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  • How Baltimore City Started Listening to Its Residents about Food Policy

    September 14, 2018 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Leaders in Baltimore realized that improvements in food policy would be enhanced by more accurate language and more local activism. The Baltimore Food Policy Initiative brings together city agencies and uses data and shared terminology to improve their work, referring to “food deserts” as “ healthy priority areas.” The group also engaged 14 new “resident food equity advisors” to begin the work of assessing the landscape, in terms of accessibility of healthy food. This data will be used to move thoughtful policies forward.

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  • Meet The School That Educates Children Hidden In India's Margins

    September 13, 2018 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    According to some estimates, close to 8 million children in India are out of primary school. By offering small group learning and self-directed education opportunities, the Gubbachi Learning Community provides a necessarily flexible framework for migrant children in Bangalore to catch up on basic math and literacy skills so they can ultimately join the government-school system with their peers.

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  • How Suicide Trainings, Community Connections Could Patch Holes In Amador's Mental Health Safety Net

    September 13, 2018 |

    CapRadio |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Amador County, California

    Community members of Amador County are implementing suicide trainings and community events to help intervene in crises and destigmatize talking about mental health. Using "leftover dollars from the state’s Proposition 63 millionaire tax," these efforts have resulted in community conversations and events such as suicide walks.

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  • 'Floating Schools' Make Sure Kids Get To Class When The Water Rises

    September 12, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    A modest fleet of floating schools in Bangladesh ensures children can continue getting the education they need even if their village is cut off during the rainy season. The boats pick the kids up and they have lessons on the floating schoolhouse before being returned to their villages. There are now 23 such schools in the country and the model has grown to include floating medical clinics and a combination library and playground.

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  • How environmental justice is shaping a new civil rights movement in the South

    September 12, 2018 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

    Armed with data, local activists are taking on environmental justice campaigns. In the absence of action on the part of the Federal Government, local organizations in Mississippi and across the South are working to increase transparency, generate data on public health issues, and mobilize action on climate change.

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  • Trash to Treasure: A Mongolian Man Turns a Landfill Into a Children's Park

    September 10, 2018 |

    The Diplomat |

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    Response Location: Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar

    A Mongolian man named Ulziitogtork transformed a former granite mine that was filled with rubbish into a park/community center for children that sits on top of an artificial lake. Children used to play in the mine, which presented a real health risk, but now they can use the park to boat, ice skate, watch movies over the lake, and learn about Mongolian culture. Ulziitogtork considers it a work in progress and is counting on the local government to address the pollution and infrastructure problems that led to the park's creation, but already provides fun for over 6,000 children a year.

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  • Recyclers, The Final Link in the Long Nosara Trash Crisis

    September 10, 2018 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Nosara

    Nosara, a district in the Costa Rican region of Nicoya Peninsula, is being overcome with trash after the Nicoya City Hall closed the local dump. Because local officials have been slow to act, citizens have had to take matters into their own hands that includes creating their own recycling company.

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  • 'Lights of Hope' offers support to families of those struggling with addiction Social Sharing

    September 10, 2018 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, Windsor, Ontario

    Lights of Hope is an event in Windsor, Ontario that aims to bring community members who have had their lives impacted by addiction together. Not only does it offer a space for individuals and families to talk about difficulties, but also provides resources such as naloxone kits and training for how to use the kit.

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  • As the West burns, a town fields its own amateur firefighters

    September 05, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dufur, Oregon

    In the town of Dufur, Oregon, local residents have been acting as firefighters to protect their fields and homes, using farming equipment to bury dry vegetation and tanks of water to put out the flames. While this has been the norm for years – because of the length of time it takes professional firefighters to arrive – the recent increase in wildfires is calling into question the safety of this informal fire fighting and figuring out how to work together with professionals.

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  • Why Farmers Are Ditching Industrial Methods For This Practice

    September 05, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    During the Industrial Revolution, farmers began harvesting monoculture crops which produced promising profits but proved harmful to the soil and weakened the immune capabilities of native plants. Lately, however, permaculture practices have been on the rise amongst farmers to better diversify their yields and reduce reliance on chemicals.

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