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  • The mobile clinic helping indigent Nigerians stay alive

    November 24, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    To enhance rural access to healthcare in Nigeria, the Parkers Mobile Clinic partners with local volunteers, healthcare professionals, educators, and community development advocates to identify and remedy unique healthcare gaps. Outreach programs are then designed to provide localized mental health support, nutritional counseling, and other reproductive health services.

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  • The case for collective disaster preparedness

    November 16, 2023 |

    Hothouse 2.0 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Neighbors around the country are forming grassroots community groups to prepare for, and respond to, extreme weather and disasters. These groups organize aid and supplies, participate in reconstruction, and help others find shelter amidst the storms.

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  • Cómo se ha consolidado el modelo de reciclaje inclusivo de Buenos Aires

    October 16, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

    Despues de años de colaboración entre funcionarios y comunidades, la Ciudad de Buenos Aires logró consolidar un modelo de reciclaje inclusivo, con un sistema de doce cooperativas que engloban a más de 6.500 personas, que gestionan diariamente 7.200 toneladas de residuos.

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  • Trauma to triumph: ASHA helping women overcome depression in India

    October 09, 2023 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: India

    To help provide rural access to mental health care in India, ASHAs (appointed female healthcare workers) work in their local communities to identify and support women in need. By providing free listening and support services in addition to their medical care, ASHAs have helped thousands of impoverished women recover from depression.

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  • Peru's water shortage: Meet the fog-catchers of Lima

    September 04, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Lima

    Locals in Lima, Peru, are combating severe water scarcity by stringing up nylon netting on hills to capture moisture from fog. The water runs down the net, into gutters, through filters, and into collection tanks.

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  • How this youth group redefined voter engagement in Adamawa

    August 21, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Adamawa

    The nonprofit YIAGA Africa is increasing voter participation in general elections by providing grants to youth across Nigera looking to launch their own voter engagement projects. The grant recipients help people register to vote, run awareness campaigns, and work with local organizations.

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  • The Trans Community is Fighting Tough New Laws

    August 17, 2023 |

    Solutionaries |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Given legislative changes restricting access to hormone therapy and medical care for transgender individuals, many groups and individuals across the U.S. have developed community-based healthcare clinics and support networks to serve impacted individuals. One organization, Plume, has helped 13,000 patients in 45 states with its virtual gender-affirming care, which includes hormone therapy, primary care, and mental health support, plus legal and social navigation assistance.

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  • Disability-Inclusive Healthcare Services for PWDs in Southern Nigeria

    August 16, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians with disabilities or limited access to affordable medical care have been enrolled in a new health insurance program that helps alleviate the financial burden of health services. Funding for the insurance program is split between federal and state governments, and while the quality of services can be inconsistent, proactive government outreach has boosted enrollment numbers.

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  • Empowered volunteers war against neglected diseases in Plateau, Niger, FCT

    July 22, 2023 |

    The Nation (Nigeria) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

    Teams of Community Direct Distributors (CDD) are leading drug distribution campaigns to prevent and eliminate neglected tropical diseases in hard-to-reach, rural areas. These CDDs are members of the community they serve and are trained to educate the locals on disease prevention and administer the drugs themselves. With the CDDs’ help, several states have already eliminated some diseases and greatly reduced the spread of others.

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  • La Importancia De Una Atención De Salud Mental Sensible a las Diferencias Culturales

    July 20, 2023 |

    NEW/NUEVA OPINION |

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    Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

    El Concilio, una organización sin ánimo de lucro con sede en Kalamazoo, Michigan, apoya terapeutas latinas, hispanohablantes y anglófonas que ofrecen una atención cultural y lingüísticamente apropiada para la población hispanohablante. El Concilio trabaja con otras organizaciones para encontrar comunidates y personas quien necesitan ayuda.

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