Domestic violence facilities in Brazil, Scottish schools look outdoors, grime and drill offers sound advice
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In this issue of Squirrel News, innovative 24/7 domestic violence centres are offering specialised services and support to women across Brazil, Scotland seeks an outdoor model of schooling as lockdown restrictions prepare to ease, and grime and drill musicians offer sound advice for social distancing as BAME communities in the UK disproportionately suffer.
Initiative in Brazil has built several innovative centres for the purpose of tackling domestic violence
Casa de Mulher Brasileira (“house of the Brazilian woman”) is just one of several facilities open 24/7 offering specialised services and spport to victims of violence against women.
Scotland looks to an outdoor model as schools plan how to begin reopening
Unlike playtime within the confines of four walls, outdoor education for children offers physical distancing and significantly less risk of cross-contamination as children swap toys for nature.
App locates where vital medicines are in stock for Iraqi patients
In Mosul you never know which of the almost 200 pharmacies will actually have your medication, and wihile public services remain under reconstruction this app offers invaluable insight for patients.
How a Japanese climate activist elicited her town to declare a climate emergency
Mika Mashiko’s environmental advocacy group is the first to elicit a Climate Emergency Declaration from a local municipality, setting a goal to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.
This nonprofit tracks where donated funds are going to in Africa, and how they’re being used
Nigeria-based Follow the Money is monitoring announcements of grants and donations for low-income communities for the sake of transparency and accountability.
Pacific Islands embrace return of bartering systems as Covid-19 hits economies
Taxi ride for fresh produce, two piglets for a kayak? Facebook pages across Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu foster a resurgence of a centuries-old practice of indigenous peoples.
Grime and drill musicians promote social responsibility in the wake of government’s ambiguous guidelines
With lyrics encouraging “keep your salivas” and “take this ting serious”, artists are speaking out as the genres’ BAME communities are being disproportionately affected by Covid-19.
Source: The Conversation
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