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  • Art therapy helps family caregivers cope with hard times

    Eleanore Catolico

    March 05, 2024 |

    New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Pontiac, Michigan

    The Art Experience provides free art therapy classes for caregivers, offering a space for them to gather for respite and creative self-expression. At the classes, caregivers learn mindfulness, self-care practices and meet one-on-one with certified art therapists to discuss their individual situations and learn ways to cope with stress.

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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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  • Giving buildings a new, green lease on life

    Krithiga Narayanan

    February 02, 2024 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: India, Chennai

    An architect in Chennai, India, is retrofitting private residences and public buildings to be more sustainable. They make changes like installing energy-efficient upgrades, solar panels, improved ventilation, and low-flow plumbing fixtures to reduce water and energy consumption.

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  • Ciudad Bolívar en Bogotá, la nueva imagen de color de una antigua zona llena de tristeza

    Jair Díaz

    January 26, 2024 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    En Bogotá, una iniciativa llevada a cabo por jóvenes recupera, poco a poco, una zona catalogada como problemática y peligrosa. Se llama Ciudad Bolívar y, ahora, con sus grafitis reflejan el arte callejero.

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  • Houses that breathe: Vietnamese architects turning the tide to tackle climate change 

    Nhung Nguyen

    January 15, 2024 |

    Mekong Eye |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Architects in Vietnam are creating climate-resilient buildings with nature-based designs and materials that adapt to the local weather to reduce the building’s emissions throughout its lifespan by naturally regulating the temperature.

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  • What the Golden Gate Is (Finally) Doing About Suicides

    John Branch

    November 05, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In an effort to reduce the staggering number of suicides each year off the Golde Gate Bridge, the city is installing 3 ½ miles of stainless steel nets strung end to end on both sides of the bridge. While it’s not a perfect solution, this “suicide deterrent system” has already proven successful at reducing the number of deaths each year.

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  • Norris Square sculpture garden fosters community connection and creativity through food and art

    Siani Colon

    September 13, 2023 |

    Kensington Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden in Philadelphia provides access to fresh food and an inviting place to hold events and art programs for the local community. It also discourages the illegal dumping of trash, which many of the sculptures are made from.

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  • 'All these islands are full of trash': Activists take hands-on approach to clean our beaches

    Ariel Rodriguez

    September 08, 2023 |

    WTVJ-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Florida nonprofit Before It’s Too Late brings together children from different communities to teach them about the environment and their ability to create change through art, like painting murals.

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  • Rohingya Refugees Capture the Reality of Their Lives One Photo at a Time

    Geetanjali Krishna

    September 05, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Rohingyatographer, a photographer cooperative in Bangladesh, is giving Rohingya Muslim refugees the opportunity to tell their stories through their own eyes by publishing photos in a magazine and sending them to humanitarian agencies. The photos have helped bring in aid and empower the refugees.

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  • A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Birds

    Sanket Jain

    June 22, 2023 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Maharashtra

    A wildlife photographer in Maharashtra, India, adds like-minded animal conservationists to a WhatsApp group so they can share animal photos and knowledge with each other. The group members work together to solve different wildlife issues through information sharing and public education, and many of them also rescue animals.

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