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  • Kalamazoo's public health approach to gun violence opens doors to creative solutions, says expert

    February 02, 2023 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    The Blueprint for Peace is a community-driven gun violence prevention plan aimed to reduce gun violence and fatal shootings. The Blueprint works by creating partnerships within the community, from police officers and first responders to individuals and those working in public city offices to become educated on the importance of trauma-informed care.

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  • The community weathermen of Kisumu County

    February 02, 2023 |

    DIRAJ |

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    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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  • Campaign Finance Reformers Hope to Convert Their First State to Democracy Vouchers

    February 02, 2023 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Seattle's democracy voucher program allows residents to donate to political candidates of their choice using public funding, which has greatly diversified local races and made them more competitive. Now, governments in New Hampshire and Minnesota are considering implementing statewide versions of the program.

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  • Avivo Village shines as solution for unsheltered homelessness in Minneapolis

    February 01, 2023 |

    MPR News |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Avivo Village provides shelter for those experiencing homelessness and assists them in securing their own permanent housing. Avivo Village is specifically for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness and offers a safer option than staying in encampments. As of December, Avivo Village helped 119 secure housing and every time a person moves out, the Village moves in someone else from an encampment.

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  • Meet the doctor who is trying to change the perception of vasectomies

    February 01, 2023 |

    KGTV-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    The SimpleVas Vasectomy Clinic is a mobile clinic that travels around to provide easy access to vasectomies by simplifying the entire process. The mobile clinic travels nearly 600 miles around the state every month and has even traveled out to New York City to spread awareness. Through raising awareness of the procedure, the doctor in charge of the clinic now performs about 600 to 700 vasectomies a year.

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  • Job perspectives in prison

    February 01, 2023 |

    Lëtzebuerger Journal |

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    Response Location: Luxembourg

    The non-profit défi-job offers incarcerated people with permission to leave the semi-open prison for their working hours employment contracts to create new, more fulfilling job opportunities, as well as necessary skills training. The group also accompanies people during their job search to help them find permanent forms of employment. Data has shown that at the end of the contract, 90% of employees have found work in the first or second labor market.

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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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  • Yams, cassava: The Nigerian free school run from farm produce

    January 31, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ebenebe, Anambra

    The Anam New City School, a tuition-free school that serves children in remote villages in southeast Nigeria, helps support its operating costs by cultivating crops and livestock on the school grounds. About half of the agricultural yield is used to provide meals for students, while the remainder is sold to fund administration costs.

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  • How breast milk banks could avert the next formula crisis

    January 30, 2023 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Amidst the ongoing formula shortage, breast milk donations to milk bands are helping hospitals care for vulnerable newborns. Milk banking started in Brazil in the 1980s, and today the country runs 228 of the 750 milk banks around the world.

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  • Anti-Discrimination Toolbox

    January 30, 2023 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland

    The Center for Belarusian Solidarity provides legal advice, information, and support to Belarusian migrants who face discrimination in Poland due to their country's relationship with Russia. Lawyers from the center can help advocate for refugees at visa centers or refer them to the Commissioner for Human Rights in more severe cases of discrimination.

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