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  • Where sun pays the bills: how a village in India is testing the limits of solar power

    August 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Modhera

    Thanks to a government-funded electrification project, Modhera is the first solar-powered village in India, and as a result, nearly all of the residents pay nothing for electricity. Instead, they earn money from selling unused power back to the grid.

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  • A woman-led initiative grooming STEM passion in Nigeria's north

    August 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

    Bloom Innovations or Bloom4STEM aims to inspire youth — particularly girls aged six to 15 — to pursue STEM education and careers to combat the shortage of female tech professionals in the area. Bloom4STEM visits local schools to introduce coding to students and teach them about web development, robotics and mobile app creation and also hosts mentoring sessions to help foster collaboration and personal and educational growth.

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  • These Hospitals Are Welcoming RV Living For Patients, Families And Workers

    August 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

    Some hospitals like OHSU Hospital are free offering RV parking spaces with electric hookups for patients who are traveling great distances for medical treatment. Providing RV parking increases access to health care for patients, specifically those from rural areas. It also helps to improve patient comfort and quality of care, as they’re able to get a good night’s sleep in their RVs, rather than drive through the night or struggle to find lodging elsewhere.

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  • Indigenous people navigate abortion access after Roe v. Wade

    August 17, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Indigenous Women Rising is a national fund that covers the costs of abortions and the traditional ceremonies that come afterward for Indigenous people. Indigenous Women Rising provides funds for airfare, child care, gas and whatever else a person getting an abortion may need covered, particularly to those in states with abortion restrictions. Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the demand for services have significantly increased. In 2019, the group funded 37 abortions and in the first six months of 2023 they had funded over 300.

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  • ‘We Have a Right to Put It on the Ballot': How Organizers Are Defending Direct Democracy

    August 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Organizations in politically divided states like Arkansas, Idaho and Ohio are hard at work to protect direct democracy through community organizing and education. These groups have rallied to pass measures like minimum wage increases, medical marijuana and have even organized voters to fail ballot measures like Ohio’s recent Issue 1.

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  • This Network of Regenerative Farmers Is Rethinking Chicken

    August 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Northfield, Minnesota

    Minnesota-based Tree-Range Farms is teaching farmers to practice regenerative poultry farming. The chickens are raised in two fenced-in plots of land alongside trees and perennial plants, switching locations when the plants in one plot are grazed down. The practice improves soil health and, therefore, water and carbon sequestration.

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  • Disability-Inclusive Healthcare Services for PWDs in Southern Nigeria

    August 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians with disabilities or limited access to affordable medical care have been enrolled in a new health insurance program that helps alleviate the financial burden of health services. Funding for the insurance program is split between federal and state governments, and while the quality of services can be inconsistent, proactive government outreach has boosted enrollment numbers.

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  • The sports club spreading positivity in a war-torn Yemen

    August 16, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Yemen, Sanaa

    Ahsan Fareek, or “Best Team,” is a daily, free exercise session for local men to move their bodies, alleviate stress, address mental health concerns and socialize with others. Best Team started with just two members but eventually grew to more than 1,500 people of all ages and walks of life who meet on a daily basis across the group’s 17 branches.

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  • In Alaska, a School of the Future 50 Years in the Making

    August 15, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Wasilla, Alaska

    Mat-Su Central is a hybrid homeschool that provides a flexible, personalized learning environment for both students and their families. Each student receives an individual learning plan that takes the student’s strengths and weaknesses into account, while still ensuring they’re meeting course requirements for graduation. As a result of the pandemic and increased rates of bullying and anxiety among students, enrollment in this hybrid homeschool option has quadrupled over the past 20 years.

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  • This Psychologist Wants To Vaccinate You Against Fake News

    August 15, 2023 |

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    To “inoculate” internet users against fake news, a collaboration between Google and YouTube played ads before videos explaining misinformation concepts such as scapegoating and false dichotomies. A study of 20,000 people who interacted with the ads found that those who viewed them were better able to spot manipulation tactics online.

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