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& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
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& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
28 August 2021
New York, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Community groups in under-vaccinated areas helped tens of thousands of people get vaccinated, made slightly easier since the FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and more employers requiring it. Nonprofits like...
24 February 2021
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
Organizations across the country are working to address food insecurity among Asian Americans, an issue that was exacerbated by COVID-19 related job losses. Groups such as VietAid in Boston and the Southeast Asian Mut...
22 December 2020
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
Violations of the Voting Rights Act during primary and local elections led the city of Malden, where 23% of its 60,000 residents are of Asian descent, to provide voting materials and information - including mail-in ba...
10 December 2020
Watamu, Kenya
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
Local Ocean Conservation is in Watamu, Kenya has made approximately 21,000 turtle rescues and "treated more than 650 turtles in its rehabilitation center and clinic" since it's inception in 1997. The group responds to...
24 November 2020
Rwanda
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1500-3000 Words
Rwanda’s Akagera National Park, once a conservation failure, has been revitalized with fences, patrols, and new technology to become a successful wildlife park. The government partnered with conservation group African...
3 November 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Several groups are working to counter disinformation aimed at the Black community by spreading accurate information and elevating local voices as trusted messengers. Organizations have disseminated accurate informatio...
23 October 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Media Literacy Now is a nonprofit aimed at combatting misinformation, especially on social media platforms, and lobbying for media literacy education in schools. The organization was started by Erin McNeill in 2013 an...
22 October 2020
United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Civic and advocacy groups fight disinformation targeted at Latinx voters and conduct voter registration and education outreach. Voto Latino encourages young people to help older relatives spot disinformation and train...
24 September 2020
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Text
Under 800 Words
After experiencing a high rate of drownings among children due to the number of rivers and ponds in the country, a non-profit organization in Bangladesh has been offering swim lessons to children in rural areas that a...
1 September 2020
Rwanda
Text
Under 800 Words
Alternative energy systems in Africa could help inform how to trap methane in the Arctic. Due to permafrost thawing and glaciers melting, methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, is leaking into t...
2 December 2018
Gbamu Gbamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
Text
800-1500 Words
Over half of Nigeria's population lacks reliable access to electricity, but solar energy is slowly changing this. Mini-grids are gaining popularity in these rural areas thanks to the technology's capability to provid...
15 October 2018
Watamu, Kenya
Text
1500-3000 Words
In fishing communities, it isn't uncommon for fishermen to accidentally entrap endangered sea turtles. A non-profit in Kenya, however, has figured out a way to not only help raise awareness about the importance of rel...
29 September 2018
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Teaching folk arts and music helps to keep cultures alive. On the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, the Dhow Countries Music Academy teaches students “taarab,” a form of 19th century music that reflects t...
21 September 2018
Kigali, Rwanda
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800-1500 Words
Moving from an ineffective approach of using pit toilets, communities in Rwanda are finding success through the implementation of a biogas system. This effort, part of a government-led initiative to reduce deforestati...
21 September 2018
Linköping, Sweden
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800-1500 Words
In Sweden, waste is not just waste, or so the country explains with a total of 34 waste-to-energy power plants that turn garbage into electricity. With an already staggering low percentage of waste ending up in landfi...
Fall 2018
Kampala, Uganda
Text
1500-3000 Words
Group therapy has helped women experiencing depression in poor communities in Kampala. Since 2014, more than 25,110 women have met in small groups with trained peer facilitators, and after completing the program about...
18 July 2018
Kigali, Rwanda
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800-1500 Words
In Rwanda, "Umuganda" is compulsory community service once a month—citizens 18-65 must all clean up their local community. The rule is enforced by police officers who may stop citizens and force them to work on the sp...
15 June 2018
Rwanda
Text
800-1500 Words
MenCare is a health education program for rural Rwandan fathers, which teaches tactic for parenting, couples communication, and understanding prenatal care. Families whose patriarch participated in the program reporte...
1 May 2018
Richard Toll, Senegal
Text
1500-3000 Words
A cross-sector program to improve malaria awareness and treatment in Senegal has seen sharp decreases in cases. The program includes increased screening, rapid testing kits, and community health workers.
23 February 2018
Kenya
Text
1500-3000 Words
Kenya harnesses geothermal energy to power the nation. By developing naturally occurring geothermal areas at the East African Rift, they were able to supply almost half of the country's energy needs in 2015.
8 December 2017
Ghana
Text
800-1500 Words
Investment in African agriculture has wide-ranging impact because the industry provides 60 percent of employment in the continent. Injaro, founded by an investment banker, is a private equity fund that seeks to invest...
13 November 2017
Keur Simbara, Senegal
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Many people who practice Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) consider it a private, cultural issue. The procedure, which is performed on girls, requires “cutting off the clitoris and parts of the labia and sealing the vag...
14 September 2017
Central African Republic
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800-1500 Words
The deforestation of Virunga National Park has lead to erosion, landslides and loss of wildlife habitat. The trees are often used for charcoal which is seen as an essential commodity in the region. To save the forest,...
30 August 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Text
Over 3000 Words
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Virunga National Park is facing a crisis of deforestation amid the backdrop of the war-torn country. In this same region, power plants stand as a semblance of hope, offering th...
6 April 2017
Ethiopia
Text
1500-3000 Words
Genital Mutilaiton, a culturally rooted practice that carries a host of immediate and long-term health risks is being condemned globally. In response, this piece looks at the KMG model, utilizing community discussions...
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