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Transforming Maternal Care: Empowering Midwives in Niger State Through Supportive Supervision

Dabri Ohanu Olohije, Nanzing Lucas Haruna

June 28, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

The Niger State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has recruited 200 midwives, assigning at least one to healthcare facilities across the state, in an effort to address high rates of maternal and infant death during childbirth. There are currently 266 midwives distributed among facilities, helping aid in midwife retention and increase access to care.

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How this model reimagines mental-health care for youth

Tiffany Lam

June 28, 2023 |

TVO Today |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Ontario

ACCESS Open Minds connects youth and young adults to mental health support, including therapists, caseworkers and peer navigators to help them get the care they need. One of ACCESS’s main goals is to bridge the gap between the complexities of the mental health care system and the community. By creating these youth wellness hubs and connecting people with the appropriate services, ACCESS has decreased the number of hospitalizations and emergency room visits and increased the number of people getting mental health care.

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Southern California Episcopal church plants drought-resistant native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment

Logan Crews

June 28, 2023 |

Episcopal News Service |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Laguna Beach, California

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Laguna Beach, California, planted drought-resistant native plants and installed a drip irrigation system on its property to curb wasteful water use. The new landscaping also includes a pollinator garden to support important species.

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Inside a Texas homeless village that inspires California replicas: Art, movies and a fishing pond

Marisa Kendall

June 28, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

Community First! Village is a 51-acre tiny home and RV village that serves as home for 350 formerly unhoused people, providing both shelter and a sense of community and connection. The Village offers a community garden, fishing pond, game room, ceramics studio and even an outdoor movie theater. Community First! Village’s success has even been inspiring California leaders to replicate the effort in areas of the state with high rates of homelessness.

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In the land of honey and nuts: Indigenous solutions to save Brazil's Cerrado

Elizabeth Oliveira

June 27, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Mato Grosso

The Resilient Cerrado Project funds Indigenous-community-led economic projects in Brazil’s Cerrado region. Projects like the Terena people’s beehive installation and beekeeper training help to protect the region’s biodiversity, cultural diversity, and improve community members’ welfare.

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Breaking the Cycle of Maternal Mortality (Woman Die Die Mata)

Damilola Fajinmi

June 27, 2023 |

Naija 102.7 FM |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

The state Ministry of Health in partnership with other local organizations is providing educational, medical outreach for pregnant women to discuss malaria, maternal mortality and the importance of having regular medical checkups, while providing necessary resources to increase their access to care.

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Portland Street Response is working — and in jeopardy

Kaia Sand

June 27, 2023 |

Street Roots |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Portland Street Response sends mental health staff, medics, community health workers, and peer support specialists into crisis situations with the goal of reducing intervention by police. The program has reduced calls to police for non-criminal cases by 3.5 percent and has resulted in only one arrest, compared to 371 arrests made by police for similar calls.

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From plastic pollution, eSwatini woman creates money and beauty

Nokukhanya Aimienoho

June 27, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Swaziland, Mbabane

Bantwana Craft is a social enterprise that collects plastic waste to be transformed into reusable items such as coin purses, backpacks, hats, and pencil cases. The business has diverted more than 10,000 kilograms of plastic waste since its founding six years ago.

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When cerebral palsy is not a death sentence

Arinze Chijioke

June 26, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Umuahia, Abia

The Straight Child Foundation works to increase the quality of care provided to children with cerebral palsy and their families. The Foundation has provided physiotherapy and speech therapy to about 35 children with CP and has provided 20 wheelchairs specifically designed for those with CP. The Foundation also hosts yearly camps where CP patients can connect and interact with healthcare workers and other people with CP.

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How FFF's intervention is changing the narrative for children with spina bifida

Blessing Oladunjoye

June 26, 2023 |

BONews |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The “Saving Lives! Improving Futures” project by the Festus Fajemilo Foundation works to help children with spina bifida who face incontinence issues reduce feelings of social isolation, preserve renal function, increase student retention and improve their overall quality of life. Since the project launched in 2017, it has benefited more than 150 people.

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