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  • Restoring Hope For The Displaced Girl In Nigeria's Borno State

    April 16, 2023 |

    HumAngle |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    After a local school was destroyed during conflict with Boko Haram, Mallam Thabit began offering night classes for girls who were left without access to education. Thabit advocated for the school to be rebuilt and helped establish a new education program.

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  • Hawaii Has Had Amazing Success Reducing The Number Of Homeless Vets. Here's How

    April 16, 2023 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    The Homeless Management Information System is used as a starting point by several organizations for maintaining a “by name” list of every homeless veteran in the state. The list is used to address broader issues regarding homeless veterans in the community and to provide targeted solutions for each individual on the list. Through the work of several organizations aiming to end homelessness for veterans, and with the help of the Homeless Management Information System, the number of homeless veterans declined by 51% between 2015 and 2022.

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  • Zipline's AI drones are boosting access to medical products at rural hospitals in Kaduna

    April 14, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    Delivery company Zipline uses drones to get medical supplies to rural areas in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Their drones offer on-demand delivery to distribution hubs much quicker than the previous delivery process.

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  • An AI-driven mobile app is helping Nigerian mothers keep on top of their babies' immunisation schedules

    April 14, 2023 |

    Vaccines Work |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    HelpMum offers a vaccination tracker app that allows parents to track their babies’ immunization schedules. Parents can track their child’s vaccination records and see when they’re due for another dose to ensure they’re staying up to date on immunizations.

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  • Sisters in Zambia improve access to health care, particularly for those with HIV/AIDS

    April 13, 2023 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Zambia, Lusaka

    Our Lady’s Health Center — which is managed by Sisters of the Holy Cross — works to address the stigma and provide care to those with HIV/AIDS, specifically antiretroviral therapy services. The Center has established three community posts within local markets where those in need of care can easily access it in a discreet way.

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  • "Usual algorithms stopped working:" Dnipro rehabilitation center restores war-wounded bodies

    April 13, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The RECOVERY Rehabilitation Center provides rehabilitation care for wounded soldiers. Providers at the center provide patients with specialized care and help to create individual action plans for when patients leave the center to ensure they have the means to adapt to their new way of life.

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  • Here's Makoko Dream School Project; an initiative that's breaking barriers to education among children in Lagos waterfront

    April 13, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko, Lagos State

    The Makoko Dream School is a tuition-free education program serving students who live in waterfront areas. The school is funded through a Parent/Teacher Association levy and has served roughly 1,000 children so far.

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  • This organization helps feed Tucson's south side one free emergency food box at a time

    April 13, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A community-aid program in South Tuscon curates free emergency food boxes tailored to an individual’s dietary restrictions and dropped off at their door. Recipients only need to fill out an online form to receive a box full of fresh and shelf-stable foods.

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  • Youth Sports Are More Important Than Ever for Kids' Mental Health

    April 12, 2023 |

    Global Sport Matters |

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    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    Studies have found that youth who play sports have higher levels of self-esteem and social support and lower levels of depression and loneliness. Several organizations — like Girls on the Run and DC Scores — have emerged to provide sports programming that doubles as a space to teach interpersonal skills, problem-solving and how to talk about feelings and ask for help.

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  • Free relationship education program reconnects couples

    April 12, 2023 |

    The Oglethorpe Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Elevate program is a free, eight-week course that helps guides couples to reconnect with each other and develop their parenting skills. The program helps between 30 and 40 couples each year, in-person and virtually. Since its start in 2021, the program has reached more than 470 couples, 96% of which have said they leave the program feeling happier with their partners.

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