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HeroesHeroes USA
Ballerina Pushes Stereotypes Aside, with (Free!) Dance Classes for Minority Children
In order to see the change in the elitist art form that is ballet, the first Black woman to become a principal dancer in an American ballet company has launched her free after-school ballet program for children from minority communities.
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Environment
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SocietySociety USA
Truckloads of Free Fresh Food Are Going to Poor Communities (Instead of Landfills!)
For the last ten years, a nonprofit based in California, the United States, has managed to prevent millions of kilos of fresh produce from ending up in landfills, instead distributing them to food insecure communities across its home state and beyond its frontiers.
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EnvironmentEnvironment Burundi
Over 150 Million Trees Have Been Planted Here
Thanks to a national reforestation campaign, Burundi has planted over 150 million trees since 2018. The massive project is an ongoing effort to curb climate change while simultaneously raising awareness and mobilizing the entire society to take part.
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Society
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SocietySociety USA
Regardless of Your Legal Status, You’ll Have Access to Food Here
Within its latest state budget, California is expanding its food assistance program to include undocumented residents who are 55 and older, becoming the first American state to help out low-income people, regardless of their immigration status, and funding will almost triple by 2026.
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SocietySociety New Zealand
With the Help of Locals, Wildlife Thrives Here – As It Did Seven Centuries Ago
What started as an urban ecosanctuary for birds in the heart of Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, transformed into a formidable ecological revolution to restore the city to its pre-human, pre-predators state, some 700 years ago, where wildlife is thriving!
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EnvironmentEnvironment USA
New Park Atop a Six-Lane Highway Redefines Nature in a City
In San Francisco, the United States, a section of a highway has been reconfigured to add above it a large open space where citizens of all ages can enjoy greeneries and beautiful views, as one of North America’s infrastructure reuse projects.
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Environment