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  • Jeans-to-bag: Promoting education, environmental sustainability in rural communities

    Phillip Anjorin

    February 27, 2024 |

    African Change Stories |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    The SecureCycle initiative collects jeans that would otherwise be discarded and turns them into backpacks for low-income students in rural communities in Nigeria. Having access to a sturdy bag to carry their school supplies encourages students to attend school and keeps them from losing their books so they stay engaged in class.

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  • The Nigeria Fact-Checkers' Coalition showed how collaborative journalism can work in West Africa

    Phillip Anjorin

    October 18, 2023 |

    Nieman Lab |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Ahead of Nigeria’s general election, a group of 12 media platforms and civil society organizations worked together as the Nigeria Factcheckers Coalition to debunk false information targeting voters. The coalition, which provided training and tools to participating journalists, fact-checked 127 during the week of the elections.

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  • This Push Group Promotes Social Media Skills Among SMEs

    Phillip Anjorin

    June 22, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The BrandTell Nigeria Business Group is a WhatsApp group that provides daily interactive sessions on building online brand visibility to business owners with little to no online presence. Those subscribed to the group also have access to online tools for bookkeeping, graphic design and content creation to help grow their business.

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  • Student Journalists in Nigeria Have Taken to Solutions Journalism, Here's Why

    Phillip Anjorin Fatimah Idera

    March 10, 2023 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Students in Nigeria are participating in trainings around solutions journalism, a framework for reporting on responses to social problems. Journalists who have adopted the method say it has given them renewed passion for the profession and helped build trust with their audiences.

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  • Close to depression: AAUA students find succour from emotional instability on a website

    Phillip Anjorin

    August 27, 2022 |

    AAUA Insider |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Akungba Akoko, Ondo

    Findcenter, an online platform offering free articles, podcasts, videos, and workshops focused on emotional health and self-development, launched a library of content designed to help college students who face high rates of anxiety and other mental health concerns. Students at Nigeria's Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, who have limited access to in-person therapy services, say the resource has helped them find some stability and relief.

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