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Sustainable plastic recycling: Cleaner life for us, better livelihood for waste collectors

Sadiqur Rahman

April 22, 2024 |

Bangladesh First |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Narayanganj

The Recycling for the Environment by Strengthening Income and Livelihoods of Entrepreneurs (RESILIENT) Project helps support the economy of waste collectors and aggregators by providing training, safety equipment and mentorship on how to handle finances and operate a waste business. Waste collectors and aggregators who have participated in the RESILIENT Project earn increased profits and are able to collect and recycle more plastics and other materials.

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How to help reduce elder poverty? Keep Chicago seniors employed

Amy Yee

April 12, 2024 |

Chicago Sun-Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) provides support to seniors seeking employment, especially those who speak limited English, have a disability, were incarcerated, or are homeless, as they may need extra help. SCSEP has offered over one million low-income seniors part-time work placement and training. Since forming, about half of the one million participants have gone on to find full-time, unsubsidized employment.

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How women are breaking poverty circle using tricycle in Ilorin

Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus

April 10, 2024 |

Sundiata Post |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ilorin, Kwara

In an effort to break the cycle of poverty and combat gender stereotypes and stigma, several women are entering the commercial transportation industry by driving tricycles around the city to offer rides to locals. By working, these women are earning more money for their families, helping to ensure there’s food on the table and that they can afford to send their children to school.

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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 |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

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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The Perks of Virtual Coworking With Strangers

Anna Patton

March 15, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States

Remote workers are joining virtual coworking sessions with strangers where they share their goals and work quietly for a set period, a practice known as “body doubling,” as a way to fight procrastination and increase productivity.

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Emprendimientos migrantes claves para el desarrollo local

Florencia Luján

February 26, 2024 |

+Comunidad |

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Response Location: Argentina, Gualeguaychú

En Gualeguaychú existen varios emprendimientos gastronómicos que están ayudando a solucionar el desempleo y aportando al desarrollo sostenible local.

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Mt. Everest is plagued by garbage. These Nepali women are transforming it into crafts

Tanka Dhakal

February 25, 2024 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Tharu community, Nepal, Kathmandu

A coalition of local businesses in Kathmandu, Nepal, is sorting non-recyclable waste collected from mountaineering activities in the Himalayan mountains. Once it is sorted, skilled Indigenous craftswomen make it into new products, like placemats and jewelry boxes, to earn a living.

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Solar States

Courtney Duchene

February 08, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia-based company Solar States offers a paid training opportunity for city residents to learn to install solar panels and earn the necessary credentials to help them start careers in the industry. The company’s newest program, Find Your Ladder, is a training opportunity for people who have been through the criminal justice system.

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In Oregon, a youth program prepares vulnerable landowners for wildfires

Nathan Wilk

February 07, 2024 |

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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Response Location: United States, Dexter, Oregon

Oregon’s Community Wildfire Protection Corps pays young adults to remove overgrown brush to make fire-safe buffers around the homes of people who are older, disabled, or without financial means. At the same time, the youth who participate receive training for careers in wildland firefighting.

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Breaking barriers, building businesses: Inside the Kano program empowering marginalized youth

Yahuza Bawage

January 29, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The GIRL-H program provides skill training and business assistance to youth from marginalized communities. Participants receive education and training in an area of their choosing and once they complete the training, they receive start-up capital to help them start their own businesses. The program has helped over 6,000 youth learn a new skill and start an entrepreneurial venture.

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