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 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 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 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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Peace Parks Foundation Alleviates the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), also called peace parks, are part of a large ecological region that “straddles the boundaries of two or more countries, encompassing one or more protected areas as well as multiple resource use areas.” (https://www.peaceparks.org/) Peace Parks Foundation, founded in 1997 by
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Supporting Mental Health of Young People in Canada Factors ranging from suboptimal living situations to highly stressful jobs can lead to poor mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a further toll on mental wellness in many people. Youth Mental Health Canada (YMHC) is a community-based non-profit organization led by the youth that focuses on
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