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How a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children's grades and parents' sense of self

Darreonna Davis

April 18, 2024 |

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Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A guaranteed income program in Cambridge, Massachusetts, provided 130 single caregivers who made below 80% of the local median income with $500 cash payments, no strings attached. The 18-month program, Cambridge Recurring Income for Success, helped participants increase their savings, cover emergencies, and spend more time with their children.

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Program seeks to get Maldivian women into the swim of things

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

April 12, 2024 |

Nikkei Asian Review |

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Response Location: Maldives, Rasdhoo

Ocean Women is a training program by women, for women that teaches swimming and snorkeling and empowers them to become instructors to teach others. Five women have participated in the program and completed the Scuba Schools International exam to earn their swimming and snorkeling instructor certificates and have taught 19 children and five adults in the community how to swim.

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South Africa's SAB Foundation: Why 90% of its investees are still in business five years later

Anna Patton

April 04, 2024 |

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Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

The SAB Foundation is an independent trust set up by South African Breweries (SAB) as part of the government’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment scheme. It helps businesses — particularly underserved entrepreneurs like women and people with disabilities — grow and thrive. Since 2010, the Foundation has backed more than 6,400 social impact businesses in their early stages.

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'It Is Safe Here': Women Share The Delight Of Living At Uganda's First Safe Shelter For People With Albinism

Rhonet Atwiine

April 03, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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Response Location: Uganda

Women and Children with Albinism in Uganda is a supportive shelter for women and children with albinism to build a community and be safe from stigma and violence. At the shelter, women are trained in a variety of skills, like tailoring and farming, to be able to sustain themselves and their families. Over the past decade, about 40 women and children across four regions have been positively impacted by the group.

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The Towns Outsmarting Airbnb

Corey Buhay

April 02, 2024 |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Several cities have fully banned or passed ordinances regulating Airbnb and other short-term rentals to prevent the cities from being overrun by tourists and rental properties. These policies combat the “Airbnb effect” that has been seen in cities from Irvine, California all the way to Bed-Stuy in New York. Cities that have passed these ordinances see lower rent rates, more equitable housing markets and a more sustainable tourism economy.

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How Unfamiliar Fish Are Helping Mainers Fight Food Insecurity

Kea Krause

March 28, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

The Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association launched a program to support local fishing businesses and address food insecurity during the pandemic that continues to do so today. The nonprofit buys fish at a more than fair price from local businesses and donates them to food banks and public school food programs.

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Young Ugandans With Special Needs Lead The Making of Inclusive Communities

Rhonet Atwiine

March 27, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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Response Location: Uganda, Namasuba

The Unique Abilities Foundation Africa empowers people with disabilities by hosting beauty pageants. Participants are connected to a fellowship opportunity focused on cultural identity, addressing stigma, boosting self-confidence, and developing leadership skills. They then take what they learn back to their communities to continue destigmatizing the way people with disabilities are viewed.

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In Georgia, a Basic Income Program's Success With Black Women Adds to Growing National Interest

Timothy Pratt

March 22, 2024 |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

The “In Her Hands” program from The Georgia Resilience and Opportunity (GRO) Fund provides about $850 per month for two years to 654 women living below the federal poverty line with no strings attached. Guaranteed income programs like this fight poverty and help people see benefits like having access to funds to care for themselves and their children, pursue higher education, pay off debts and catch up or get ahead on bills.

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Months after devastating floods, Vermont renews efforts to aid climate-friendly rebuilds

Annie Ropeik

March 20, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, Hardwick, Vermont

After extreme flooding damaged homes, the energy efficiency utility Efficiency Vermont offered emergency flood rebates to those impacted. Recovery teams helped people plan and find funding to repair and replace energy systems and appliances with more efficient models that will help them reach their decarbonization goals. In this circumstance, exceptions were made to include rebates for high-efficiency fossil fuel systems, too.

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Ugandan Women Team Up To Change ‘Men-Only' Real Estate And Construction Industry

Hellen Kabahukya Richard Mugambe Elisha Kizito

March 19, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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Response Location: Uganda

Mutindo Women aims to increase representation in the construction and real estate industries by connecting women to networking and job opportunities. Mutindo Women has built over 15 houses across the country since forming in 2019, and has even collaborated on projects with men in the field.

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