Platform for Indigenous stories, refugees bring Spanish villages to life, kitchen farming in the US

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In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about a new geo-storytelling platform bringing Indigenous voices to the world, an NGO welcoming refugees to depopulated Spanish towns, and a kitchen farming project helping out-of-work chefs reconnect with their food.

A new geo-storytelling platform is bringing Indigenous voices to the world

Tribal Voices, which was launched on 9th August, aims to raise awareness of community issues and advocate for tangible legal action.

Source: Mongabay

An NGO is helping welcome refugees to small Spanish towns suffering from depopulation

As many young people have moved to larger cities in search of work, Towns with a Future Association is helping to reboot local economies.

Source: The Guardian

A police force in Tucson is leading the way in mental health training

The extensive programme aims to teach police to recognise individuals suffering from mental health crises, and redirect them to support services rather than prisons.

Source: The Philadelphia Citizen

Cities in the US are beginning to treat homelessness as a public health issue rather than a housing problem

The move means that inidivuals who frequently visit A&E departments will be placed in safe accommodation allowing them to fully recover.

Source: The Philadelphia Citizen

The Dutch city of Arnhem is redrawing its layout in order to prevent and cope with the effects of climate change

Measures include replacing at least 10% of asphalt surfaces with grass in order to absorb excess rainwater and combat heatwaves.

Source: The Guardian

A bus stop in Seoul has adopted a high-tech approach to battling COVID-19

The fortified shelter features temperature-checking doors and ultraviolet disinfection lamps.

Source: Medical Xpress

An educational entrepreneur has developed an app which gamifies education for children

The innovative approach increases attention spans and provides access to learning materials for those who cannot be homeschooled.

Source: Global Citizen

Researchers have partially restored consciousness in a man who has been in a vegetative state for 15 years

The breakthrough suggests that it is possible to repair brain plasticity years after all hope has been lost.

Source: Futurism

Two Beluga white whales have been rescued from a Shanghai aquarium and flown to a sanctuary in Iceland

Little Grey and Little White will eventually be fully released into the wild after years of performing tricks for audiences.

Source: Fempositive

A kitchen farming project is helping unemployed line cooks to grow their own food

With many in the culinary industry having lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic, this new initiative helps them reconnect with their food.

Source: Treehugger

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