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Tina Turner, Greek tragedy, and the proven poverty cure that empowers women

Lane Anderson

March 25, 2022 |

Matriarchy Report |

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Response Location: Brazil

Brazil's Bolsa Familia program provides monthly grants to families to help cover the costs of education and health care. The funds, which are specifically disbursed to women, have improved poverty rates and helped empower some women to leave abusive relationships.

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On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs

Sandra Weiss

March 25, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Honduras, Rotán

Bay Islands Conservation Association is an environmental organization in Rotán, Honduras, working with local communities to balance tourism and the safety of the natural environment. It does so through science and data collection, supporting and informing authorities, and educating the communities.

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Take this cash and call me in the morning

Julia Hotz

March 24, 2022 |

The Boston Globe |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Health professionals today routinely help patients access support services, like food and income assistance, that are crucial for their mental and physical health. Organizations, like Health Leads, have stepped in to manage some of this support. They encourage doctors and social workers to “prescribe” resources like food, and volunteers help by managing the logistics of things like transportation or application assistance.

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Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

Steve Holt

March 21, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Chilis on Wheels New York, is part of a coalition of mostly vegan and Black, Indigenous, and Latinx-founded and led organizations that partner with the Office of Food and Nutritional Services to expand plant-based offerings in the city’s schools. The group works to implement practices like “Vegan Fridays,” where the school meal of the day is plant-based, a practice that is picking up speed across the U.S.

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How football games between persons with albinism and vitiligo are helping fight stigma in Kenya

Elizabeth Okwach

March 20, 2022 |

Minority Africa |

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Response Location: Kenya

The Royal Patches and the Black Albinism Football Club both use soccer as a way to create safe and inclusive places for people living with vitiligo and albinism while also educating the public and fostering greater acceptance.

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Want to rebuild soil? Build relationships

Emily Stifler Wolfe

March 17, 2022 |

Montana Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Judith Basin, Montana

Regenerative agriculture is one of the top ways the Biden administration aims to reduce atmospheric carbon. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and individual farmers’ work on regenerative agriculture have implications for the future of food production in regards to global supply chain disruptions and combatting climate change.

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Can Small Seaweed Farms Help Kelp Scale Up?

Lynn Fantom

March 16, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

Atlantic Sea Farms strives to create sustainable ocean livelihoods by growing seaweed, which is good for both people and the planet. It's nutritionally dense, provides an extra source of revenue for fishermen, and is environmentally low impact. Ongoing studies also indicate it might absorb carbon dioxide in the ocean and tamp down ocean acidification. In 2018, Atlantic Sea Farms was producing 30,000 wet pounds of seaweed a year but expects a harvest of 1.2 million pounds this year, making it the largest in the U.S.

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Reimagining a Differently-Abled World

Adhiambo Edith Magak

March 16, 2022 |

The Elephant |

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Response Location: Kenya

Riziki Source helps people with disabilities access job opportunities through their disability-friendly website.

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The Stop Asian Hate movement is at a crossroads

Li Zhou

March 15, 2022 |

Vox |

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Response Location: United States

The Stop AAPI Hate movement has increased the public’s awareness of the increase in hate crimes and prejudice as a result of COVID-19. The movement collects incident reports and uses the data to advocate for change. In addition to increasing awareness by ensuring that hate crimes did not go unnoticed, more people have participated in protests and become engaged with organizations working to stop anti-Asian racism. The movement has also fueled some policy wins, such as Congress’ approval of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act.

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Farmers rediscover benefits of traditional small grains in Zimbabwe

Tatenda Chitagu

March 15, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Bikita

With the help of community projects and organizations, farmers in Bikita, Zimbabwe, are transitioning back to growing traditional small grains after hybrid maize crops led to disappointing results.

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