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  • SafeBoda: From ferrying passengers to delivering ARVs and Condoms

    June 25, 2020 |

    New Vision |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    In parts of Uganda, ride-sharing has been transformed into a medical delivery service to ensure that those who are unable to travel to their doctor for antiretroviral refills have access to the medications they need to stay healthy. Although the program is limited in terms of the areas it can serve due to cost, doctors in the region hope to continue and expand the program after seeing such success since implementation.

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  • Ag Sees Some Opportunity in Loss and Chaos With Montana Beef Market

    June 25, 2020 |

    Yellowstone Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Billings, Montana

    As the traditional food supply chain is upended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local food systems in Montana are connecting farmers and ranchers with buyers. The Yellowstone Valley Food Hub, a cooperative that started before the novel coronavirus hit the state, has seen a boom in business since meat plants shuttered. While products at the co-op can be more expensive than ones at the supermarket, the hub has allowed producers to get their meat and produce to customers more directly.

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  • With Families Staying Home, Boston Hospital Takes Pediatric Care on the Road

    June 24, 2020 |

    WBTS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In Boston, doctors are making visits to neighborhoods during the coronavirus pandemic in order to provide routine vaccinations to children. Using a donated ambulance as a "mobile pediatrician's office," a nursing team has provided vaccinations as well as food and supplies to approximately 450 families.

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  • Montana Manufacturers' New Products, Markets Could Have Lasting Impact Post-Pandemic

    June 23, 2020 |

    Yellowstone Public Radio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bonner, Montana

    In Montana, a handful of manufacturers have adapted their facilities to make products and materials that help healthcare workers safely work on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. From face shields to liquid transport mediums, these businesses are finding new ways to play a larger role in the efforts to contain the virus, while also keeping their employees working.

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  • The Promise and the Peril of Virtual Health Care

    June 22, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lebanon, New Hampshire

    Telehealth is being implemented and used across the United States to assist both patients and doctors during the coronavirus pandemic. Although this practice has its limitations and cannot replace in-person diagnostic care in all situations, it has played a role in keeping the health care industry functioning in a way that also keeps doctors and patients safe from being exposed to the virus.

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  • For Indigenous Zapotec Families, Spinning Becomes a Lifeline

    June 17, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Oaxaca

    Mark Brown has brought Ghandian economic principles of economic justice and local autonomy to the Mexican countryside to form a farm-to-garment textile business that employs villagers who once made woolen textiles until the industrial clothing era started producing cheap synthetic clothing and rendered their craft unprofitable. Khadi Oaxaca aims to regenerate the village way of life in a sustainable way and employs several hundred villagers who grow the cotton, spin the thread, design the clothing and bring it to market for tourists - bringing a previously economically depressed village out of poverty.

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  • Turning manure into money

    June 16, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    Dairy farmers in Massachusetts are working with Vanguard Renewables, a food waste energy company, and Dominion Energy, an electric utility company, to capture manure methane gas from cows and convert it into natural gas. They are also adding food waste to the manure from manufacturers and retailers to increase energy output and increase income for farmers. The partnership has expanded to dairy farms in other states who are looking to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • Vouchers helping mothers get antenatal care under lockdown

    June 15, 2020 |

    New Vision |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda

    To help pregnant women during the COVID-10 pandemic, the government in Uganda sold travel and private hospital care vouchers to those in their third trimester to ensure the women had access to the care they would need. The program connected the women with health resources in their own areas and also guaranteed that they get routine services such as antenatal and postnatul checkups.

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  • Solar Power Fills Gaps in Underserviced Rural Argentina

    June 10, 2020 |

    Inter Press Service News Agency |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Argentina, Entre Rios

    Solar energy has provided an affordable and efficient source of energy to rural farmers in Argentina, who live too far off the electrical grid and have traditionally relied on powerful diesel-fueled water pumps. Solar panels have reduced carbon emissions, eliminated the need for expensive diesel fuel, as well as the hassle of transporting it to the countryside - often over rough roads. The initial investment in solar panels is recouped in a short amount of time and has resulted in a drastic reduction in water consumption.

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  • Small farms diversity to survive COVID-19, changing the face of Detroit markets

    June 05, 2020 |

    edibleWOW |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, small farmers in Michigan are coming up with different business models in order to get their produce into consumers’ hands. Fisheye Farms in Detroit created a community-supported agriculture, or CSA, subscription program. However, the program is only meeting approximately one-third of its necessary finances, and they hope to find a balance with other offerings. Argus Farm Stop in Ann Arbor quickly turned their online store into a popular digital farmers market, increasing its customers from eight to 2,500.

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