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  • How an all-women news outlet is changing Somalia's media landscape

    January 17, 2023 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Somalia

    Somalia's first all-women news outlet, Bilan, provides opportunities for women in the journalism industry and publishes coverage of issues often ignored by male-dominated outlets. The organization's work has led to the creation of a new medical facility in an area that previously lacked access and has inspired more women and girls to pursue journalism.

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  • Preventing Good Food From Going to Waste

    January 17, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Food Rescue Hero collects surplus food and distributes it to those in need. Volunteers use the organization’s app to accept deliveries, pick them up from the donor, and deliver them to individuals and organizations that distribute the food.

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  • First year of diversity internship program finds success for students, employers

    January 17, 2023 |

    UWM Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

    The UWM Student Success & Talent Pipeline Initiative is helping to connect students with internships that provide meaningful professional experiences for those about to enter the workforce. One of the initiative’s biggest goals is diversifying the talent pipeline, adding more Black, Indigenous, and other people of color to the workforce throughout the state, hoping to reduce the number of graduates who move out of state for work.

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  • How Brooklyn Center schools halved suspensions and absenteeism

    January 17, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

    To help combat a decline in attendance after returning to in-person classes during the pandemic, Brooklyn Center School District focused on improving student engagement and making courses culturally relevant. Since the district added an enrichment block with activities driven by student input, attendance has improved and suspensions have gone down.

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  • PC(USA) churches in New York provide a genuine welcome to all God's children

    January 17, 2023 |

    Presbyterians Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Auburn, New York

    Westminster Presbyterian Church in New York opens its doors to create the Pride House, a safe space for local LGBTQIA+ youth, once a week. Organizers provide snacks and games, and participation in the church is not required.

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  • A Florida School Received a Threat. Did a Red Flag Law Prevent a Shooting?

    January 16, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Amidst gun violence and mass shootings, 19 states and D.C. have enacted red flag laws, or extreme risk protection orders, that allow law enforcement to mitigate threats of gun violence by removing guns from a person’s possession. Studies in states that have adopted red flag laws, specifically Connecticut and Indiana, have found that for every 10 to 20 people who had guns taken away, one life was saved.

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  • Is plastic waste the building material of the future?

    January 16, 2023 |

    Unbias The News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia, Bukit Lawang

    The use of plastic waste as an affordable building material is rising in popularity. One option is turning the waste into “Ecobricks” by tightly packing it into a bottle with a stick. A German organization called Project Wings pays locals in Bukit Lawang, Indonesia, to collect plastic and make bricks to be used for buildings.

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  • Crop of the future? More climate-hit Kenyans count on fish farming

    January 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kibingo

    The Kirinyaga county government is helping Kenyan farmers build fish ponds and supplying them with their first stock of fish and food in an effort to diversify their incomes while adding rainwater storage amid the drought.

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  • Project Zero, an Initiative that's reducing the number of out-of-school children in Lagos

    January 16, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos State

    Lagos' Project Zero program worked with teachers, youth organizations, and other groups in the education space to reach out to parents of students who had dropped out of school during the pandemic. The program provided them with school kits including everything they needed to re-enroll, such as books, uniforms, shoes, and other supplies.

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  • Conservationists Are Saving America's Prairies by Selling Them Off

    January 16, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    The Nature Conservancy uses conservation easements to protect prairie land in Oregon. These legal agreements allow landowners to sell their land to the conservancy but continue to use it for activities like farming and ranching.

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