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  • Native-run solar firm aims to lower heating emissions and costs.

    November 03, 2022 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: White Earth Nation Reservation, United States, Osage, Minnesota

    On the White Earth Nation Reservation, the nonprofit 8th Fire Solar is building and installing solar thermal panels to heat buildings with the sun’s energy while lowering emissions and energy bills.

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  • ‘We depend on each other': A community driven to vote

    November 03, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Decatur, Georgia

    Disability rights activist Zan Thornton organizes a network of volunteer drivers in Georgia to help voters with disabilities get accessible rides to the polls. In 2021, they organized free transportation for more than 150 people and have helped more than 50 so far for the 2022 midterms.

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  • Shey you sabi? The project sabi initiative engaging with men to curb GBV

    November 03, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu

    The Project Sabi Initiative organizes town hall meetings, training, sensitization programs, and school-based clubs aimed at educating men and boys about the harms of gender-based violence. The program has engaged more than 2,000 men and boys so far and set up clubs at 81 schools.

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  • Meet the Millennium Forest: A unique tropical island reforestation project

    November 02, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

    The community on St. Helena’s two-decade reforestation initiative is successfully revitalizing rare native species through a community-driven approach. The project began with the intention to create a public place for island residents and that sense of ownership has allowed the project to keep moving forward despite obstacles.

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  • Out of the streets and into the ring: Tyger Style Boxing works to lower youth gun violence

    October 31, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    After-school boxing programs such as Tyger Style Boxing give students at risk of encountering gun violence an outlet where they can work toward a goal and learn about leadership, integrity, sportsmanship, and determination. Tyger Style serves about 25 students, and attendees say the program has helped improve their confidence and shift their attitudes.

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  • Beyond the US midterms: The Swiss answer to congressional gridlock

    October 26, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    Switzerland has a long tradition of national referendums to decide issues ranging from retirement structures to vacation requirements to voting rights. Citizens can gather signatures — 50,000 or 100,000, depending on whether they want to reconsider an already-passed law or propose new legislation — to put their issue on the ballot.

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  • Rethinking regeneration: Could co-design help transform Bristol's housing estates?

    October 25, 2022 |

    The Bristol Cable |

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    Response Location: England, London

    When housing needs to be built or refurbished in neighborhoods like Packington Estate in London, developers co-design projects with residents to build trust in estate regeneration. And on top of building trust, residents know what will work best for them.

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  • Bees in the D

    October 25, 2022 |

    The Food Fix |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The nonprofit Bees in the D maintains 220 beehives at schools, businesses, and other nonprofits it partners with across Detroit. They are bringing bees back to the city to pollinate urban gardens and support the local ecosystem.

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  • Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico's landfills to the brink

    October 21, 2022 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico’s landfills are filling up quickly, but a nonprofit composting program in Vieques called Isla Nena Composta collects, processes, and composts organic materials from hurricane debris to help ease pressure on the landfills.

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  • Hunting for elk solutions in Devil's Kitchen

    October 13, 2022 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    In Montana, landowners, hunters, outfitters, and biologists created the Devil’s Kitchen Working Group to facilitate conversations about elk management which led to a successful management framework that has been relatively unchanged for years.

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