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The midwives at the forefront of the birthing crisis in Cox's Bazar

Sunaina Kumar

February 28, 2019 |

Devex |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar

Making the services of midwives accessible to displaced mothers living in refugee camps requires training and trust. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the government of Bangladesh are working to support clinics and train individuals who wish to work as midwives in the midst of the Rohingya refugee crisis. Providing women in camps with quality reproductive health requires not only the mentorship of international experts, but also personal efforts to gain the trust of women by local professionals.

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Is New York's Mental-Health System Listening to the Peers Who've Lived It?

Noah Phillips

February 13, 2019 |

City Limits |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In New York City, much of the mental health infrastructure relies on the work of professionals known as Peer Specialists, who are individuals with lived experiences of mental health challenges and additional training to help others in a similar situation. Peer Specialists have recently been organizing around issues such as low pay and a lack of legitimacy in the eyes of their colleagues in the mental health industry.

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These companies are making sure more women get promoted to management

Lydia Dishman

February 06, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: France, Paris

Companies that value diversity invest in women leaders through comprehensive approaches. Leadership programs that go beyond generic seminars and instead focus on long-term career development strategies can help empower women and increase diversity in management positions. The Femmes Forward initiative at Havas Group pairs career development sessions with group mentorship, while other companies implement coaching and executive shadowing opportunities.

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Library Systems Embracing Their New Roles As Social Service Hubs

Emily Nonko

January 22, 2019 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Public libraries are increasingly using their positions as accessible centers for information to address homelessness and mental health issues - in San Francisco, a team of Health and Safety Associates have helped place at least 130 patrons in stable housing. While adding social workers to their staff has helped libraries provide social services, the libraries have also focused on hiring people who have experiences homelessness or financial instability to fill those roles and act as peer mentors as well.

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Rent-a-sister: Coaxing Japan's young men out of their rooms

Amelia Martyn-Hemphill

January 18, 2019 |

BBC |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

In Japan, an organization called New Start employs women that help men who are withdrawn from society. These men, called hikikomori, are often experiencing mental health issues, and cannot leave their homes. That’s where New Start’s rent-a-sister program comes in. These women spend months, sometimes years, with these men, building trust, giving advice, and adjust to society. The organization also provide halfway houses for these men, with 80% successfully re-entering society as independent individuals.

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Incarcerated fathers connect with children thanks to local program

Frank Wiley

January 14, 2019 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the Passages program, part of its larger Fatherhood Initiative, aims to help men become more involved parents. The program, instituted in the hopes of reducing recidivism rates and creating stronger male role models in the community, provides participants with job training, emotional support, and the skills they need to be active parents for their families.

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Fighting malaria in the remote reaches of Cambodia

Fred de Sam Lazaro

January 11, 2019 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Cambodia, Pailin

A pilot program in western Cambodia is taking a coordinated, localized approach to decreasing cases of malaria in remote, hard to reach areas. The U.S.-funded program called the President’s Malaria Initiative operates on two levels: rapid detection and reporting as well as training and paying local residents to detect, treat, and educate their communities about the parasite. The hyper-local approach helps receive buy-in and trust from residents, who are often fearful of officials coming into their towns.

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Black Mothers Change the Narrative By Telling Their Stories

Zenobia Jeffries

January 09, 2019 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Black women have historically been politically engaged, but their voices have still been ignored. A storytelling fellowship is giving these women the tools to share their experiences and start to control how their stories are being told.

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This scholarship program gives students more than money

Fred de Sam Lazaro

January 08, 2019 |

PBS NewsHour |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

For students who are people of color, the first to attend college in their families, and from low-income families, the likelihood of finishing a four-year college degree is 12 percent. Wallin Education Partners pairs scholars, most of whom fall into at least one of these categories, in Minnesota with families who offer funding and mentoring support throughout students' entire college experience. For the 4500 students who earn scholarships through Wallin, the four-year completion rate is 92 percent.

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Reformed prisoners give back, save lives by monitoring SF's public restrooms

Dominic Fracassa

December 30, 2018 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Reformed prisoners are finding a way to contribute their skills to society by monitoring public restrooms in high-risk areas throughout San Francisco. Thanks to a partnership between Public Works Department and Hunters Point Family, these individuals are supported in finding work that includes "providing directions to tourists, returning lost wallets or cell phones, or hailing police to report drug dealers in the area."

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