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  • About 50 Chicago High School Students Earned Associate Degrees. CPS Wants To Boost That Number

    Mila Koumpilova

    May 24, 2023 |

    Block Club Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Through Chicago's early college high schools, which allow students to take college-level coursework while still working toward their diploma, about 600 students graduated this spring with at least 15 college credits, while 50 students earned a full associate's degree.

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  • Barrages anti-érosion : au Sénégal «on a même vu de l'herbe repousser»

    Théo du Couëdic

    May 19, 2023 |

    Libération |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Diogué

    L’île de Diogué est le site pilote du système d’épis ­Maltais-Savard, qui installe des barrages avec des matériaux naturels, comme des troncs d’eucalyptus et des feuilles de palmier, pour lutter contre l’érosion. La méthode a permis de récupérer plusieurs mètres de plage.

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  • "Fear of another attack": This Nigerian initiative is encouraging displaced parents to re-enrol their children in school

    Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

    May 11, 2023 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto

    Nana Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative works with families affected by violent conflict to help them get their children re-enrolled in school. The organization hosts informational events, sponsors costs for tuition and supplies, and advocates for students with local governments that handle enrollment.

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  • Resource-rich countries find it pays to pay landholders to protect their land

    Dimitri Selibas

    May 11, 2023 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Guatemala

    Guatemala’s reforestation programs pay farmers to keep their lands forested instead of clearing them for farming. The annual $380 payment each participant receives for 5 to 10 years comes from the general taxes collected by the government.

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  • The ballet school giving girls hope in a tough Nairobi neighbourhood

    Robbie Griffiths Flavian Mbusi

    May 10, 2023 |

    The Evening Standard |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Through Project Elimu, children in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi can take free dance classes that help them develop confidence, teamwork, self-expression, and physical fitness. The organization provides free meals to participants and also offers programming around sexual health, a crucial resource in an area where rates of teen pregnancy are high.

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  • How India's First 'Green Village' Turned Hunters Into Conservationists

    Peter Yeung

    May 02, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Khonoma

    A community-led conservation project spurred by traditional knowledge allowed the residents of Khonoma, India, to become self-sustaining and earn additional income from ecotourism, as opposed to relying on hunting and logging.

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  • Waste Management; Turning Plastic Waste into Wealth.

    Ishioma Appiah-Yeboah

    May 01, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    A digital marketplace called Trash Coin is increasing the amount of waste that gets recycled in Nigeria. People can find the nearest drop-off location on the company’s mobile app to exchange recyclables for payment vouchers. Payment is based on the weight of the waste and can be transferred to bank accounts or used to pay for services like electricity.

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  • Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

    Michaela Haas

    May 01, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

    A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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  • Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing

    Mae Anderson Ashraf Khalil Michael Casey

    April 24, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Manhattan, New York

    Across the country, cities are pursuing office-to-housing conversions after the pandemic decimated downtown business districts. A percentage of these new apartments are required to be offered at affordable, below-market rates and some cities are also offering tax breaks for developers to incentivize these conversions.

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  • McDonald's vs the Plastic Wave

    Anna Lionas

    April 04, 2023 |

    The Food Fix |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    The nonprofit As You So uses shareholder advocacy to bring important issues, like plastic packaging reduction, to the attention of large companies’ boards to encourage them to develop a report on or address it.

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