Communities and Cities – COVID-19 Action Hub

Support Children Fighting Cancer to Have Access to Treatment During COVID-19 Pandemic

Africa, Communities and Cities, Country, Featured Actions, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East, SDG 3

The Mexican organisation Casa de la Amistad for Children with Cancer, is a Private Assistance Institution that is committed to raising the survival rate of low-income children suffering from cancer. The organisation provides free support to children suffering from cancer and their families raising awareness about early detection of symptoms of childhood cancer and the […]

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Initiative Smart Villages uses technology to Improve Access to Healthcare for Under-Served Communities in Tanzania

Africa, Communities and Cities, Country, Featured Actions, Region, SDG 11, SDG 3, Tanzania, Tanzania

The initiative Smart Villages works to provide access to sustainable energy services and new technologies in order to promote sustainable development. The Smart Villages Initiative works across the world connecting stakeholders and generating new insights to find solutions to tackle the challenges of sustainable development. The project conducted in rural Maasai communities, in Tanzania, applies

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East Nashville’s Residents Fundraise

Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Health, North America, SDG 3, USA

East Nashville’s Residents Fundraise To Support Healthcare Workers Not all viral mutations make viruses more harmful to the hosts, but some new variants of the coronavirus that cause COVID-19, such as the Delta and Lambda variants, are more contagious than the other versions of the virus. For example, in July 2021, the Delta variant is

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Volunteers Provide Food To COVID-19 Patients

Asia, Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Food and Agriculture, Health, Indonesia, SDG 2, SDG 3

Volunteers Provide Food To COVID-19 Patients Under Quarantine in Indonesia In July 2021, another devastating surge of COVID-19 swept across Indonesia. Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia and home to about 10 million people (30 million if adjacent towns are included) became the epicenter of the outbreak. The new wave has pushed the hospitals to

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Raising Awareness About Challenges

Asia, Communities and Cities, Economy, Jobs and Business, Featured Actions, Indonesia, SDG 10, SDG 16

Raising Awareness About Challenges Faced by the LGBTI Community in Indonesia In Indonesia, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community live with daily life obstacles. In the pandemic, the community faces new challenges including job loss, increasing violence and discrimination, and inadequate social support. The Crisis Response Mechanism (CRM) Consortium, consisting of UNAIDS

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Living Goods Supports and Advocates for Health Workers in Africa

Africa, Burkina Faso, Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Health, Kenya, SDG 3, Sierra Leone, Uganda

Living Goods Supports and Advocates for Health Workers in Africa Living Goods is a non-profit organisation operating in Africa that aims to “save lives at scale by supporting digitally empowered community health workers.” At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Living Goods and its partners promptly responded in Kenya, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone.

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