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Creating an inclusive fitness community through adaptive training

Nicholas Wire

March 27, 2023 |

el Don |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana College is developing a program that provides opportunities for the physical and social growth of adaptive students. The program trains student aides on how to help those with disabilities and also provides a class for students with disabilities to train with adaptive equipment. On top of improving equal access, the program also strives to provide opportunities for networking between students and aides. Within two years, the program has grown from a four-person class to a full class of 25 students.

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Time to make disaster response training mandatory?

Sadiqur Rahman

March 27, 2023 |

The Business Standard |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Jatrabari

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society teaches and trains volunteers in disaster response preparedness, like how to use search and rescue equipment, how to make improvised stretchers and various emergency rescue methods. The organization has a total of 68 units and has trained 13,336 volunteers since its formation in the 1970s.

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How an Innovative Communications Model is Enhancing Menstrual Health Management in Bauchi, Nigeria

Sunday Oko Onyinye Oranezi

March 27, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Bauchi

PLAN International is a global organization that works to increase the rights and access to gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly, and inclusive menstrual health management. The organization set up Pad Banks in schools and has also partnered with local advocacy groups to train and educate young women and girls on menstrual health and hygiene, all in hopes to address stigma, misinformation, and period poverty.

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APAIT: Positively impacting LA's underserved communities

Simha Haddad

March 26, 2023 |

Los Angeles Blade |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT) works to positively impact the quality of life for medically underserved communities — particularly people of color within the LGBTQ+ community. APAIT’s primary focus is helping those with behavioral health challenges, housing insecurity, and who are at risk for HIV/AIDS, but has recently expanded its services to include helping those who are victims of sex trafficking.

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Shut out by government, Ogun Leprosarium striving to fix its challenges

Gbenga Akinfenwa

March 26, 2023 |

The Guardian Nigeria News |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

The Damien Foundation works to support people living with conditions like tuberculosis and leprosy, specifically focusing on alleviating challenges those living in leprosy settlements face when the government won’t step in. The Foundation has provided access to potable water, toilets and waste management systems and has also worked to pay school fees for children in the settlements to get them back in school.

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Clients consider the Cowichan Wellness and Recovery Centre a lifesaver

David Minkow

March 23, 2023 |

The Discourse |

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Response Location: Canada, Cowichan Valley, British Columbia

The Cowichan Wellness and Recovery Centre works to combat the ongoing overdose crisis. The Centre offers services like mental health support and a community hub where people can access, test and use drugs safely, as well as connect with healthcare, detox, and treatment services. Not only have these services benefited people, and connected them with others in the community, but they’ve also led to decreased criminal activity like theft.

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Communities across Africa are developing innovative solutions to prevent further Cholera spread

Kate Okorie Edwin Nyirongo

March 23, 2023 |

The Independent |

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Response Location: Malawi, Blantyre

To help fight high rates of cholera, door-to-door campaigns by various health assistants are helping to spread information about the disease and prevention measures. Health assistants inspect sanitary facilities, provide chlorine and other water purification methods, and educate people on the importance of purifying their water before drinking.

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How ‘cheap plastic' is helping to deal with Nigeria's open defecation problem

Judd-Leonard Okafor

March 22, 2023 |

Daily Trust |

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Response Location: Nigeria

A public campaign is improving access to toilets in Nigerian communities to put a stop to open defecation. These affordable, easy-to-install, plastic toilets have a counterweighted door that ensures an air-tight seal to minimize odor and keep pests away.

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How an Abuja based NGO is addressing period poverty

Funke Abiloye

March 21, 2023 |

HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

Radio |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

A Nigeria-based NGO is setting out to address period poverty by providing those in need with reusable sanitary napkins and also teaching them how to make the products themselves, all while educating them on menstrual hygiene and working to reduce the stigma surrounding periods.

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The Menstrual Room Keeping Rwandan Girls in School

Germain Nsanzimana

March 21, 2023 |

The Chronicles |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Since 2012, the government has required schools from primary to university to create a Girl’s Room, stocked with pads, pain medicine, a bed, soap and water for girls to seek refuge in during their menstrual cycles, in an effort to address the issue of period poverty. By the end of 2021, 2,046 primary schools across the country had established a room for girls, representing 55.4% of all primary schools in the country. Schools with a Girl’s Room have also reported reduced rates of absenteeism and dropouts.

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