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  • The Coworking Space Putting Black Moms' Startup Dreams First

    March 07, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    A coworking space in Baltimore focuses on making it easier for Black mom entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by offering affordable, on-site babysitting.

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  • How Home-Based Care Could Fix the Rural Childcare Drought

    March 07, 2023 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Leaders in North Carolina’s Transylvania County are investing in home-based childcare by creating a network of caregivers and providing them with financial and technical assistance. The program gives parents affordable options in a rural community where it can be hard to find openings at childcare facilities.

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  • How Norway Can Help Cure America's "Range Anxiety"

    March 07, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway’s electric vehicle adaptation has grown to outpace the sale of fossil-fuel cars. The country’s government accomplished this by investing millions of euros in distributing charging ports, incentivizing electric vehicle purchases, disincentivizing purchases of fossil-fuel cars, and requiring locations like parking garages have electric infrastructure available.

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  • Safe, not seedy: How sex work changed after two decades of decrim in New Zealand

    March 07, 2023 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    Making sex work a legal, recognized profession allows sex workers to conduct business in a much safer way. The decriminalization of sex work has also helped to strengthen relationships between sex workers and law enforcement, ensuring they have someone to call upon in emergencies. There are also now clinics, like the New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective, which provides specialized care to sex workers.

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  • How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger' through insects

    March 07, 2023 |

    Lake Region Bulletin |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    A resident of Kisumu, Kenya, educates her neighbors about the nutritional value of crickets. Community members are fighting malnutrition by adding the insects to food like porridge and bread.

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  • How to build homes that can fight climate change — and survive its effects

    March 07, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    After Hurricane Maria, shipping container houses gained popularity in Puerto Rico because of their affordability and faster build times.

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  • PreventEpidemicsNaija: How a Media Strategy Contributed to Increasing Epidemic Preparedness Awareness in Nigeria

    March 06, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The #PreventEpidemicsNaija project advocates for sustained funding for the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention by working to increase understanding of epidemic preparedness. The project connects with and trains journalists from across the country to equip them with the necessary skills and resources to share accurate information with the public. So far the project has trained over 70 Journalists, produced seven fellows, and over 100 stories.

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  • To Empower Youths, this Nigerian is Teaching Digital Skills in Yorùbá

    March 06, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    A data analyst who is a Microsoft-certified trainer uploads videos on social media teaching digital technology skills in the Yorùbá language. The videos are free to watch and break the language barrier that arises with most English-only tech information available online.

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  • How San Francisco Is Making Small Businesses More Accessible

    March 06, 2023 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A new program in San Francisco that launched last year aims to help small business owners comply with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act by granting businesses up to $10,000 to make accessible renovations or hire inspectors to avoid hefty lawsuits.

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  • A Colorado state park's 'mini tanks' get people with disabilities back on the trail

    March 03, 2023 |

    Wyoming Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Pine, Colorado

    The Track Chair Program at Staunton State Park in Colorado allows people with disabilities to travel the hiking trails for free. The chairs have triangular treads, stabilizing hydraulics and suspension so they can traverse hills, rocks, and bumps easily.

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