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  • In Colorado, a storied valley blooms again

    October 31, 2022 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Luis Valley, Colorado

    The Acequia Institute is an environmental and food justice organization that works on projects like land restoration, supporting local farmers and providing scholarships to local students entering environmental or health fields. The Institute represents a radical way of thinking about environmental conservation and focuses on reviving an economy where people create meaningful relationships with each other and the land.

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  • A sporting chance for Rohingya refugees

    October 25, 2022 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: India

    Rohingya refugees in India have found a home away from home on the football pitch thanks to the Rohingya Football Club India. Founded in 2017, the club provides a place for refugees to find community and a sense of normalcy, and players say the connections they've made with other footballers have inspired them to get involved in community service or reenroll in school.

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  • "That goodness can't be measured": how Pallium for Ukraine initiative helps seriously ill Ukrainian children

    September 22, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The Pallium for Ukraine initiative organizes evacuations through Polland for seriously ill children and their families in Ukraine. Along the way, and after the journey, the organization provides them with safe places to stay, medicines, and anything else they need.

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  • How "Adashe" is transforming lives of IDPs in FCT

    September 18, 2022 |

    Radio Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory

    Using grant funding from the Stand With a Girl Initiative, a group of women in a camp for Nigerians who have been internally displaced created Adashe, a collective savings program that helps families in times of need. Participants contribute regular payments toward the fund, which rotates to benefit each of the participants with lump-sum payments that can be paid back without fees or interest.

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  • Resilient communities are essential for refugees, and involving residents is the key

    July 19, 2022 |

    International Service for Human Rights |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, individual citizens stepped up in countries around the world to offer shelter to refugees, often through local volunteering programs that offer stipends to those who sign up. These grassroots efforts helped Aya Aslanova, a 47-year-old Ukrainian grandmother, find stable housing in Switzerland, while in Lithuania, citizens have offered up more than 10,000 places to stay for migrants fleeing Ukraine.

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  • How to provide IDPs with housing? Solution: restoring abandoned buildings

    June 28, 2022 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine, Ivano-Frankivsk

    Ukrainian community members, migrants, businesses, and organizations banded together on Second Home IF, a grassroots project to renovate an empty dormitory at Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas as temporary housing for people displaced by the Russian invasion. The dorm now houses 50 people, and the project is being replicated in other parts of the country.

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  • Hopes abound as Myanmar curriculum reaches Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh

    May 09, 2022 |

    Arab News |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    The Myanmar Curriculum pilot project provides education to Rohingya children living in Bangladeshi refugee camps. The students attend classes in both English and in Burmese, which ensures that the children will know their native language and facilitate an eventual return to their country. There are 3,400 learning centers serving 300,000 students that are run by UN agencies and NGOs, where the successful pilot project will eventually be scaled to.

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  • Germany's lessons learned from the 2015 refugee crisis

    April 30, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Drawing on lessons learned during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe, organizations such as Zusammenleben Wilkommen are working to connect Ukrainian refugees with housing, employment, and social support. Since the Russian invasion, the platform, which helps match refugees with rooms in shared apartments, has seen a spike in users offering up accommodations.

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  • Sponsor Circle opens hearts and homes to Afghan refugees

    April 11, 2022 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, New Milford, Connecticut

    The Sponsor Circle program mobilizes local community members to raise money and provide technical and cultural support to Afghan refugees resettling in the United States. One such refugee is Mohammad Agha Mohammadi, who has been able to enroll in benefits, get his driving learner's permit, and sign up for college courses with the help of his circle since arriving in Connecticut.

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  • Through Online Platforms, Thousands Open Their Homes to Ukraine's Refugees

    March 10, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, online home-sharing platforms such as Host a Sister provided an avenue for thousands of people around the world to offer temporary housing to refugees leaving the country. Host a Sister in particular is geared at women looking for a safe place to stay, making it a valuable resource for families who have had to flee while men have stayed behind to fight.

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