees to honor every newborn girl. The process has improved the local environment and air quality, thus improving the status of girls and women in the community.

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A sporting chance for Rohingya refugees

Geetanjali Krishna

October 25, 2022 |

Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

Rohingya refugees in India have found a home away from home on the football pitch thanks to the Rohingya Football Club India. Founded in 2017, the club provides a place for refugees to find community and a sense of normalcy, and players say the connections they've made with other footballers have inspired them to get involved in community service or reenroll in school.

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To Grow Coral Reefs, Get Them Buzzed

Geetanjali Krishna

October 06, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Andaman Islands

ReefWatch Marine Conservation is creating artificial coral reefs near India’s Andaman Islands by connecting the metal frame they are growing on to a solar panel that provides a continuous electrical current to accelerate the formation process.

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To Rewild a Rhino

Geetanjali Krishna Sally Howard

May 10, 2022 |

bioGraphic |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, Assam

A collaboration between the state government, tribal councils, and conservation organizations has allowed the greater one-horned rhino to make a comeback in India. Since this initiative started, the rhino population in Manas National Park has increased to almost 3,000. The program is largely successful because it sought buy-in from locals and they converted poachers into conservationists by offering them a monthly stipend.

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Women-run media network rewrites women's roles

Geetanjali Krishna

December 17, 2021 |

Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

Khabar Lahariya, India’s only feminist news network, employs female journalists to cover hyper-local issues within their communities. Khabar Lahariya has become a blend of activism and journalism and has a reach of 10 million viewers each month.

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Great gains from small grain banks

Geetanjali Krishna

December 08, 2021 |

Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

Grain banks allow community members in need to access food grain by buying into a bank-like system. The grain bank system helps communities work together to feed themselves and gain more control of their well-being and livelihoods.

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