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How a California County Eliminated PFAS From the Water Supply

Carl Smith

May 15, 2025 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States, Yorba Linda, California

The Orange County Water District’s treatment plant uses ion exchange, a process that draws PFAS “forever chemicals” from the supply using positively charged resin beads. The plant distributes water with no detectable PFAS to roughly 80,000 customers.

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This Queer Couple Supports LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Farmers' Mental Health

Nicole J. Caruth

May 14, 2025 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

The South Side Queer Farmer Convergence provides culturally-affirming community gatherings that effectively reduce isolation, promote emotional healing, and foster mental wellbeing for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers facing significant social stressors and discrimination.

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An Emergency Tele-Hailing Initiative Is Helping Lagos Residents Reach Ambulances in Eight Minutes or Less

Tzar Oluigbo

May 12, 2025 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Eight Medical is a technology-driven emergency medical service that uses real-time communication systems to deliver ambulance services within 10 minutes or less. The service has 45 control center staff, over 400 field personnel, and over 25 ambulances, and operates under a “care now, pay later” scheme, making emergency healthcare more affordable. Since launching, it has received over 15,000 calls and saved about 8,000 lives by providing fast, life-saving care.

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The Black mothers behind one of the biggest environmental fights of the 20th century

Jessica Kutz

May 09, 2025 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States, Niagara Falls, New York

Black mothers at Griffon Manor organized community activism, advocacy campaigns, and coalitions to demand equitable government support and recognition after the Love Canal, New York, environmental disaster—eventually resulting in partial victories such as federal relocation assistance, although persistent structural racism and media neglect severely limited their initial visibility, effectiveness, and lasting recognition.

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The Screenings Saving Lives in Rural Guatemala

Stephanie Capper

May 07, 2025 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: Guatemala

The Nursing Heart mobile cervical cancer screening clinic uses visual inspection with an acetic acid (VIA) screening method to make cancer screening simpler and more affordable. Since 2011, the clinic has performed more than 4,000 mobile cancer screenings in more than 40 rural Guatemalan communities.

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SoCal officials unleash sterile mosquitoes in bid to curb disease — with promising results

Lila Seidman

May 06, 2025 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Local agencies tasked with controlling disease-spreading organisms are releasing sterile male mosquitoes to help reduce the pest’s population and prevent the spread of dengue. This strategy has decreased the mosquito population by about 82% in parts of Southern California, marking the first time in eight years that the population has declined instead of increased.

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From privilege to subjectivity: reflecting on masculinities to improve gender equity

Soledad Bavio

May 05, 2025 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Response Location: Brazil

Program H is a group educational methodology that works with young men through participatory workshops, role-playing, and debates to reflect on toxic masculinities and promote more equitable attitudes toward gender. It has been implemented in more than 30 countries since 2002, successfully facilitated by males who act as gender equity role models. This story is available in Spanish here: https://solu.news/24kd

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This Youth-led Initiative is Debunking Myths About Health Insurance, PHCs in Nigeria's Capital

Isabella Ikpe

May 03, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

DEAN Initiative's Youth Health Access Initiative addresses healthcare misconceptions among young people through targeted community outreach, educational workshops in local languages, and training programs for healthcare workers. The initiative specifically addresses myths that Primary Healthcare Centers are only for pregnant women and children, and that health insurance is only for the sick, helping to increase healthcare accessibility.

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Del privilegio a la subjetividad: cómo abordar las masculinidades lejos del punitivismo y con foco en la reflexión

Soledad Bavio

May 01, 2025 |

elDiarioAR |

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Response Location: Brazil

El Programa H es una metodología educativa grupal que trabaja con hombres jóvenes a través de talleres participativos, juegos de rol y debates para reflexionar sobre masculinidades tóxicas y promover actitudes más equitativas hacia el género, implementada exitosamente en más de 30 países desde 2002. Las actividades estan dirigidas a hombres jóvenes y facilitadas por varones que actúan como modelos de equidad de género. Puedes leer este artículo en ingles aquí: https://solu.news/clsc

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Sembrar vida en tiempos de conflicto

Andrés Gómez

April 30, 2025 |

El Turbión |

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Response Location: Colombia, Ricaurte

La Reserva Natural Los Gualpantes es una iniciativa de restauración ecológica liderada por 80 mujeres que en 15 años transformó 150 hectáreas de pastizales degradados en bosque restaurado con más de 7,000 árboles, logrando el retorno de fauna nativa y mejorando el suministro de agua comunitario, mientras enfrenta desafíos como el conflicto armado y problemas de titularidad de tierras.

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