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Meet the 'Cultural Mediators' Who Help Refugees in Germany

Peter Yeung

March 11, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

To help migrants in Germany acclimate and find stability in a new culture, Wohnbrücke Hamburg trains volunteers to act as mediators between landlords and refugees in search of housing. Between 2015 and 2021, the organization helped more than 3,000 refugees move out of camps and into homes, while roughly 1,000 volunteers have been trained to guide refugees through the housing process and offer social and cultural support.

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Meet the women turning porridge into energy saving briquettes

Faith Walucho

March 04, 2022 |

African Women in Media (AWiM) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

A group of women (and five men) called the United Destiny Shapers makes briquettes to sell to their community as an alternative to burning charcoal. It’s a cleaner energy and costs less than charcoal. Marketing their product is still a challenge, but their operation has allowed many of its participants to pay their bills and support their families.

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Cooperating to make a difference

Baha Okar

February 18, 2022 |

Inside Turkey |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Turkey, Izmir

The Alternative Education Association provides students with more individualized, dynamic educational opportunities, combatting the disappointment with the current education system. Since forming, the Association has established a preschool, kindergarten, and primary school for young students in the area.

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ResQZone

Amanda Anderdson

February 08, 2022 |

KWCM-PBS |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Marshall, Minnesota

An e-waste recycling program in Minnesota aims to take old computers that normally end up in a landfill and give them to community members with income-based needs. Since the ResQZone initiative started as a partnership between a nonprofit and the county government, they’ve been able to get 420 computer systems back into public use. They also hire and train people with disabilities to do the refurbishing.

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Through Crowdfunding, An Initiative Helps Communities Access Clean Water

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

February 01, 2022 |

HumAngle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Through the #BuildAWell project, the Water the Needy Foundation uses crowdfunding to build wells, boreholes, and manual hand pumps in Nigerian communities without consistent access to clean water. The organization has worked with more than 400 communities since 2017 and contracts with local workers to encourage a sense of community responsibility for the projects and ensure ongoing maintenance of the wells.

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What a Brazilian state can teach the world about education

The Economist

December 18, 2021 |

The Economist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Sobral

By implementing evidence-based practices such as school consolidation, citywide proficiency tests, teacher bonuses, standardized lessons plans, and monthly professional development, the Brazilian city of Sobral went from one of the country's lowest-performing school systems in the 1990s to receiving the highest math and literacy scores in 2015. Since adopting similar policies, other school systems in the state of Ceará have seen improvements, claiming 12 of the top 20 spots for primary school performance in Brazil in 2019.

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No Longer ‘Under the Radar,' Louisiana Black Fathers Group Looks to Expand ‘Dads on Duty' as a National Response to School Crime

Linda Jacobson

December 15, 2021 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, Shreveport, Louisiana

Dads on Duty is a group of roughly 40 fathers who routinely spend time at a Shreveport, La. high school to connect with students one-on-one and steer them away from gang culture. The school has not had any large fights since the dads began visiting, and their success has been partially attributed to the fact that several of the group's members were already involved in the school community and building relationships with students.

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The priests navigating Colombia's conflict zones

Megan Janetsky

December 12, 2021 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Chocó Department

Shielded by cultural deference to the Catholic church, Colombian clergy venture into conflict zones to document the clashes, provide aid, and mediate disputes between civilians and armed guerrilla groups. Their efforts have helped response organizations access difficult-to-reach areas and drawn renewed attention to the crises.

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These Philadelphians Created an App to Prevent Gun Violence

Maytal Eyal

November 04, 2021 |

Wired |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philly Truce is a mobile app that lets people in crisis ask for help from volunteer conflict mediators without involving the police. The app connects people to social services and to volunteers who can help ensure that a personal conflict does not turn violent. Two Philadelphia men with a modest investment launched the app in May 2021. Hundreds already have used it to de-escalate disputes or to volunteer to join the effort to reduce violence. The founders hope to expand the project to other cities.

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How single mothers in the remote areas of Kibuku district have been Financial empowered through Mushroom growing

Kabuye Ronald

October 26, 2021 |

Metro FM 90.8 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Kibuku

A church in Uganda teaches single mothers and widows to grow mushrooms to increase their household incomes. They keep the mushrooms to use at home, sell them outright, and use them to create other food products like biscuits and soup powder to sell.

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