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  • Punjabi Lehar: Pakistan YouTuber reunites families split by partition

    August 17, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    Punjabi Lehar is a YouTube channel that seeks to heal the personal wounds of the Indian and Pakistan Partition, which caused families to be forcibly split up and unable to reunite for over 75 years. The channel has over 600,000 subscribers and the videos feature people searching for loved ones or help finding images of their ancestral houses. The videos have helped many people reunite, either virtually or in person, with loved ones.

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  • We tried Singapore's sewage beer. What can we learn from their water recycling story?

    August 16, 2022 |

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    Documentary |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore uses wastewater recycling to generate what it calls NEWater to address the country’s water shortage. The government funded program involves processing waste water to filter out debris, bacteria, and viruses and using reverse osmosis to create water that is safe for drinking. NEWater currently meets 40% of the country’s water needs, mostly for industrial purposes, but a small portion is used for drinking, including a partnership with a local brewery that created NEWBrew, a beer made from recycled drinking water.

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  • Weber Basin study: Secondary water meters drive down consumption

    August 15, 2022 |

    Standard-Examiner |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Water meters at homes that get their supply from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy are used to help reduce water consumption by informing residents how much water they are using.

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  • With Grocery Prices Up, Families Turn To Food Waste Apps

    August 08, 2022 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Canada, Ontario

    As inflation rates skyrocket, apps like Canada-based FlashFood are proving users the option of purchasing surplus food at discounted rates from nearby grocery stores and restaurants. It has helped consumers reduce their grocery bills, sometimes by half, while keeping almost 45 million pounds of food waste away from landfills since 2016.

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  • NYC's Newest Gigabit Center Aims to Close the Bronx's Digital Divide

    August 03, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The free, public WiFi network LinkNYC addresses the digital divide exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. LinkNYC replaces old payphone kiosks and provides high-speed WiFi hotspots and allow for phone calls, device charging and access to social services and local information.

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  • Humans finally figured out how to make it rain

    August 03, 2022 |

    Vox |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Angelo, Texas

    Farmers facing drought turn to cloud seeding, a process in which silver iodide is released into clouds, to help produce rainfall for their crops.

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  • A non-profit is using artificial intelligence to link blood donors

    August 02, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    J Blood Match uses an Artificial Intelligence program-bot embedded into the social media platforms Telegram and Facebook messenger to connect unpaid blood donors to recipients in need.

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  • Nigerian advocate who launched mobile app to tackle GBV

    July 31, 2022 |

    African Women in Media (AWiM) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The CampusPal mobile app is a safe, confidential place for students at colleges in Nigeria to report cases of sexual assault and gender-based violence.

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  • A Database Of Donors Is Filling Blood Supply Gaps In Nigeria

    July 26, 2022 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Haima Health helps fill in a huge void in Nigeria’s healthcare system by providing a large blood donor database across 14 states in the country that links donors to patients in need. Since launching, Haima Health has established the largest database in the country with over 2,000 registered voluntary blood donors.

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  • Corps member's media advocacy helped construct Ayegbami's road taking lives

    July 26, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ayegbami

    After an impassable road cut the community of Ayegbami off from business and cultural opportunities, a corps member with the National Youth Service Scheme chose to tackle the issue as his Community Development Service project. Through media advocacy and direct outreach to relevant officials, the community was able to get the government's attention and the road was reconstructed with a new bridge to control erosion, allowing the local economy to rebound.

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