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  • More than a day at the beach: Piping plover volunteers work to save a species

    August 20, 2022 |

    EarthBeat |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A secular community of volunteers formed the NYC Plover Project to watch over a group of the in-danger shorebird species that nests in sand dunes at a local beach. Volunteers scan the nesting ground for threats with binoculars and educate beachgoers about the problem at hand.

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  • Solar power helps Indian women make light work of spinning

    August 19, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: India, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

    Solar-powered spinning wheels allow rural women to boost their work opportunities and incomes in an environmentally-friendly manner. About 4,000 women in various villages have been trained to spin using renewable energy, a practice that benefits both the community and the individual worker.

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  • For Some Displaced Kids In Benue, This Makeshift School Is Their Only Chance At Education

    August 19, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Makurdi, Benue

    The Fortress of the Vulnerable Child Rescue Initiative gathers volunteers to provide an education to displaced primary school-aged children from low-income families. The organization can accommodate up to 300 children at a time and is in the process of gathering funds to build an official school building.

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  • Trying To Heal The Wounds Of Partition, 75 Years Later

    August 18, 2022 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    A virtual reality project uses 3-D videos to transport elderly survivors of the forced Partition of India and Pakistan to the ancestral homes they haven't seen in over 75 years. Since most survivors are unable to get a visa to return to their original homes, the immersive experience provides an opportunity to intimately experience footage of their villages and hear messages from current residents.

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  • Can Denmark Save Every Smørrebrød?

    August 18, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Too Good To Go offers a digital platform where food businesses can offer food approaching its expiration date at a third of its original cost. Too Good To Go helps supermarkets recover costs, connects people with cheap food and reduces food waste. Since launching in 2016, the program has saved more than 11 million meals in Denmark alone and the company has now expanded across 17 countries in Europe and North America.

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  • How to Beat Fake News? 'Vaccination' Could Be the Answer

    August 18, 2022 |

    OpenMind |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge

    To "inoculate" people against mis- and disinformation, researchers developed Harmony Square, an interactive game that asks players to learn about the dangers of fake news by creating their own. The idea is that exposing people to small amounts of misleading content in a controlled environment can help them recognize it when they see it in the wild, and a survey of players showed that those who finished the game were better overall at spotting falsehoods.

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  • El Bienestar de los Educadores: Dando pasos de bebé, pero avanzando

    August 18, 2022 |

    NEW/NUEVA OPINION |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Gracias a la Agencia Regional de Servicios Educativos de Kalamazoo, algunas escuelas y distritos en Michigan (Estados Unidos) han implementado medidas para abordar las necesidades sociales y emocionales de los maestros, quienes han reportado niveles elevados de desgaste emocional. Algunas de las medidas incluyen proporcionar recursos de salud mental y ofrecer oportunidades para el desarrollo profesional. Estas medidas pueden incluir el acceso a servicios de consejería, capacitación en técnicas de autocuidado y manejo del estrés, y oportunidades para aprender y discutir temas relacionados con el bienestar emo

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  • The Saguaro Solution

    August 18, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Arizona

    The United States Forest Service, local organizations, and volunteers came together at Tonto National Forest in Arizona to replant cacti in the Sonoran Desert after a wildfire devastated the area. So far, most of the over 700 cacti planted over the past two years have survived.

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  • Nugget the cow: Seaweed-munching bovine chews on solution to methane problem

    August 18, 2022 |

    Providence Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    By feeding cows a seaweed diet, researchers at the University of New Hampshire are testing if the additive can reduce the amount of methane that cows burp, which contribute to climate change. Questions still remain if the seaweed impacts milk, meat, and human health, but trials suggest that the diet can reduce emissions by 20 percent.

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  • A model for neighborhood renewal

    August 18, 2022 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    The New Markets Tax Credits program provides affordable housing by selling homes with mortgages as low as $550. Since the program gained more traction, the number of owner-occupied buildings in the area has more than doubled to 26% from 12%.

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