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  • How a made-in-Canada distress signal may have helped save the life of a North Carolina teen

    November 09, 2021 |

    CBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    Soaring rates of domestic violence due to coronavirus lockdowns led the Canadian Women’s Foundation to launch the “Signal for Help” campaign that created subtle hand gestures to indicate the need for help. The gestures consist of tucking your thumb into your open palm and covering it with the four other fingers, symbolizing being trapped. Videos by TikTok users showing the gestures, which can be done with one hand and are distinct from international sign languages, have gone viral. The gestures are credited with saving a missing Kentucky teenager, showing the power of social media to spread information.

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  • Lessons from a 'violence interrupter' as shootings continue to ravage Chicago

    November 09, 2021 |

    ABC News (American Broadcasting Company) |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Programs like UCAN Chicago use "violence interrupters" to mediate disputes before they turn violent and to connect people at risk of violence to the services that will give them a chance at a more stable, peaceful life. Decades after CeaseFire Chicago established this street-outreach approach to violence prevention, the work has been conducted mainly by former gang members and formerly incarcerated people with the credibility to reach the right people. Research on its effectiveness is mixed but promising, though the resources don't come close to meeting the need. This story profiles one Chicago worker.

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  • Evidence-based reentry resources key for sicker incarcerated population, researchers say

    November 08, 2021 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Community health workers with North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (NC FIT) counsel people recently released from jails and prisons to help them get the care they need for mental and physical health problems. The program closes some but not all of the gaps left by the state's inadequate Medicaid coverage and prison health services. Banking on the trust that comes with shared experiences, the formerly incarcerated health workers can connect people with medication-assisted treatment for substance use, covid-related treatments, and mental health care, all common ailments post-incarceration.

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  • One of the World's Poorest Countries Found a Better Way to Do Stimulus

    November 07, 2021 |

    Bloomberg Businessweek |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Togo

    An all-digital system delivered monthly payments to millions of Togolese people in need during the coronavirus. The platform, built in two weeks, immediately verifies applicants’ eligibility and instantly sends a text message with electronic funds. The program’s rollout began with monthly stipends to in need around Lomé and has slowly expanded to other groups. Most recently, researchers used algorithms using satellite images to first identify impoverished communities based on their layout and housing materials and then used mobile phone data to identify the poorest individuals within those regions.

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  • Environnement : acheter des forêts pour les protéger

    November 06, 2021 |

    Franceinfo |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: France, Bourgogne Franche-Comté

    Pour protéger les forêts, des citoyens se regroupent au sein de Groupements forestiers pour les acheter. Leur objectif : trouver un équilibre entre production de bois et protection de l'équilibre écologique. Chaque coupe est mûrement réfléchie et la forêt est ainsi plus résistante aux aléas climatiques et aux attaques d'insectes. Ce mouvement prend de l'ampleur en France avec une quinzaine de groupements forestier citoyens créés ces trois dernières années.

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  • What happens when crime victims and offenders meet? Outagamie County is finding out.

    November 05, 2021 |

    Appleton Post-Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Appleton, Wisconsin

    The Outagamie County Youth and Family Services agency makes restorative justice dialogue available to the victims of crimes committed by juveniles. After preparation with a trained mediator, the two parties meet to discuss the harm suffered by a victim and why a young person committed the offense. Both can be helped through a face-to-face conversation. The county is now considering expanding the program to adults.

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  • How Malta Became a COVID-19 Overachiever

    November 05, 2021 |

    The Inoculation |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Malta

    The island of Malta fully vaccinated 90% of the population over the age of 12 against COVID-19 relatively quickly. They quickly vaccinated the most vulnerable in the population, including the elderly and healthcare workers and sent mobile clinics to where the population was. This, along with an effective media campaign that answered questions and dispelled misinformation, was particularly important in getting people, especially young people, vaccinated. A nationwide culture of trust in doctors was very important in the vaccination success.

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  • Women lawyers provide free legal support for SGBV Survivors in Oyo state by Agidigbo 88.7 FM Podcasts

    November 05, 2021 |

    Agidigbo 88.7 FM |

    Podcast |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

    The International Federation of Women Lawyers provides free legal support for Sexual and Gender-based violence Survivors in Oyo state. Many women cannot afford a legal challenge against a rapist or other perpetrator of violence and the federation has provided services to tens of thousands of women over the past 30 years.

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  • Milan Is Winning the Fight Against Food Waste

    November 05, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Italy, Milan

    A third of food produced, or about 1.3 million metric tons per year, goes to waste. The city of Milan is a pioneer in eliminating food waste. The city launched food waste hubs in 2019. Donations from supermarkets supply the hubs with food that are then donated to families in need. The three hubs save about 130 metric tons of food per year, eliminating the production of 497 metric tons of CO2.

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  • How the Netherlands' Train System Works for the Visually Impaired

    November 04, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands

    The railway system in the Netherlands offers a number of features and services that accommodate people with visual impairments. In addition to textured guidelines, an app provides help reading signs and a travel assistant can even be booked ahead of time to meet a commuter and help them board and exit the train.

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