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Créditos para las mujeres: historias de independencia económica frente a la desigualdad

Graciela Tiburcio, Lucero Ascarza, Gabriela Modesto, Dayanna Delgado

May 31, 2025 |

Contranoticia |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Peru

CrediMujer, un programa de microcréditos grupales con enfoque en educación financiera y empoderamiento, ha permitido que más de 139,000 mujeres peruanas en zonas rurales y periurbanas accedan a financiación, fortalezcan sus negocios, aumenten su independencia económica y transformen sus comunidades, al mismo tiempo que enfrentan barreras de acceso, conectividad y contextos sociales adversos. Han ortogado más de 259 millones de dólares en créditos.

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How a Water Conservation Idea Won Over Oklahoma Farmers

Cara Buckley

May 20, 2025 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oklahoma

Farmers in Oklahoma adopted the practice of fencing cattle away from streams and providing alternative clean water sources, dramatically improving water quality, restoring local wildlife, and enhancing veterinary outcomes and productivity for local ranchers.

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Why did this town stop eating manatees?

Lucia Torres, Rebecca Kessler, Hayat Indriyatno

May 14, 2025 |

Mongabay |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Brazil, Barra do Mamanguape

Viva o Peixe-Boi Marinho (Long Live the Sea Manatee) was founded in 2013 in a fishing community on Brazil’s northeastern coast and facilitated the work of conservationists worked alongside fishermen to stop manatees hunting by transforming perceptions and turning former hunters into advocates.

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This snack company is trying to change the way you think about chocolate

Caroline Saunders

May 13, 2025 |

Grist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ecuador

Blue Stripes addresses cacao-industry food waste and farmer poverty by turning overlooked cacao fruit pulp and husks into marketable snacks, creating additional revenue streams for farmers and potentially reducing environmental impacts.

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In Mexico's ‘Avocado Belt,' Villagers Stand Up to Protect Their Lands

Fred Pearce, Agustín del Castillo

May 02, 2025 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Michoacán

Indigenous communities in Michoacán, Mexico, have implemented traditional collective land management and community-driven governance strategies to sustainably cultivate avocados, successfully protecting local forests and biodiversity, empowering local economies, and resisting cartel violence.

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Amid Ongoing Threats to Local Food Systems, Alaska Native and Rural Alaskan Leaders Imagine Alternatives

Peter Heckendorn

April 23, 2025 |

The Daily Yonder |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Metlakatla Indian Community, United States, Alaska

Gatgyeda Haayk's community garden tackles food access challenges in Metlakatla by patiently building rich soil over many years, enabling diverse crops to flourish despite Alaska's difficult growing conditions. This effort not only provides fresh food but also revitalizes cultural heritage by cultivating traditional plants like "Indian potatoes" and fostering community sharing.

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Missouri OATS Transit Offers Transit and Social Connection for Rural Residents

Kaitlyn McConnell

April 18, 2025 |

The Daily Yonder |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Forsyth County, Missouri

OATS Transit has been helping people without a vehicle, driver’s license or other means of transportation to get around the region for more than 50 years at a subsidized rate. Despite funding challenges, OATS has grown into one of the country’s largest and longest-running rural transportation networks.

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Paying ranchers to host elk? Novel approach could help wean Wyoming off its feedground habit.

Mike Koshmrl

March 31, 2025 |

WyoFile |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

A novel initiative in Wyoming pays ranchers to voluntarily host elk on their private lands, decreasing dependence on disease-spreading public feedgrounds, reducing ranchers' costs, and providing promising results, though scalability and funding challenges remain significant obstacles.

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As warming climate hammers coffee crops, this rare bean may someday be your brew

Sam Mednick

March 03, 2025 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Sudan

Cultivating excelsa—a rare, climate-resistant coffee bean species—is helping farmers in South Sudan not only adapt to climate change, but also bolster economic opportunities.

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Indian Women Dry Fish With the Power of the Sun, in the Palms of Their Hands

Laasya Shekhar

February 05, 2025 |

The Xylom |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Tamil Nadu

Solar-powered dryers are enabling women in India to produce and sell dried fish at markets in a manner that is healthier for them and the environment. It's also proving economically profitable.

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