In this issue of Squirrel News, Minneapolis public schools take a stand against the institutional racism of the police department, an algae is cultivated to reduce the methane produced by cows by 80%, and community grandmothers across Zimbabwe offer mental health services through the Friendship Bench Programme.
Minneapolis public school board terminates contract with police
In an act of solidarity, the city’s board unanimously voted on severing relations with a police department that demonstrates a “culture of violence and racism”.
How Somali women are destroying the notion of ‘men’s work’, and breaking into the fish industry
With the support of Kims – a microfinance institution in Somalia – women’s cooperatives are enabling women to earn four times the amount selling fish as they would in the ‘female business’ of milk and tea.
Green light in Berlin for plan to build dozens of new refugee homes
Despite falling numbers in Germany’s capital, concerns for hygiene standards in some refugee homes amid COVID-19 has led to planning for 38 new accommodation blocks.
Hong Kong NGO recycles hotel soaps for the homeless and low-income communities
Soap Cycling collects soap bars from over 80 hotels across Hong Kong, then cleans them before remoulding into larger bars to be distributed in hygiene kits across the territory.
The Tanzanian recycling plant supplying the country with face shields made from plastic bottles
As new orders dried up, Zaidi Recyclers saw an opportunity that has now saved the jobs of all 38 workers and has supplied the health sector with over 6000 pieces of PPE.
George Floyd protests: The resident that sheltered 80 protestors from a mob of police
As police were kettling in protestors in Washington DC, a local resident flung his door open for them to escape violence, arrest, and recover from the teargas.
