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  • This running program gives a mental health boost to incarcerated women

    Chaundra Furin-Campbell

    May 27, 2021 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilsonville, Oregon

    More than 1,000 women incarcerated at Oregon's Coffee Creek Correctional Facility have participated since 2015 in Reason to Run, a program promoting better physical and mental health through running. Participants receive eight weeks of training and then are eligible to compete in races, albeit within the prison confines. After their release, the encouragement continues with "run care packages" of sneakers and sports bras. Surveys show the women felt happier, healthier, and part of a positive group experience.

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  • The other SNL: New York City's athletic approach to curbing rising gun violence

    Talib Visram

    May 20, 2021 |

    FastCompany |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Saturday Night Lights is run by the DA’s office and aims to reduce gun violence by providing organized sports for school-aged kids on weekend nights, when crime often goes up. Active in 20 locations across the city, SNL has served over 20,000 kids in 10 years. Partners must open on Saturday nights, for at least 46 weeks per year, and provide high quality coaching. There is no formal sign-up process or eligibility requirements apart from age and participants can join on any given night. As a response to surging crime rates in 2020, the mayor’s office has committed $5 million a year to expand to 100 locations.

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  • ‘Bicycles kind of saved my life.' Najari Smith spins a community forward.

    Erika Page

    May 10, 2021 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    A bicycle shop owned cooperatively by its worker-owners is also a nonprofit that serves its community in a number of ways. Rich City Rides plans wellness events and programs in California in addition to social bike rides and food distribution.

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  • Rababben Birni (2): Addini Ya Raba Mazauna Jos, Kwallon Kafa Tana Hadasu

    Nathaniel Bivan

    April 24, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    Tare da yan wasan kungiyoyin kwallon kafa na “Reconciliation” (Sulhu), “Peace” (zaman lafiya), “Love” (Soyayya), “Humanity” (Mutuntaka) da “Forgiveness” (Yafiya); wadanda kungiyar “Face of Peace Global” ta shirya, sun fara kokarin cire duk wani tsoro da rikicin addini ya dasa a garin a tsawon lokaci. Bayan shekaru 18 ana rikici tsakanin musulmi da kiristoci ta yadda har mutane suka koma zama a mabanbanta garuruwa, kocinan kungiyoyin kwallon kafa sun hada yan wasan da aka cakudasu ta fuskar addini da makotaka.

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  • People Fixing the World - Pedal power: How bicycles can change lives

    Richard Kenny

    April 20, 2021 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Zambia

    Long distances and lack of transportation present steep obstacles to education, healthcare access, entrepreneurship, and economic mobility in general for Zambians. Onyx Connect is an initiative that provides affordable bicycles to women and youth who live in rural Zambia. A study of the outcomes showed an increase in enrollment at the local school.

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  • The Polarised City (2): Jos, Divided By Religion, United By Football

    Nathaniel Bivan

    April 19, 2021 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    With team names like Reconciliation, Peace, Love, Humanity, and Forgiveness, the football league organized by Face of Peace Global has begun to chip away at the religious-based fears and hostility that tore their city apart for a generation. Following 18 years of sectarian violence between Muslims and Christians in which people settled into starkly separate zones, the football coaches recruited teams deliberately mixed across religious and neighborhood lines. Divisions did not dissolve instantly, but players say that over time they have grown to trust and like their teammates, small steps toward peace.

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  • People Fixing the World: How a bicycle tripled one woman's income

    Richard Kenny

    April 19, 2021 |

    BBC |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Zambia

    Bicycles are improving mobility for Zambians living in rural areas. Access to affordable bicycles has increased their business profits, drastically cut their travel time to school, and improved access to health facilities in the countryside. Residents are able to pay small monthly installments for the bicycles, which have drastically improved their quality of life. The majority of Zambians living outside of cities live over 1 mile away from a good road.

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  • 'These are places for us as well': Empowering more Arizonans to claim their spot outdoors

    Shanti Lerner

    April 14, 2021 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Chispa Arizona is working to encourage members of the Latino community to spend time outdoors. The environmental justice organization created “entry points,” or free outdoor activities each month that anyone can attend like hiking, community gardening, and park clean-ups. There has been some hesitation from people attending these events, but one member says these experiences are necessary so they can educate others about the importance of green spaces.

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  • Black to the Land Coalition connects Detroit's BIPOC communities with the outdoors

    Rhonda J. Smith

    April 08, 2021 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The nonprofit Black to the Land Coalition is working to expose more members of BIPOC communities to outdoor activities and the healthy benefits that come with being nature. They have partnered with other organizations to help alleviate costs and they’ve done activities like archery, camping, and kayaking. “We’re creating opportunities for Black and brown people to engage in natural spaces beyond the playscapes and basketball courts,” says one of the founders. “We’re taking on the outdoor world, period.”

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  • Iron Dames: The all-female team racing to bring change to motor sports

    Angelica Marin

    March 19, 2021 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Italy

    The Iron Dames is one of just three all-female professional racing teams that competes in Grand Touring endurance racing around the world. The group was founded to change the perception of women in the sport and they have successfully shifted attitudes by qualifying for the sport’s top races. While getting sponsorships can be difficult for women in the field, the Iron Dames have received endorsements from top car manufacturers, which further reinforces the legitimacy of their talent and is a sign of their progress in the male-dominated sport.

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