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  • How one Minneapolis neighborhood reduced its carbon emissions by 1,600 metric tons

    October 16, 2025 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    One Minneapolis resident launched a grassroots education campaign to help her neighborhood reduce carbon emissions from home heating by upgrading her home insulation and using electric appliances. She then shared information about the energy-efficiency improvements and available rebates to fund them. Between 2019 and 2024, area residents using these strategies reduced natural gas use by 29%, and is now being replicated in other neighborhoods throughout the city.

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  • Shelter helps decrease feral cat population

    October 08, 2025 |

    The Oglethorpe Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Danielsville, Georgia

    The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter uses a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program to address the county's feral cat overpopulation problem, providing free or discounted spay/neuter services with the help of grant funding, along with humane trap rentals and surgical appointments for residents who capture feral cats. With the program, TNR procedures have increased from 190 in 2024 to 250 this year.

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  • Otuabagi Women Farmers Replant Bayelsa's Future with Raffia Palms

    October 06, 2025 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Otuabagi, Bayelsa

    The Otuabagi Women Farmers Association's initiative to replant 7,200 raffia palm trees has not only begun restoring their oil-damaged swamp forest but also created a cooperative financial safety net for members and sparked community-wide conversations about environmental protection.

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  • Ghana's Anti-Witchcraft Bill: Reintegration offers hope as survivors urge swift passage

    October 05, 2025 |

    ChannelOne TV |

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    Response Location: Ghana

    While locals wait for an anti-witchcraft bill to pass to provide protection for women against unproven accusations of witchcraft, several organizations are working to close “witch camps” and help women return home to their families. So far, these organizations’ combined efforts have led to the closure of two of the six camps in the northern part of the country.

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  • One Protest at a Time, Iyana Ipaja's Market Women Push Back Against Extortion, Injustice

    September 28, 2025 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Market women in Iyana Ipaja organized street protests after failed letter-writing campaigns, which led to the traditional ruler (Baale) brokering a peace agreement that stopped the extortion by thugs claiming to act on behalf of a local strongman, though the traders acknowledge this relief may be temporary.

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  • What if diapers were free for the parents who need them most?

    September 18, 2025 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    Diaper Dollars provides parents in Illinois and Ohio with a $40 e-card each month that they can use at major retailers like Walmart and CVS to purchase diapers. Nearly 8,000 people have been served so far, with 10,000 projected by 2026. About 90 percent of those who went through the program reported being able to better afford other essentials like food, rent and other bills with a portion of their diaper costs covered.

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  • From rain-drenched mountains to Arctic permafrost, Alaska landslides pose hazards

    September 12, 2025 |

    Alaska Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    Alaska agencies are coordinating landslide monitoring through multi-agency programs, tribal partnerships, and citizen science apps, which has successfully prevented infrastructure damage (like the $25 million Dalton Highway rerouting that avoided landslide destruction) but faces limitations from funding uncertainty and the vast geographic scale requiring public education as the primary protective measure.

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  • Puerto Ricans are devising the food system of tomorrow 

    September 03, 2025 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Puerto Rico

    Communities in Puerto Rico developed locally-run resilience hubs that combine community kitchens, food stockpiling, and disaster preparedness infrastructure, successfully serving thousands of meals during events like Hurricane Fiona and providing year-round food security while reducing dependence on delayed government aid.

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  • This summer, parents stitched together child care to give their kids a 'space for Black joy'

    August 29, 2025 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Black-led summer camps and community programs are addressing the dual challenge of rising child care costs and lack of culturally affirming options for Black families. Programs like Camp HBCYouth and Camp Legacy offer affordable, comprehensive outdoor summer camp experiences, complete with meals and extended care if needed. The programs also act as community builders, helping youth form friendships and strengthen their connections to the outdoors.

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  • The World's Smartest City Is a Tiny German Village

    August 11, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Germany, Etteln

    The residents of Etteln, Germany responded to rural decline and digital exclusion by organizing grassroots collective action—including volunteer-led fiber-optic installation and community-driven digital innovations—which reversed population loss, doubled school enrollment, earned global recognition as the world's smartest city, and created a replicable model now used by 500+ cities worldwide.

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