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How Campus Cafeterias Became Hotspots for Climate Action

Jack McGovan

May 02, 2023 |

Sentient |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

To be a part of the voluntary Cool Food Pledge universities commit to reducing their food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent or more by 2030. Those who sign on receive recommendations on how to help encourage diners to eat plant-based.

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Breaking Away From Hate

Laurie Udesky

May 02, 2023 |

MindSite News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

Anti-hate organizations like Parents for Peace and Life After Hate work to help former extremists and white supremacists leave that life behind. The groups provide mental health care, education, deradicalization, mentorship, and helps them identify areas of support within their communities.

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Tackling mental health awareness through campus communities

Noah Aderoju, Adedapo Adesanya

May 02, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Mind Clinic is a virtual mental awareness and counseling initiative run by volunteers, including those who are trained and experienced professionally. The goal of the organization is to create a pipeline for university students seeking mental health help. Volunteers listen to those in need, primarily through WhatsApp, and then assist them in getting the necessary care.

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How can Costa Ricans read more if they don't have books?

Mónica Quesada Cordero

May 02, 2023 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica

GUIARE, an organization that trains teachers in Costa Rica, began donating libraries to preschool classrooms in 2019. It has since connected more than 800 children with nearly 8,000 books and inspired schools to launch new reading-related programs and events.

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The Deliveristas

Daniel Alarcón, Natalia Sánchez Loayza

May 02, 2023 |

Radio Ambulante |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Deliveristas Unidos started as a WhatsApp group for local delivery workers to connect, but over time it turned into a mobilized organization of thousands of delivery workers ready to take to the streets to protect their rights as workers. Through their organizing, the group managed to get a legislative package passed that enacted several laws that guaranteed their rights and protections, including access to bathrooms in restaurants across the city, transparent communication with delivery apps about tips, as well as hourly pay.

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Local Social Impact Investors Are Pulling Chicago Out Of Junk Bond Status

Oscar Perry Abello

May 02, 2023 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The city of Chicago is offering municipal bond investors — specifically those interested in ESG investing — opportunities to fund social projects like planting 15,000 trees in historically disinvested neighborhoods over the next three years, converting motels and single-room buildings into housing for people transitioning out of homelessness and replacing the city’s gas-powered vehicles with electric.

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How India's First 'Green Village' Turned Hunters Into Conservationists

Peter Yeung

May 02, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Khonoma

A community-led conservation project spurred by traditional knowledge allowed the residents of Khonoma, India, to become self-sustaining and earn additional income from ecotourism, as opposed to relying on hunting and logging.

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A West Philly high school is giving the entire junior class work experience through a robust new internship program

Frank Festa

May 02, 2023 |

Billy Penn |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Boys’ Latin Charter High School in West Philadelphia is changing up the traditional school day with a program that matches the entire junior class with internships at different places around the city. Students are matched with partner businesses and organizations based on their interests so they can better understand what they want to do after high school and have more equitable opportunities.

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How a South Sudanese neighbourhood embraced community policing to reduce crime

Richard Sultan

May 01, 2023 |

Aidóni |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Sudan, Juba

In 2019, a South Sudan chief organized and empowered local “vigilante groups” (networks of households tasked with supporting each other), and since then, the community has transformed from a sparsely populated and violent neighborhood into a crowded but safe place where markets can stay open later at night. This community policing tactic has since spread to other South Sudanese areas and relies on collaboration between various authorities and ethnic groups to succeed.

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Solar Microgrids Providing Energy to Disadvantaged Rural Communities in Kisii County

Rodgers Otiso

May 01, 2023 |

Rongo University |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisii County

PowerHive’s solar microgrid project provides electricity to those living in remote areas where power isn’t easily accessible. Since starting five years ago, the project has benefitted 1,500 households and has also led to a decrease in violence as nighttime robberies and attacks are less common when houses in the community are lit.

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