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A reservation school graduates 100% of students. How? They're learning tribal culture.

Tim Trudell

December 02, 2022 |

Flatwater Free Press |

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Response Location: Santee Dakota Reservation, United States, Niobrara, Nebraska

The iSanti Community School in Nebraska has had a 100% graduation rate two years in a row. That success is in part due to the new cultural program that teaches students about the iSanti Dacotach tribe’s language, customs, and history each day.

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Indian farmers turn to solar-powered fridges to fight food waste

Moushumi Basu

December 01, 2022 |

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Response Location: India

Solar-powered cold storage units help farmers in India to store their harvests during extreme heat instead of discarding their produce or trying to sell it quickly for cheap to avoid waste. The solar-powered option is significantly cheaper than typical electric cold storage, making it more accessible to small-scale farmers.

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Community Land Trusts Build Climate-Resilient Affordable Housing

Alexandra Applegate

December 01, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Big Pine Key, Florida

Community land trusts are nonprofits that buy land, build homes, and ensure the long-term affordability of the homes they build. A trust in Florida is not only ensuring homes stay affordable after natural disasters it is also focused on building units that can withstand storms so families do not need to rebuild.

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Mitigating internal displacement, one skilled woman at a time

Folakemi Ajala

December 01, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Skilled Women Initiative provides training around mindset, technical skills, entrepreneurship, and marketing to women living in Nigerian camps for people who have been internally displaced due to Boko Haram. The program trains roughly 500 women each year and past participants say they are now able to better afford expenses such as sending their children to schools.

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What's Dangerous About Trees

Nigel Poor Earlonne Woods

November 30, 2022 |

Ear Hustle |

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Response Location: Norway

In Norway prison cells are considered private property, incarcerated people are allowed to leave prison and return in short spans, and wardens do not carry guns. These practices, among others, are in an effort to treat incarcerated people humanely and help prevent recidivism, escape attempts, and violence.

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In-jail mental health treatment producing a ‘night and day' difference for some in Forsyth County

Rachel Crumpler

November 29, 2022 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Forsyth County, North Carolina

The eight-week program at the Forsyth County detention center’s Behavioral Health Unit has served 117 men experiencing mental illness — something that is typically underserved in jails. The behavioral health unit provides counseling and mental health services to individuals in the jail who need it and also includes courses on coping, dealing with stress, practicing mindfulness, and preparing for various life transitions.

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New York City's Public School on an Island

David Kidd

November 28, 2022 |

Governing |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The Harbor School, a public high school located on Governors Island, prepares students to work in maritime fields and exposes them to public service careers such as the Coast Guard. They get the opportunity to do hands-on work in the community, including through a project to study the health of New York Harbor and a program that aims to re-establish the harbor's oyster population.

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Home decor business built out of water hyacinth

Gbemisola Esho

November 24, 2022 |

The Star Kenya |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

MitiMeth trains Nigerians to harvest the invasive hyacinth seaweed and weave it into products like baskets and furniture. The business helps clean up waterways while securing consistent incomes for local residents.

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One crop uses more than half of Utah's water. Here's why.

Brian Maffly Mark Eddington

November 24, 2022 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Utah

Farmers in Utah cultivate alfalfa to improve soil health and reduce their carbon emissions. Their profits help sustain rural towns’ economies.

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The Tragic Testimony of the Daughters of Magdalene

René Ostberg

November 22, 2022 |

Sojourners |

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Response Location: Ireland

The Justice for Magdalenes Research organization is working to spread awareness and gain justice for the survivors of Magdalene laundries in Ireland throughout the 1900s. Women and girls were sent to laundries, kept there against their will, forced to work without pay, and severely mistreated.

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