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  • Survivors unite against the blade for female genital mutilation

    June 18, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

    The Balm in the Gilead Foundation (BIGIF) gathers survivors of female genital mutilation to become advocates in their community for the end of the practice. BIGIF has over 300 volunteers across the country and has reached over 100 women and girls with its messaging. BIGIF visits schools and churches, go door-to-door, hosts walks and even runs a 30-minute radio program to raise awareness and educate community members.

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  • The buildings constructed from cannabis

    June 18, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridgeshire

    Hempcrete, a combination of hemp, water, and lime, can be used as a more sustainable insulation option for buildings. The material improves energy efficiency, produces less carbon than options like fiberglass and foam, and will continue to capture carbon while used as insulation.

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  • Solar Power Spreads in Appalachia as Churches Take Action

    June 17, 2023 |

    Faithfully Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

    Churches in Appalachia are installing solar arrays and encouraging their communities to make energy-efficient upgrades and renewable-energy swaps, too. The Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church in West Virginia purchased its array with donations that community members raised from the money they saved on energy after installing free smart-control devices in their homes that reduced energy use during peak hours.

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  • A sanctuary of literary rituals moulds teenagers into star writers

    June 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Minna

    Through the Hill-top Creative Arts Foundation, teen writers in Nigeria receive mentorship from established writers and learn to give critique and be critiqued by their peers, with the ultimate goal of helping them become published authors.

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  • The Soil Farmers: Black Food Sovereignty and Climate Solutions

    June 16, 2023 |

    NC Newsline |

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    Response Location: United States, Pinetops, North Carolina

    Kendrick Ransome uses ancestral farming techniques like low-till farming and conservation tilling to improve soil health and sequester more carbon on his farm. He founded Freedom Org to teach youth these practices and help other Black farmers do the same after decades of racist lending policies have dwindled their numbers.

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  • Amidst Lean Resources, this Foundation Devises Means to Secure Future for Poor Children in Taraba

    June 16, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sabon Gari, Taraba State

    The Umayya Danejo Foundation provides financial support to help out-of-school children enroll in classes and complete exit examinations. The organization also runs a food aid program and has a partnership with tailoring centers where students can learn hands-on trade skills.

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  • The WhatsApp boot camp that empowers people to earn

    June 16, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Osogbo

    The Afolabi Abdulakeem Faisol (AAF) Academy connects with prospective students via WhatsApp and teaches them graphic design and video editing skills as a way to earn money. Since 2021, the Academy has held seven educational boot camps, teaching thousands of people across several countries.

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  • There's No Uber or Lyft. There Is a Communal Tesla.

    June 16, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Huron, California

    In rural Huron, California, an electric vehicle ride-sharing program, called Green Raiteros, provides free rides for low-income residents who need to get to medical appointments. The organization's 120 clients can call in advance, or just show up when they need a ride.

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  • How one organization is shaping future adults in Nigeria

    June 16, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos, Lagos

    To prevent youth from participating in dangerous activities after school, the Crystal Innovation Center holds programs that provide secondary school students with soft and hard skills training to prepare them for future employment. The program runs three times a week and teaches skills like goal-setting, overcoming peer pressure, fashion designing, computer literacy, and cooking.

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  • Goats grazing in your backyard? This climate solution is gaining ground in California

    June 16, 2023 |

    Sacramento Bee |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Landscaping businesses in California are trading in the typical tools and chemicals for goat herds. The practice of bringing in goats to munch on unwanted vegetation, called targeted grazing, is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than traditional landscaping.

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