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How Denmark Got Its Children Back to School So Soon After Lockdown

Emma Firth

May 28, 2020 |

The Local |

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Response Location: Denmark

Starting in mid-April, Denmark welcomed its students back to school with new hand washing stations, extra sinks, spaced out desks, and some classes outside. After initial hesitance from some parents, the thorough approach and lack of resulting COVID-19 cases have won over the majority of families.

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India's first 'green' village adapts to life without tourists

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

May 28, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: India, Khonoma, Nagaland

Despite the lockdown and loss of tourism income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the village of Kohonoma in India has been able to maintain a high level of food security for its people. Because of previous legal changes and grant money, villagers were able to change their lifestyle to support the community’s tourism industry and preserve its sustainable agriculture practices. Village leaders are hopeful that their conservation and sustainable development efforts will continue post-pandemic and will encourage other communities to do the same.

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Cinéma chez soi : le pari des salles indépendantes lyonnaises au temps de l'épidémie

Elise Moreau

May 27, 2020 |

Médiacités |

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Response Location: France, Lyon

Durant le confinement, des salles de cinéma indépendantes ont fait le pari d'organiser des projections virtuelles à domicile.

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Campo Verde: la cuarentena con canasta de alimentos y una agencia de empleo virtual

Ivone Juárez

May 27, 2020 |

Página Siete |

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Response Location: Bolivia, La Paz

En un suburbio al sur de La Paz, una comunidad de vecinos creó Campo Verde, una iniciativa para ayudar a las familias pobres a tener la comida necesaria cada mes durante la pandemia. A través de un nuevo grupo de Facebook, se coordinan para ayudar a tantas familias como sea posible, mientras que los últimos todavía esperan una ayuda prometida del Gobierno que dura demasiado. Este artículo explica cómo se creó Campo Verde y cómo funciona.

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Meals on the bus go round and round

Tom Hallberg

May 27, 2020 |

Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

The Sweetwater County school district in Southeastern Wyoming is distributing meals to students around the county, while addressing obstacles some families may face due to lack of transportation or conflicting work schedules. With the assistance of federal funding, the district developed bus routes and pick-up locations based on the degree of need in order to deliver more meals.

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Enseñar a leer y escribir en casa: cómo se las ingenian las familias de un millón y medio de niños y niñas

Stella Bin

May 27, 2020 |

Red/Acción |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina

Este informe muestra cómo los maestros de educación temprana se ocupan de cuidar a sus alumnos a través de Internet en el año en que sus estudiantes aprenden a leer. Las madres se convierten en maestras y las maestras guían todo digitalmente.

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A collective approach to distance teaching

Sierra Hubbard

May 27, 2020 |

Concord Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

When schools across New Hampshire, and the U.S., suspended in-person classes as a result of the pandemic, each developed its own way of dealing with a new teaching landscape, including Beech Street Elementary in Manchester. Instead of having teachers individually their class, the school took a "collective approach" and had teachers work as a team, with each teacher in charge of one specific lesson, to deliver the lessons to all students within the same grade. The school also accommodated ELL students by relying on a translation app, and used social media platforms to communicate with parents.

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Some Countries Have Brought New Cases Down To Nearly Zero. How Did They Do It?

Jason Beaubien

May 27, 2020 |

KPBS Public Media |

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Response Location: New Zealand

Taking swift action, quickly banning all incoming visitors, remaining apolitical, articulating a coherent and straightforward plan to follow, and connecting with citizens by being approachable and appealing to their sense of duty to protect their fellow country-people are the strategies taken by those countries that have better prevented or most quickly contained the spread of Covid-19. Some countries still see frustration among the public, but for the most part these are the components that have led to a positive response from everyday citizens.

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The disaster recovery groups helping rural North Carolina weather COVID-19

Antionette Kerr

May 27, 2020 |

Southerly |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Mobilized to help North Carolina’s second-poorest county recover from two major hurricanes over the past four years, the Robeson County Disaster Recovery Coalition pivoted to provide COVID-19 relief and brace for the possibility of a hurricane during the pandemic. The coalition and other small nonprofits have filled gaps left by state-run relief efforts that either wasted federal aid or failed to take advantage of available aid. During the pandemic, the groups have distributed personal protective equipment and educated a region hard-hit by both kinds of natural disaster.

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House-Bound RV Owners Loan Their Idle Vehicles To Frontline Workers In Need

Stephanie O'Neill

May 27, 2020 |

LAist |

Multi-Media |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A chance encounter sparked by a Facebook post led to the creation of RVs 4 MDs, a Facebook group pairing donated recreational vehicles for front-line medical workers who needed to distance themselves from their families while still living at home. Created in late March, the group in its first two months matched 1,460 workers with donated temporary housing. The arrangements can be awkward, with parents camped out in the family home's driveway, unable to have physical contact with their children. But they have enabled medical workers to stay connected with their families at no cost.

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