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  • Chanja Datti – the Nigerian plastic waste pioneer

    June 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Chanja Datti, a social enterprise in Nigeria, turns recyclables into commercially viable products to sell for manufacturing, like pellets and bales. The company collects waste from various organizations and pays locals who collect trash and turn it in.

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  • Ambikapur's women-led waste management system also generates revenue for the city

    May 30, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh

    Ambikapur, India, created a decentralized waste management system that allowed it to become a zero-landfill community while creating local jobs and earning revenue. Waste is collected from households, sorted into recyclable categories and compost, and then purchased by companies that will use it to create new goods.

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  • For some students, certificate programs offer a speedy path to a job

    May 25, 2023 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Delaware

    Community colleges such as Delaware Technical Community College and Lorain County Community College offer short-term certificate programs that are more accessible to adult learners and students with families. In 2022, the Delaware college awarded roughly 4,500 certificates and credentials.

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  • "Only 20 out of 50 people managed to get a job": what is wrong with work for deaf Ukrainians, and what are the solutions

    May 05, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The Ukrainian Society of the Deaf offers employment opportunities and workplace support for people with hearing impairments, which has become especially important for people displaced by the war. The society's help extends throughout the job-hunting process, from helping people retrieve documents necessary for job applications to attending interviews with them to interpret and communicate with potential employers.

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  • Waste Management; Turning Plastic Waste into Wealth.

    May 01, 2023 |

    HotFm 98.3 Abuja |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    A digital marketplace called Trash Coin is increasing the amount of waste that gets recycled in Nigeria. People can find the nearest drop-off location on the company’s mobile app to exchange recyclables for payment vouchers. Payment is based on the weight of the waste and can be transferred to bank accounts or used to pay for services like electricity.

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  • Up-Close Ecotourism Is Nurturing Gray Whales in Mexico

    May 01, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Baja Sur

    A fishing cooperative at the San Ignacio Lagoon protects gray whales that use the lagoon as a nursery by not fishing at that time of the year. Instead, their income comes from ecotourism which brings people close to the whales during that season.

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  • Ride-hailing apps have a gender problem. These women drivers are fighting back

    April 26, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Women-only taxi companies like An Nisa in Nairobi empower women to become rideshare drivers. These opportunities combat gender bias and create a safer space for women.

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  • Phool – the Indian venture upcycling floral waste

    April 20, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India

    The India-based company Phool collects floral waste from religious temples to keep it from being discarded in rivers. The flowers are used to make incense sticks, and the company provides employment for over 200 women from marginalized communities.

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  • Philippine tribe boosts livelihoods and conservation with civet poop coffee

    April 18, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Mindanao

    Members of the B’laan ethnic group in a community in the Philippines are improving their livelihoods by foraging for coffee beans excreted by wild palm civets. They can sell the beans at a premium price because they are used to make a luxury coffee brew. And the practice encourages the locals to protect the wild animals, which benefits the ecosystem, too.

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  • In Malawi, female fish traders mobilise against transactional sex

    April 14, 2023 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Malawi, Rumphi

    A women’s cooperative in Malawi empowers women to diversify their incomes by selling a variety of produce instead of relying only on selling fish. The women in the collective split the proceeds and buy fish in groups to combat increasing sex-for-fish requests from fishermen.

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