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Society United KingdomProgram Trains Taxi Drivers and Locksmiths to Help Victims of Domestic Abuse
A project has launched in the Commonwealth aimed at training people – from taxi drivers and locksmiths, to teachers and medical staff – how to better recognize domestic abuse, as well as how to intervene and help victims where needed.
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Society TunisiaIt Is 700 Years Old and Run Down – but Now Citizens Want to Turn Their Town Around
The Tunis medina in Tunisia has been suffering from neglect, its historic buildings falling apart and population decreasing since the 1960s push to modernize the city. But citizens are stepping in to breathe new life to the ancient town.
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Environment PeruGlaciers Are Almost Gone in Peru, Now 2 Sisters Save Drought-Hit Community With Rain Water
Peru’s glaciers have shrunk significantly in the past four decades, causing water to become a scarce resource for over 200,000 people in the Ayacucho region. So two Quechua sisters decided to act – building reservoirs to harvest rainwater for their community.
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Environment Ivory CoastThese Ladies Pick up Plastic Waste to Earn Money, Clean Streets and Build Schools
A group of women in Abidjan, Ivory Coast are collecting plastic waste to be transformed into durable bricks to build schools across the country – allowing them to earn a living, clean the environment and help improve education.
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Society United KingdomSorry, Gents, These Places Are For Ladies Only! (And Its Better for Them)
England’s capital city, London, is seeing a rise in projects intended for women to meet and support each other – which supporters say encourage female entrepreneurs, fight solitude, and diversify public spaces.
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Society ThailandCitizens Complained, Court Rules: Bangkok Has to Halt Multi-Million-Dollar Project to Let River Flow
A court in Bangkok, Thailand asked authorities to stop work on an elevated riverside promenade, after listening to urban planners and environmentalists’ warnings that it would worsen flooding and displace hundreds of families whose lives depend on the river.
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Society USANeighbors Knock on Doors to Help Tenants Avoid Eviction
In the U.S. state of Michigan, Detroit’s financial crisis back in 2008 led to overwhelming property tax foreclosures. But neighbors have since gathered in an initiative that’s helping the community keep – and potentially even own – their homes.
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