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  • Biden's $400B plan to overhaul home care is 'more of a repair effort than a new direction'

    October 19, 2021 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Several government programs and funding measures are emerging to improve home care options for families in need, such as increasing wages and benefit opportunities for providers. There are also nonprofits like All Things Home Care that provide transportation to area home care workers and represents its workers with a union to afford them better treatment to ensure those in need can still receive necessary care at home.

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  • Relief For Older Citizens In Enugu As Mobile Clinic Delivers Free Healthcare Service

    October 12, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    A mobile health clinic is bringing checkups to senior citizens living in remote parts of Nigeria. The free initiative provides doctors, physical therapy, nurses, a laboratory, and a pharmacy as well. Following medical treatment, each patient’s file is sent to a regional healthcare center so they can continue to receive care.

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  • COVID-19: Nigerian youth initiative leverages technology to provide low-income children access to education 

    October 12, 2021 |

    Social Voices |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    Digilearns is a learning intervention platform created to deliver learning materials to students across the country through the use of mobile phones and doesn’t require an internet connection, making education more accessible and affordable to students, particularly those from low-income families. Since launching in 2020, Digilearns has provided access to educational materials to more than 1,000 secondary school children.

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  • Beating HIV through family, mentorship

    October 12, 2021 |

    Nation Africa |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Homa Bay

    Pama Care is an initiative that coordinates HIV care within a family to address barriers to adherence to achieve viral suppression in children and adults. All HIV positive family members are put on the same medication schedule, which improves adherence, and given clinic appointments on the same day, which provides a better picture of family barriers and improves guidance and counseling. The government, backed financially by private companies, also pays a monthly stipend to patients who reach out to those having a hard time accepting their HIV status. This model has been successful across the country.

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  • Cultivating Food Sovereignty Through Regenerative Ocean Farming

    October 08, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    The Native Conservacy, a Native-owned and Native-led land trust, created a program to support and train Indigenous farmers to create their own kelp farms. Kelp is nutrient-rich, grows in the ocean, and requires no land or fertilizer. The Native Conservancy has seven sites, grew 4,000 pounds of kelp, and helped Indigenous farmers secure low-interest loans so they can start their own operations.

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  • Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill.

    October 07, 2021 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Fifteen months after Colorado became the first state to strip law enforcement officers of their legal immunity from civil lawsuits for misconduct on the job, only one lawsuit has been filed over a notorious incident and no real evidence has materialized that police department staffing will be gutted by resignations or recruiting problems. The 2020 social justice protest movement inspired dozens of proposed laws to end the practice called qualified immunity. All but Colorado's bill failed, based on dire warnings from police unions. The Colorado law exposes officers to damages up to $25,000.

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  • Jharkhand's solar pump scheme aims to improve lives of farmers by increasing irrigation potential

    October 04, 2021 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Jharkhand

    In India, small farmers face limited access to irrigation. However, a state-run program, which gives them access to solar powered pumps, is alleviating their problems. Not only is it better for their crops, increasing their income, but it's also better for the environment. The solar-powered pumps provide a clean energy option, rather than relying on diesel-powered pumps.

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  • Building Lego robots for job interview – helping people with autism find employment

    October 02, 2021 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

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    Response Location: Lithuania

    A Lithuanian organization is helping neurodiverse applicants gain a foothold in the job market by tailoring the hiring process to their needs. Despite have the necessary skills, neurodiverse applicants often face roadblocks in the hiring process that fail to highlight their skills and abilities. Specialisterne is changing that.

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  • Off-Site Construction Offers Partial Solution to Housing Crunch

    October 01, 2021 |

    Koto Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Norwood, Colorado

    A housing initiative is providing affordable housing for local workers in Norwood, Colorado. The Telluride Foundation is building houses in factories which significantly reduces the price of buying a home, making home ownership a possibility for residents who live and work in the town.

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  • Maternal Health And Scan Use In Uganda

    October 01, 2021 |

    Science Africa |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda

    M-SCAN is improving maternal health outcomes in Uganda by offering mobile ultrasounds to pregnant women. The health ministry recommends at least one ultrasound before a woman gives birth, but there are many barriers to access of these scans, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. M-SCAN has brought scans to over 1,000 women. The scans are brought to the homes of pregnant women at no cost. The mobile ultrasound scans have improved the ability of medical professionals to provide appropriate care to mothers and their newborns and have also decreased mothers’ anxieties by giving them peace of mind.

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