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  • NYC's summer work program for youth called a success, with 100K jobs filled

    August 17, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York City’s Summer Youth Employment Program helps 14-to-24-year-olds find paid jobs through summer contracts with community organizations, and the city picks up the cost of their paychecks.

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  • Kukabili uhaba wa vyakula

    August 17, 2022 |

    Look Up TV |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya

    Kampuni ya kusambaza mbolea ya Yara imetoa mafunzo kwa wakulima kaunti ya Bungoma kuhusu mbinu mpya za kisasa za kilimo.Wakulima 76 wamepata mafunzo ya mbinu za kisasa za kilimo ikiwa ni pamoja na kushauriwa kupanda mihogo ili kukabiliana na uhaba wa chakula.Na upanzi kwa kutumia mbinu ya kuweka nafasi inayotakikana kiukulima ili kupata mazao mazuri.

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  • Punjabi Lehar: Pakistan YouTuber reunites families split by partition

    August 17, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Pakistan

    Punjabi Lehar is a YouTube channel that seeks to heal the personal wounds of the Indian and Pakistan Partition, which caused families to be forcibly split up and unable to reunite for over 75 years. The channel has over 600,000 subscribers and the videos feature people searching for loved ones or help finding images of their ancestral houses. The videos have helped many people reunite, either virtually or in person, with loved ones.

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  • Coombs camps show kids where to go

    August 17, 2022 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    The nonprofit Coombs Outdoors runs summer and winter camps for youth to experience and learn about the outdoors. The camps are in high demand because of the affordable price made possible by donor subsidies.

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  • South Africans say apps step in where government fails

    August 17, 2022 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    Apps are providing vital services when the South African government is unable to do so. From informing citizens of power cuts to filling in potholes and seeking mental health, these citizen-build resources are addressing community issues and even creating employment opportunities.

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  • The Key to Reviving Urban Rivers? Recreation, Not Regulation

    August 17, 2022 |

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    Response Location: China, Beijing

    In an effort to create more public spaces for recreational purposes, the city of Beijing has created a riverside path along the Liangma River. The renovation is the by-product of Beijing’s new people-focused approach to development.

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  • Can Unions Still Transform the Workplace?

    August 16, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Digital communication is allowing American employees to unionize at large corporations. In conjunction with face-to-face organizing, and more positive perceptions of unions from the public, digital communication such as social media and text messaging has led to an increasing number of unions. The current pro-worker political climate and the transparency of poor working conditions through social media have also contributed to the rise in unionization.

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  • Malaria control in Nigeria: Gains, lessons from Kwara Initiative

    August 16, 2022 |

    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The Kwara Initiative provides free rapid test kits and treatment for malaria to over 500 public health centers in the state. The initiative also issued the State Malaria Elimination Program, which works to help control cases of malaria in the state. So far, over 5,000 households have benefitted from the free malaria treatment.

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  • The Café That's Upending Capitalism

    August 16, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Troy, New York

    Cafe Euphoria in Troy, N.Y. operates on a cooperative model in which all employees are paid the same wage and are offered an ownership stake in the business. The company is founded on a social mission to create a safe space for trans and gender nonconforming people and promotes equity through a 3:1 sliding scale for its menu and thrift shop, with 94% of customers opting to pay the top-end price of the scale.

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  • Flood control goes green: How Houston is using nature to combat flooding

    August 16, 2022 |

    Houston Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Several areas in Texas are using public green spaces and nature preserves as ways to mitigate or reduce flooding. Exploration Green is one example of a project that reclaimed nature in an urban area by creating five ponds, each of which can hold up to 100 million gallons of floodwater while also supporting native plants, animals, and trails for hiking.

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