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COVID-19 resources for immigrants, migrants, and refugees in the United States

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

COVID-19 resources for immigrants, migrants, and refugees in the United States In the United States, COVID-19 disproportionally impacts immigrant and refugee communities. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Organization for Migration, the University of Minnesota recently began a nationwide project aiming to specifically disseminate COVID-19-related resources to immigrants […]

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Ukrainian-American communities support Ukrainian hospitals

Europe, Featured Actions, Health, SDG 3, Ukraine , USA

A collaboration of Ukrainian-American communities to support Ukrainian hospitals In support of the Ukrainian hospitals, two U.S.-based Ukrainian-American organisations, the Ukrainian-American Association of Oregon and SW Washington and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council, have been shipping medical supplies to Ukrainian hospitals since 2014. During COVID-19, their support is particularly important for the Ukrainian hospitals. The

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Women on the frontline of COVID-19

Featured Actions, Health, North America, SDG 3, USA

Women on the frontline of COVID-19: Sheeba Shafaq At 29 years old, Sheeba Shafaq joined forces on the frontlines in Sacramento, California, to fight the pandemic. Ms. Shafaq grew up in a war zone in Kabul, Afghanistan. There, trained as a medical doctor, She was also an advocate for Afghan women. As a female doctor

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The Navajo Water Project

Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Health, North America, SDG 10, SDG 6, USA

The Navajo Water Project Run by BigDeep in the Western United States The Navajo Nation is a distinct community with a distinct language and government in the Western U.S., spanning across Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The foundation BigDeep began the Navajo Water Project in 2014, having so far served over 250 families with running

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The Hunger Project

Africa, Featured Actions, Food and Agriculture, Health, Latin America, SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 5, South Asia, USA

The Hunger Project The Hunger Project is an international non-profit organization that aims to end hunger and poverty in the world. The organization pioneers and advocates for sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies to create an impact worldwide. All Hunger Project Programs are based on the same 3 pillars: (1) start with women (2) mobilize communities and

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The Greater Boston Pandemic Fabrication Team (PanFab)

Featured Actions, Health, North America, SDG 3, USA

The Greater Boston Pandemic Fabrication Team (PanFab) The PanFab (Pandemic Fabrication) team was established by a group of Ph.D. and M.D. students from the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (HST) to meet the urgent needs for medical supplies and equipment arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is focused initially on the Greater Boston

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