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  • Cross River State ministry of health Leveraged on Polio campaign to integrate Covid vaccination

    January 07, 2022 |

    Sparkling 92.3 FM |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

    To vaccinate eligible adults against COVID-19, the health ministry distributed vaccines to adults alongside an already established campaign that vaccinates children against Polio. The existing vaccination structure helped health officials bring COVID-19 vaccines to communities and increased communities’ trust of the vaccine, since it was administered alongside the established and trusted Polio campaign. When children under 5 years old received their Polio vaccine all eligible adults are offered the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 100,000 people were vaccinated for COVID-19 during the campaign.

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  • Domestic Workers in Lebanon Are Making a Dramatic Escape

    January 07, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Lebanon

    Ethiopian domestic workers stuck in Lebanon can now rely on help from an organization started by Ethiopian women who were once in their shoes. Victims of labor exploitation have a hard time escaping abusive situations, leaving them stranded in Lebanon without a place to stay or a means to get home.

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  • Trees, crops, livestock mix fights climate change

    January 06, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    In Michigan, farmers are using a silvopasture as a way to fight climate change in the area. Silvopasture is a technique where farmers grow crops, trees, and livestock on the same land. This technique helps creates a sink to collect carbon responsible for global warming. It also battles erosion and improves soil.

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  • Salvatorian nuns build houses for war victims, widows in Sri Lanka

    January 06, 2022 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Kandy

    A housing project overseen by the Salvatorian convent in Kandy, Sri Lanka has built basic homes for more than 200 families from different religious backgrounds. The project relies on funding from donors and ongoing community support to construct the houses, which are seen as a tool for promoting "total empowerment of the family."

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  • Ölfund in Moosinning

    January 05, 2022 |

    SZ Magazin |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    Nach sieben Jahren Entwicklungszeit haben ein Dorfbäcker aus dem Münchner Umland und Forscher der TU München einen funktionierenden Ersatz für Palmöl entwickelt: Hefeöl. Als Rohstoff dient eine Ressource, die es im Übermaß gibt – altes, unverkauftes Brot.

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  • Door-to-door campaign helps Guadalupe turn the tide against COVID

    January 05, 2022 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Guadalupe, Arizona

    After becoming a COVID-19 hotspot, Guadalupe built partnerships and built trust among community members to effectively track cases, dispel misinformation, and increase vaccinations. The Town Council partnered with Pascua Yaqui tribal leaders, the broader Maricopa County, Native Health, and a COVID-19 response team composed of faculty, staff, and students at Arizona State University to lower infection rates. A combination of at-home testing, contact tracing and, eventually, vaccination events helped, as did the use of promotoras – community health workers who talk with residents to help ease anxiety.

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  • The Human Library connects people by tackling stigma and isolation

    January 04, 2022 |

    Shareable |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Library patrons are being encouraged to have dialogues and explore diversity through The Human Library. People from various backgrounds are “on loan” to chat for 30 minutes at a time, which can lead to conversations with people who may not have ever met under any other circumstances. The aim of the project is to improve a sense of community and even to “address global challenges.”

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  • Conservation Group Tries One More Thing to Preserve an African Woodland: Prayer

    January 04, 2022 |

    Christianity Today |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Malindi

    A Rocha Kenya is an environmental organization that connects Christian conservationists around the world to protect endangered habitats and species with the both the power of prayer and practical conservation efforts. Today, the group is also working to train local farmers in new methods to protect the forest, focusing on topics like promoting soil health, increasing crop yields and reducing water usage.

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  • CROSS RIVER TODAY SPECIAL REPORT

    January 03, 2022 |

    Sparkling 92.3 FM |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Igbo

    The River Basin Authority, which selects a few locations each year to provide potable water and sanitation interventions, completed development projects in Igbo that improved the community’s quality of life. To facilitate agricultural use of the vast land in the community, the authority constructed an access road to help farmers take their produce from their farms to local markets, where they can sell them to make a sustainable living. They also provided irrigation access and solar-powered boreholes to provide potable water, reducing the risk of water-borne diseases like cholera.

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  • Alleviating the plights of diabetes patients with free drugs and medical checks

    January 02, 2022 |

    Pulse Nigeria |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Feed The Vulnerable Families Foundation works provides free medicine, checkups, and help with medical bills to people living with diabetes. The organization collaborates with health centers across 32 states to identify people who would benefit from services and reaches medical volunteers through its social media platforms. During outreach events, people are tested for diabetes, given free medications and education materials about living with the disease, and more serious cases are referred to local hospitals for urgent care.

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