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Canada's First Nations Protect Millions of Acres of Their Lands

Ed Struzik

December 27, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation, Canada

Indigenous communities in Canada are setting aside millions of acres of land for conservation and research by making agreements with the Canadian government.

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Himalayan community takes initiative to help dogs, wildlife and itself

Abhaya Raj Joshi

December 27, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

A project in Nepal helped Himalayan communities vaccinate and neuter stray dogs to prevent their ever-growing population and the related spread of diseases. When the project halted due to COVID-19, communities raised money to continue it on their own.

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Ahimsa Collective offers 'a new way' forward for reentry

Cayla Mihalovich

December 23, 2022 |

The Oaklandside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In Oakland, California, the privately funded Ahimsa Collective offers housing, money for necessities, and restorative justice support services to formerly incarcerated people to ease the pressure of transitioning to life outside of incarceration.

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Deaf in Tech: How Data Lead Africa is actioning inclusiveness of PLWDs in the workplace

Gabriel Oke

December 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Data Lead Africa offers a training program specifically designed to help prepare Deaf people for careers in technology and data analysis. Students are provided laptops with assistive technology and sign language interpreters who facilitate the training.

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A Taste of Home: How Ethnic Grocery Stores Create Community

Michelle Chen

December 22, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Ethnic grocery stores create a sense of community for immigrant communities and improve food security by providing affordable, culturally relevant foods.

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Systems of Support

Ryan Conarro

December 21, 2022 |

Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Remerg is an online resource that provides information about housing, employment, health care, social services, parole, and more for people who have recently left incarceration. The website has grown from roughly 150 visitors per month in its early days to more than 6,000 per month today.

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Two-Spirit youth gift-giving project demonstrates the power of community care

Mzwandile Poncana

December 21, 2022 |

Xtra |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada

Gifts for Two-Spirit Youth solicits a wide variety of donations from around the world to create personalized gifts for Two-Spirit youth who might feel lonely or alienated during the holiday season.

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Abandoned homes: how village in Sumy region helps IDPs find new housing

Alice Smahina

December 20, 2022 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Kapustyntsi

The village of Kapustyntsi, Ukraine, welcomed people displaced by the war into abandoned houses through Facebook posts. The community worked to clean up the houses, contact owners and heirs for permission to use them, or take legal action to claim them when necessary.

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What Black Jello Says About the Power of Small Enterprise

Peter Yeung

December 19, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Vietnam, Na Po, Thạch An

With support from the Commercial Smallholder Support Project, a Vietnam village is fighting poverty by scaling up the production of a traditional snack, black jello.

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How protecting trees can fight gentrification

Caroline Tracey

December 19, 2022 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Activists in Los Angeles are taking legal action to ensure black walnut trees' protections are not violated by developers to help prevent gentrification and extreme heat.

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