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  • Breaking down the disability stigma, one creation at a time

    July 03, 2020 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Bali

    A collaborative movement in Indonesia is creating job opportunities within the creative sector for those living with disabilities. Gerakan Kreabilitas holds workshops and events to provide business training through mentors who provide their expertise and business connections in supporting the micro-enterprises. The program also does outreach to local businesses and government officials to reduce barriers and stigmas faced by disabled Indonesians seeking work.

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  • A Portland foundation's infusion of talent and money helps set small Maine town back on its feet

    June 21, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Monson, Maine

    A Portland-based foundation has revitalized a small town in Maine with the establishment of an arts colony, reconstruction of old buildings in downtown, and a full health center - a rarity for small towns. A declining population and the shuttering of major businesses contributed to the decline of Monson. The Libra Foundation's philanthropic efforts have spurred enthusiasm within the town well known for being the last stop along the Appalachian Trail.

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  • ‘I just need a connection': the refugees teaching languages across borders

    June 17, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Lebanon

    NaTakallam offers classes in Arabic, Spanish, Persian and French that are taught by refugees. The 64 teachers conduct classes with 770 students entirely online, allowing people from all over the world to learn from native speakers. It also circumvents work restrictions for refugees in their new homes, which means they can earn money. The group’s teachers also speak in university classes, offer translation services, and some now work on New York University’s Arabic-language program. Deep friendships that help combat the isolation experienced by many refugees have also emerged from the online classes.

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  • Formerly Incarcerated Women Launch Worker-Owned Food Business During COVID-19

    May 14, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    ChiFresh Kitchen is a worker-owned cooperative that gives formerly incarcerated people an income, and a second chance, under a corporate structure that attacks high unemployment from the ground up. Formed as a catering business on Chicago's West Side just as the pandemic shutdown began, ChiFresh shifted its intended clientele from nursing homes and schools to food-relief programs distributing free meals. The co-op, initially formed by mostly black women with hopes of scaling up to about 100 worker-owners, echoes the sorts of enterprises formed in response to Jim Crow restrictions of the past.

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  • Live-streaming helped China's farmers survive the pandemic. It's here to stay.

    May 06, 2020 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: China

    Online retailers in China launched rural live-streaming initiatives to aid farmers in selling their products directly to consumers. After traditional selling methods were halted due to the novel coronavirus, farmers needed new sales channels to reach customers who now had to shop online. This new model could help the agricultural industry survive the pandemic.

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  • Lifelines: Farming Program Helps N.H. Refugees Move Forward From Past Trauma Audio icon

    May 06, 2020 |

    New Hampshire Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    Fresh Start Farms is a program by the New Hampshire Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success that invites refugees in the state to apply their farming skills here in America to earn an income. Many of the refugees in New Hampshire are from Somalia and witnesses to the Civil War there—and they carry that trauma with them. Having this outlet, where you can do what you know how to do alongside people who have similar experiences as you, is therapeutic. The program is now moving forward with opening up a storefront despite the COVID-19 restrictions.

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  • Nurse training program bolsters St. John's ranks ahead of potential surge

    April 29, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    Teton County’s St. John’s Health medical center worked proactively to make sure they had the resilience needed in staffing to accommodate a potential surge in COVID-19 patients. Working quickly, they identified current nursing staff that had critical care backgrounds, developed an online training program, and within weeks had nearly doubled the number of staff needed if an outbreak hit the area.

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  • Sweden's Forum Skill: Looking Beyond Language Barriers To Foster A Diverse Workforce

    April 26, 2020 |

    The Oslo Desk |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    The Swedish organization Forum Skill works to address labor market exclusion for immigrants and people with disabilities and immigrants, providing workplace-based Swedish language training programs and hands-on work experience outside of a traditional classroom that helps prepare participants to be successful in the workplace.

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  • Minnesota Central Kitchen gives restaurant workers jobs while feeding those who are hungry

    April 11, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    With COVID-19 causing the shuttering of restaurants around the country, the Minnesota Central Kitchen collaboration brings together furloughed chefs – and their restaurants’ ingredients – to help feed those experiencing food insecurity. Participating restaurants and organizations pooled together their resources, spaces, and ingredients to make over 2,000 meals each week. Participants include volunteers and paid individuals, keeping 120 food service workers employed.

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  • The Precisionists pairs people with autism in jobs in which they'll thrive

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    A technology service company based in Wilmington, DE hires neurodiverse employees, people with developmental disabilities, to fulfill roles that they may typically be overlooked for despite their skillsets. TPI avoids the typical hiring practices that include interviews, small talk, or eye contact. Instead, they are tested through complicated LEGO kits, allowing potential employees to shine within their comfort zones. TPI's hiring practices have been so successful that they are in the process of scaling their business to other cities in order to tap into this typically overlooked pool of candidates.

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