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  • Are 'ableist' economies depriving themselves of the purple pound?

    December 20, 2019 |

    Pioneers Post |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta

    Although Indonesia is making efforts to improve disability rights, progress is slow. In the meantime, a group called Economic Empowerment for Entrepreneurs with Disability (EEED) was formed in partnership with the British Council’s DICE (Developing Inclusive Creative Economies) program. Participants in the program learn entrepreneurial skills by creating their own social enterprise, supplemented by lessons in things like marketing and management. This helps those in Indonesia with disabilities become socioeconomically independent and able to envision a develop a meaningful vision of the future.

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  • How a landmark UCLA dementia program could ease burdens in Rochester communities of color

    December 20, 2019 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care program at UCLA in California is offering a new kind of patient-centered care that has helped bring relief to families in the region. The program, which creates a care plan "that builds in medical needs, solutions for caregiver stress and cultural traditions unique to each person and their family," has resulted in decreased stress and symptoms for patients and increased confidence and support for caregivers.

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  • Digital platforms help to save traditional Nepalese homes

    December 15, 2019 |

    Nikkei Asia |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    A Nepalese company called Traditional Homes was formed in order to restore traditional Newari homes to prevent them from being demolished. The houses are by the indigenous Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley and boast beautiful latticed windows and courtyards. These small restoration projects have taken off thanks to websites like TripAdvisor and Booking.com. Not only does the money go directly to the locals supporting the new bed-and-breakfasts, but tourists also receive an authentic and homey experience.

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  • How to Save a Dying Language

    December 09, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Experiential and immersive learning preserves indigenous cultures and languages. After nearly being lost by the mid-twentieth century, the Hawaiian language has seen a resurgence thanks to the culture-based educational methods promoted by Pūana Leo preschools. The Pūana Leo schools, along with other K-12 immersive programs incorporate Hawaiian mo’olelo story-telling techniques that infuse cultural identity into education.

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  • How Schools Can Sustain Students' Cultures

    December 04, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    At Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, "culturally sustaining pedagogy" is on full display. The practice aims to improve the school experience for historically marginalized populations through changes to curricula and the creation of groups like Black Girl Magic that give students space to talk about their identity.

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  • Translators help Korean American voters in Harris County find their electoral voice

    November 26, 2019 |

    The Texas Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Even in multicultural and diverse Harris County, Texas, with a population greater than 26 states and over 145 languages spoken, some groups, like Korean Americans, are marginalized when it comes to voting and civic participation due to language and other cultural barriers. Houston resident is fighting this marginalization by organizing Korean American Early Voting Day, which provides Korean-speaking Texans with translated voter guides and other translation services.

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  • This Turkish chef is fighting climate change with the help of Syrian refugees

    November 22, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Mardin

    The Turkish organization, Living Soil, Local Seed, is working with Turkish women and Syrian refugees to help rebuild and diversify the local agricultural system that was once thriving. Using local knowledge and surveys, the organization has gathered different varieties of native crops which it then uses to work with local farmers and employ women in order to create more complex ecological systems. In 2019, the program yielded over 400 tons of wheat and has proven to be more financially beneficial to farmers.

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  • What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

    November 19, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    Food studies in Portuguese. History in German. To address declining enrollment in second-language courses and "combat the notion that language learning belongs only in language classes," more U.S. colleges are offering language-specific sections for classes traditionally taught in English.

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  • With Paper Monuments, New Orleanians Draft The City's History Themselves

    November 19, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Bringing the community into conversations about commemoration opens new ways to present public history. The Paper Monuments project in New Orleans asked residents to draw monuments that they would like to see replace the four Confederate monuments removed in the city. The project brought organizations like the New Orleans Arts Council and New Orleans Public library together with community members to re-imagine new narratives, installations, and representations of local history.

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  • Indigenous-wildlife ranger collaboration conserves rare Australian rainforests

    November 18, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Australia, Western Australia

    Revegetation and fire management practices are helping to preserve Australia’s biodiversity. In Western Australia, collaborative efforts between Environs Kimberley, an environmental NGO, and local rangers from the First Nation communities of the Dampier Peninsula are working to document, conserve, and manage the region’s monsoon vine thickets (MVT). As part of the Kimberley Nature Project (KNP), local rangers employ traditional methods like seasonal burns to allow for revegetation and to reduce the threat of larger bushfires.

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