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Vocational boom: Enrollment surges at career technical schools as students seek skills, jobs, financial stability

Emilee Klein

November 07, 2025 |

Daily Hampshire Gazette |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Vocational and technical education programs offer students the best of both worlds, giving them hands-on experience in career fields of interest while also requiring academic rigor in the classroom. In Massachusetts, which is currently expanding funding for schools to upgrade their facilities, enrollment in technical schools rose 24 percent over 15 years, with many schools requiring a waitlist for interested students.

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To protect angel sharks, a Libyan biologist collaborates with fishing communities

Ibtisam Agfeer

November 03, 2025 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Libya

A Libyan marine biologist built trust with fishing communities through dialogue and education about endangered angel sharks. This led fishers to stop deliberately targeting the species and voluntarily release caught sharks, while researchers identified a vital breeding ground.

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Memphis' response to youth mental health needs? Free, flexible therapy outside school

Bri Hatch

October 21, 2025 |

Chalkbeat Tennessee |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

Through the Youth Connect program, Memphis teens can access up to 12 sessions with an out-of-school therapist, helping to fill gaps in school-based mental health services and give students more choice in who they see. So far, nearly 350 students have taken advantage of the program.

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Violence Against Women: Can India's All-Women Police Stations Deliver Justice?

Puja Bhattacharjee

October 08, 2025 |

upBeat |

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Response Location: India

India's All-Women Police Stations (AWPS)—specialized police stations staffed entirely by women and designed to handle gender-based violence cases—have increased reporting of crimes against women by 29% and improved arrest rates for certain offenses by 15%.

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Restore Justice: Local Arbitration Helps Reconcile What Courts Can't

Ritwika Mitra

October 05, 2025 |

upBeat |

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Response Location: India, West Bengal

The salishi (local arbitration) system operated by women's collectives in West Bengal successfully resolves about 74% of domestic violence and family disputes through community-based mediation. This has resulted in the encouragement of people following legal routes.

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From Risk to Rescue: Keeping Girls Safe In The Climate-Hit Sundarbans

Safina Nabi, Kanika Gupta

October 05, 2025 |

upBeat |

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Response Location: India, West Bengal

BIRD's community-based anti-trafficking network has used vigilance hubs, local partnerships, and survivor-focused rehabilitation to rescue over 500 girls. Building community trust has made families turn to them first when children go missing, reducing trafficking rates in climate-vulnerable regions.

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Beyond Rhetoric: Assessing Lagos DSVA's Record on GBV Prevention and Response.

Sola Abe

October 03, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) provides comprehensive survivor support services including legal aid, medical care, shelters, and prevention programs, successfully building public trust and securing 140+ convictions while reaching 6.3 million people through awareness campaigns, though significant gaps remain between the 8,692 reported cases and actual access to justice and support services.

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« C'est le seul endroit où on peut encore écouter des cassettes » : quand 30 habitants se partagent la voiture du village

Emilie Brouze

September 15, 2025 |

Le Nouvel Obs |

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Response Location: France, Drôme

Dans la Drôme, des collectifs d’habitants se regroupent pour partager des voitures, ce qui rend les transports plus accessibles pour ceux qui ne possèdent pas leur propre voiture ou qui en ont besoin rarement. Les participants enregistrent leur kilométrage et paient un taux fixe et bas par kilomètre, et tout accident ou problème est la responsabilité financière de celui qui conduisait à ce moment-là, bien que l’assurance de la voiture soit toujours liée au propriétaire.

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"One City" to Cut Poverty

Courtney DuChene

September 05, 2025 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

Richmond’s Office of Community Wealth Building helps coordinate anti-poverty programs between different departments and offers a wide range of job services, such as career counseling, vocational programs, work-based learning initiatives, and adult education courses. The office is the cornerstone of the city’s efforts to drastically reduce its rate of poverty, which has decreased by roughly 10 percent over the past 13 years.

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Williamsburg launches street team pilot to combat homelessness

Nick McNamara

August 27, 2025 |

WHRO |

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Response Location: United States, Williamsburg, Virginia

The Houseless Outreach Partnership Engagement, a pilot program, goes straight to encampments and other places people without housing tend to be found to assess their needs and try to connect them with resources. So far, 10 people have gotten into housing as a result of the program, while about 50 have interacted with its staff.

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