Fewer Asian Americans Experiencing Homelessness in the USA
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There are currently close to 600-thousand homeless people in the United States. While all ethnic groups in the US experience homelessness. One of them is experiencing very little: Asian Americans.
Then, Living Under El Salvador Draconian Abortion Laws
Dozens of women have been convicted and sentenced to decades-long prison terms under El Salvador’s strict abortion laws. But many claim they are innocent and say their pregnancies ended in miscarriage.
We then go to Mexico. Raramuris Displaced by Climate Change
The remote sierras of Mexico are home to indigenous people. For the most part, they've resisted the modern world. But extreme weather is making survival almost impossible. And it's displacing many into a world - they aren’t prepared for.
And lastly,
A Food Waste App that Dignify Families in Need
Almost ten tons of food is wasted every year in Colombia. It happens everywhere: in the fields, during the retail process, and in grocery stores and restaurants. One social entrepreneur came up with an idea to avoid food waste in supermarkets while helping people in need.
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