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  • Screening program for rural Colorado students aims to catch dyslexia early

    July 16, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    EarlyBird, a dyslexia screening program run by the South Central Board of Cooperative Educational Services, screened about 200 children for signs of dyslexia last year to connect them with extra help in the classroom. The program is already proving to be effective in the school districts participating in it and it’s set to expand to more schools during the 2024-2025-school year.

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  • Medication first, and then a whole-health approach

    July 09, 2024 |

    Northwest Public Broadcasting |

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    Response Location: United States, Walla Walla, Washington

    To streamline the process of getting people access to substance use treatment, Blue Mountain Heart to Heart implemented a new model allowing clients to get started with medication-assisted treatment right there at the clinic rather than waiting for referrals to other organizations. The clinic also helps connect clients to other services they may need for their physical and mental health. A study of the program found that patients served by the model had a 68 percent lower mortality rate than patients who were not.

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  • Could maggots fed on Kenya's food waste replace wild-caught fish feed?

    July 04, 2024 |

    Dialogue Earth |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Mombasa

    Kenya-based Project Mila collects food waste from households and businesses in Mombasa and feeds it to black soldier fly larvae. Then, the larvae are harvested for livestock feed and their excrement is used to create a sustainable fertilizer.

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  • How one father's love is helping shield Nigeria's daughters from cervical cancer

    July 03, 2024 |

    Vaccines Work |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    Following the national rollout of the HPV vaccine, teams emerged to manage critical components of the rollout, including supply chain management, education, training and data collection. Immunization specialists were also tasked with educating the public on vaccine-related myths and misinformation to assure people getting the shot was safe and necessary. With the help of these outreach strategies, the team managed to vaccinate 387,645 girls.

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  • Safety Training Gives Ugandan Women Chance At Motorcycle Taxi Jobs

    June 27, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Women Rising for Africa is training women to become boda boda taxi drivers, teaching them the necessary skills to enter the male-dominated industry and gain financial independence. The organization enrolls the women in defensive riding, road safety, self-defence, financial literacy and first-aid classes to equip them when entering the business. Since 2022, the group has trained 90 women riders.

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  • How the 'Everywhere is Queer' app is helping LGBTQ+ people find queer-owned businesses

    June 27, 2024 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Everywhere Is Queer mobile app houses a directory of over 13,000 LGBTQ+-owned brick-and-mortar and online businesses, services and community groups around the world. The app features a map that highlights LGBTQ+-friendly businesses and safe spaces for members of the community and allies to frequent. The app also features a job board and access to therapists and has been downloaded over 80,0000 times since February.

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  • Help is On the Way: Filling the Gap for Black Teachers

    June 27, 2024 |

    Sapelo Square |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Center for Black Educator Development aims to attract more Black students to teaching careers through courses at career and technical education centers, summer apprenticeship programs for high school and college students, and paid fellowships for participants who go on to pursue education in college. The organization has awarded 55 fellowships since its inception and employs roughly 100 students each summer in its apprenticeship programs.

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  • Philly home repair and climate resilience program gets big funding boost

    June 17, 2024 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Built to Last program, run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority, began as a pilot in 2021, but in the face of increased demand, the city recently granted $5 million in its budget to “future-proof” homes with electric heat pump HVAC systems, rooftop solar, electric appliances and other repairs that create more energy-efficient homes for low-income families. Since 2021, the program has repaired over 100 homes and has about 200 currently in progress.

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  • Hope Starts Here effort works to boost early childhood education in Detroit

    June 17, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Hope Starts Here is a sweeping child care initiative designed to improve early childhood outcomes for Detroit children by targeting different areas such as public outreach, program quality, and funding streams. Since it began, the initiative has helped open a new early childhood education center, helped thousands of families to access child care subsidies, and reached more than 5,000 people through education and outreach events.

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  • The 'Beautiful Gate' Where Polio Survivors in Nigeria Find Hope

    June 12, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau

    The Beautiful Gates Handicapped People Center builds mobility aids like wheelchairs and crutches and distributes them to people with disabilities, particularly those paralyzed by polio. Since forming in 1998, Beautiful Gate has distributed 32,000 wheelchairs and mobility tools.

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