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  • No Place For Discrimination: These Traditional Leaders Are Standing Up For SGBV Survivors In Their Communities

    December 05, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    Groups like Women in New Nigeria and Youth Empowerment Initiative (WINN), in collaboration with local leaders, are addressing stigma and providing support services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violencev(SGBV). These groups educate survivors on the violence they endured, provides them with a safe space to rest and engages them in the community to fight feelings of isolation SGBV survivors often face.

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  • University students across Chicago influence schools to stock period products

    December 01, 2023 |

    ILLatinoNews.com (Illinois Latino News) |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Blood Buds is a university student-led organization that works to fight period poverty by contacting student advisors to ensure period product dispensers across campus are consistently filled. The group also pushed the university to add a contact number to dispensers to students can call or text to let someone know the machine is empty. Currently, the university has 34 dispensers across campus.

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  • Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills

    November 25, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Elmsford, New York

    To reduce landfill use and greenhouse gas emissions while feeding those in need, New York’s food donation program requires big businesses to donate edible food to places like food banks instead of throwing it out.

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  • Kashmir: Female coppersmiths excel at male-dominated trade

    November 22, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: India, Kashmir

    Despite it being a historically male-dominated field, women in Kashmir are learning copper smithing to become both socially and financially independent. Women who have mastered the skill then teach it to others, allowing more and more women to not only learn a valuable skill, but to secure income to support themselves.

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  • A Model for Getting Domestic Violence Survivors Wraparound Support

    November 20, 2023 |

    California Health Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    One Safe Place — also known collectively as a Family Justice Center — is a holistic care center for violence survivors that aims to be a one-stop shop for support services like legal aid, medical care, social workers, mental health support, groceries, child care and job training. One Safe Place opened in July 2022. The 44,000-square-foot facility is one of the largest Family Justice Centers in the world and has served more than 3,000 people, the majority of whom are domestic violence survivors and their children.

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  • The Surprising Power of Wastewater Wetlands

    November 20, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Forest Grove, Oregon

    Wastewater treatment plants constructed to mimic natural wetlands — complete with varied topographies, native plants, and logs — are becoming a popular way to prevent pollution while creating environments where wildlife can thrive.

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  • B.C. group offers model for national climate corps

    November 20, 2023 |

    Times Colonist |

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    Response Location: Canada, British Columbia

    An independent group in British Columbia is engaging young people with climate change adaptation and mitigation through its Youth Climate Corps programming. The programs work on projects specific to community needs, like green infrastructure installation, and prepare the participants for related careers.

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  • Kauai became a clean energy leader. Its secret? A publicly owned grid

    November 07, 2023 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    In an effort to lower electric rates and move toward more renewable energy, Kauai residents raised funds to acquire and turn the area’s for-profit utility company into a locally owned cooperative, the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). When it was formed in 2008, KIUC pledged to reach 50% renewable electricity by 2023, and last year it was already generating 60% of its energy from renewables like solar power.

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  • Seeking a Home for His Parents, a Son Built a Community

    November 04, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clara, California

    Priya Living is an elder-living community focused on Indian culture. Priya Living has four locations throughout the state and is planning to expand in Michigan and Texas. Rent in the condo-style units ranges from $2,000 to $3,000 a month and currently serves over 530 people. This culture-focused community helps the aging population fight loneliness and find a sense of community with people they can relate to through activities and programming like yoga, movie screenings and down time to chat.

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  • Local pediatric mental health supports improving, but demand still not met

    November 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

    Amongst an increased need for mental health care, Monadnock Family Services is offering group therapy to children to get them in for some level of care as staff shortages make offering individual therapy too difficult. The American Psychological Association found that group therapy is as effective as individual therapy for most conditions — as well as more efficient. Monadnock Family Services offers a variety of groups depending on a patient’s interests and identity, like groups for those who enjoy hiking to groups for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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