French Initiative « Le Marché Vert » connects People to Rural Producers during the Lockdown During the first lockdown, many small farmers and rural producers in France faced challenges of selling their production, given the closuring of all street markets – main distribution and selling channel for their products. The online platform “Le Marché Vert” […]
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Room to Read guards the education for the future generation Children are our future, yet education for 73% of youth and children (1.5 billion as of May 2020) has been largely disrupted by the pandemic. Education disruptions hurt children from resource-poor families and girls the most, as many teenage girls tend not to go back
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Stopping domestic violence and gender inequality: United Way South Africa COVID-19 forces many families to stay indoors, a constraint that has taken a toll on life, including women’s well-being and safety. The gap in gender inequality has been widened by the pandemic, as reported domestic violence against women increased worldwide. To rub salt into the
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United Way Mumbai’s initiatives to secure education, health, and safety Facing challenges raised by the pandemic in India, the non-profit organisation United Way Mumbai initiated multiple COVID-19-related projects that aim to help different target groups and raise awareness of their dire situations. These target groups include the vulnerable populations—such as low-income households—and increasingly burn-out frontline
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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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Nova Ukraine supports the frontline healthcare workers As the second wave of COVID-19 sweeps through Ukraine, hospitals are in shortage of critical medical equipment for patients. Similarly, many research labs are operating under suboptimal conditions in run-down buildings. A non-profit organization in the United States, Nova Ukraine, has the general mission to raise global awareness
