In today’s edition of Squirrel News, the NHS starts funding standup comedy courses for men at risk of suicide, Lisa Cook will be the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board in its 109-year history, and Millets may help to stabilise food security worldwide.
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California runs on 100% clean energy, Iceland supports ecocide law, Qatar’s first male fashion designer
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, the world’s fifth-largest economy is powered by 100% clean energy for the first time, a cross-party movement in Iceland is supporting an international law against ecocide, and Qatar’s first male fashion designer is breaking stereotypes.
#18: The Confess Project – A Mental Health Barbershop Movement
Millions of people struggle with mental health issues, especially in the Black community. So Lorenzo Lewis, founder of The Confess Project had a unqiue idea. He brought mental health to where people go and talk about life; the barbershop. The team trains barbers to become mental health advocates for black men, boys and their families across the country. In this episode, the project’s Chief People Officer, Darnell Rice explains to us why and how a haircut can be much more than just a haircut.
Latvian “Elves” fight Russian disinformation, tribeswomen protect forest with bows and arrows
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, a Latvian group of volunteers fight Russian disinformation across Europe, Indian tribeswomen protect a forest against illegal tree cutters, and a Brazilian town comes together to save its reef.
Scotland’s forests and brown bear population in Pyrenees at historic highs, Iraq’s first green projects
Scotland’s forest are the largest they have been for 900 years, the brown bear population in the Pyrenees is the highest for a century, and volunteers in Baghdad clean up the Tigris river.
World climate report, first openly gay head of state, bus shelter made of plastic waste
Today in Squirrel News, we’re looking at the IPCC suggestions to tackle climate change, the world’s first openly gay head of state in San Marino, and a bus shelter in Ghana made of plastic waste.
Tiny heroes, world’s biggest tropical crop bank, India’s first electric-mobility bank
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re taking a look at a nonprofit which empowers children to make a difference, the world’s largest repository for tropical crops, and the woman behind India’s first investment bank funding electric vehicles.
#17: Cities owned by locals – or how to become a landlord with little money
Social inequality is one of the major problems of our times. And housing is one of the areas where you can feel that immediately. In a movement called incremental development, people who would usually not be able to afford it and sometimes not even think about it help each other aquire residential property, often very successfully. In this episode, we spoke with Mike Keen, a sociology professor who is part of the movement in South Bend, Indiana, and Mary Hall, a journalist who covered the approach.
Conservationists buy fishing licence in Great Barrier Reef, 10-point plan to reduce global oil demand, Call Russia campaign
Today in Squirrel News, WWF makes a major purchase in Great Barrier Reef to create a net-free zone for marine wildlife, the International Energy Agency sets out 10-point plan to reduce global oil demand, and an Irish-Ukrainian is leading an international campaign asking Russian speakers to cold call people in Russia with information on the war in Ukraine.
Four-day working week, clean energy in China’s deserts, free meals for food-insecure families
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we look at the ongoing rise of the four-day working week around the world, China’s plans to build giant solar and wind parks on desert regions, and a tech startup that helps food-insecure families eat healthier.
Solar-powered cribs against jaundice, food truck serving invasive species, saving bongos from extinction
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at a Nigerian mother who provides hospitals with phototherapy cribs to prevent jaundice in babies, a group in Berlin that serves unusual menu items to help balance ecosystems, and a new park in Kenya that tries to save bongo antilopes from extinction.
Girls’ movement fighting child marriage, prison voicemail app, Guinness going green
Today in Squirrel News, a Rajasthan girls’ movement focuses on education to fight child marriage, a voicemail app for inmates ensures communication with loved ones, and Guinness promises to go green for stout production in Ireland.
