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  • How a women and immigrant-led marketplace is surviving Covid

    February 07, 2023 |

    Prism |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The La Cocina Municipal Marketplace supports immigrant women entrepreneurs who graduated from the La Cocina Business Incubator by providing them with a space to sell their goods and services. Since forming in 2005, the business incubator has helped 140 entrepreneurs open for business. And the Marketplace — which opened in 2021 — allowed these business owners to continue to make profits by selling takeout-only food amid gathering restrictions caused by the pandemic.

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  • Soomaal House fosters community for Twin Cities Somali artists

    February 06, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The Soomaal House of Art is giving Somali artists in Minnesota’s Twin Cities a community to join and easy access to a place to show their work.

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  • Climate disasters hit poor people hardest. There's an obvious solution to that.

    February 03, 2023 |

    Vox |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    An effective way to help those most vulnerable to climate disasters is by providing just-in-time cash transfers right before a disaster hits for them to use as they see fit for resilience and climate change adaptation.

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  • The community weathermen of Kisumu County

    February 02, 2023 |

    DIRAJ |

    Documentary |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    To combat a lack of early warning weather systems in Western Kenya, the government-led Downscaling Climate Information program brings together technical officers to interpret the forecast and provide recommendations every season. That information is distributed to community volunteers who share the forecast with locals in as many ways as possible.

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  • Adapting Corn for Tortillas—and New Markets—in the Pacific Northwest

    February 01, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chimacum, Washington

    The Organic Seed Alliance is running corn seed trials to find a variety that can grow in the Pacific Northwest’s short growing season to improve local farmers’ climate crisis resiliency.

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  • Got milk? Indian camel herders cash in with solar-powered coolers

    January 31, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Jaisalmer

    In partnership with local communities, a non-government organization’s solar-powered instant milk chillers are refrigerating locals' camel milk to keep it from spoiling in the extreme temperatures of India’s Thar Desert. The refrigeration systems store up to 1,500 liters of milk and are helping to increase household incomes.

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  • ‘Mutual aid' is a radical ideal. Some live its communal spirit.

    January 30, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Community-run mutual-aid groups in Boston are helping neighbors connect and support each other. Volunteers organize and run programs like food pantries, relief fund collections, and connections with lawyers and advocates.

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  • This Washington experiment could rebuild eroding coastlines

    January 27, 2023 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Cove, Washington

    Residents of North Cove, Washington, are rebuilding their eroded coastal beaches with a form of dynamic revetments in which long cobble berms are deposited along the beach. The rocks cause waves to slow and drop sand instead of crashing into the coastline and eroding it.

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  • Saving Food Waste From The Landfill, One WhatsApp Message At A Time

    January 27, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    The volunteer initiative Foodsharing is helping reduce food waste in Germany by collecting donated goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses and distributing them to anyone interested. The food is given away through communication channels like WhatsApp groups or publicly accessible places like community fridges, and you do not need to meet any qualifications to get it.

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  • The Moms Fighting Against Moms for Liberty

    January 26, 2023 |

    The River |

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    Response Location: United States, Wappinger, New York

    In response to a rise in extremist activism in their school districts, a group of parents, students, and educators in the Hudson Valley formed Defense of Democracy, which rallies at school board meetings, hosts workshops on education activism, collaborates with local elected leaders, spearheads petitions, and more. The group helped two of its endorsed candidates win school board elections and has now grown to roughly 1,500 active volunteers nationwide.

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