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How Kwara Communities Stopped Drinking Contaminated Water From Same Source With Cows

Abdulganiyu AbdulRahman Akanbi

July 12, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

Two rural communities in rural Nigeria now have access to a solar-powered borehole that provides clean drinking water. The initiative has led to cleaner water and a reduction of ailments associated with the consumption of dirty water.

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The Indigenous Food Cafés Transforming Local Cuisine

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

June 27, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: India, Khweng, Meghalaya

After the North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society documented hundreds of edible, wild plants in an Indian state, they worked with food stall owners to incorporate these Indigenous ingredients into their menu. Some opened cafés, which allowed them to connect with farmers and foragers and reduce their carbon footprint by sourcing greens locally. These cafés highlight underutilized plant species and create a community in their villages.

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How Nigeria's Only Biogas Mini-grid Project Failed With Lessons To Learn

Chinonso Kenneth

June 15, 2022 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Rije

A local farm builds a biogas electric grid for its community to access electricity. The grid is powered with chicken feces through anaerobic digestion, which occurs when bacteria break down the waste into a gas.

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Could more entrepreneurs help revive the heartland?

Mike Sherry

June 06, 2022 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Response Location: United States, Ord, Nebraska

The community in Ord, Nebraska, revived their town by supporting and encouraging entrepreneurs and making it easier to start small businesses.

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Nigerian Rural Community Stuck In Water Crisis. A Nonprofit Takes A Photo, And It Tilts The Narrative

Abiodun Jamiu

May 28, 2022 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Afon, Kwara

The Grassroots Aid Initiative uses the power of photography to bring safe drinking water to communities in Nigeria. The women-led nonprofit takes pictures of these villages and uses the images to crowdfund on social media. So far, they’ve been able to bring motorized boreholes in 15 communities to help combat water scarcity.

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To Rewild a Rhino

Geetanjali Krishna Sally Howard

May 10, 2022 |

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Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, Assam

A collaboration between the state government, tribal councils, and conservation organizations has allowed the greater one-horned rhino to make a comeback in India. Since this initiative started, the rhino population in Manas National Park has increased to almost 3,000. The program is largely successful because it sought buy-in from locals and they converted poachers into conservationists by offering them a monthly stipend.

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Solar Power Is Illuminating Maiduguri After Long Blackout

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

April 08, 2022 |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

After insurgents cut off the village of Maiduguri from the power grid, residents started switching to solar energy as a way to power their appliances. For many, using the solar kits have reduced their energy expenses, but, at the same time, they also require more battery maintenance and the upfront cost can be expensive. “It has reduced daily expenses in terms of fueling generators and monthly servicing,” says one resident. “All these things are off my neck.”

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The world's most polluted capital city

Kamala Thiagarajan

April 05, 2022 |

BBC |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi

To address the issue of heavy outdoor pollution and related deaths and illnesses, Delhi-based Indian Agricultural Research Institute has formulated an "organic microbial spray" called the Pusa decomposer. It serves as an alternative to crop residue burning, one of the main sources of pollution. One of 12 companies licensed to use this technology, nurture.farm, has been working with farmers in neighboring Haryana to provide training as well as to make both access and use of the spray easier for them.

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Kansas increasingly meeting the need for rural broadband speed

Stan Finger

March 16, 2022 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas

Kansas has increased access to high-quality broadband, especially in rural areas, by using $60 of the $250 million Congress allocated to Kansas for coronavirus-related costs. The Statewide Broadband Expansion Planning Task Force had already made recommendations to the state legislature, which were approved in the 2020 session. Companies who won the bids to expand access quickly deployed about 350 miles of fiber and fixed wireless service in some areas. Other grant-funded initiatives will continue to improve access, particularly to low-income areas.

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Albion, investing in itself, shows how small towns can thrive

Matthew Hansen

March 11, 2022 |

Flatwater Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Albion, Nebraska

A number of new amenities and businesses in Boone County are the result of fundraising and community development. Local leaders have brought nearly two dozen new major projects to completion in the past ten years. Almost all of the money has been raised by local residents as a result of a “years-long effort to educate residents about the importance of keeping some of their money in their hometowns.”

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