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Society USAMany Americans Ask for More Say in Where the Public Money Goes (Less to the Police, for Example)
Amid the nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death all over the United States, activists are now pushing for “participatory budgeting” and redirecting policing budgets towards school, mental health services, job creation, or public housing.
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Society LesothoIn this Country Men and Women Get the Same Money to Kick the Ball
Lesotho’s Kick4Life FC becomes the first Premier League in the world to pay equally both its men’s and women’s teams, especially after witnessing a notable rise in gender-based violence during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Society Zimbabwe“Ignorance Is Not Bliss”: Young Volunteers Go Online to Bust Coronavirus Myths
The world has been facing a flood of false information surrounding COVID-19. To help stem the spread of the virus, a team of young volunteers in Zimbabwe are using social media to separate fact from fiction.
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Society Burkina FasoThanks to This Charity, Prisoners Spend Their Jail Time Writing Plays and Making Music
A charity in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is helping prisoners find revitalization through art – teaching them to sing, dance or write plays, while also organizing music competitions and theatrical performances they can partake in.
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