• From 2018 to 2022, cancer death rates in the US decreased an average of 1.7% per year for men and an average of 1.3% per year for women. NIH.
• Poverty has declined for all Indians since 2012, from 30.4% to 3.9% in rural areas, and from 26.4% to 3.9% in urban areas. The Indian Express.
• From 2008 to 2023, multidimensional poverty in Latin America dropped from 45.8% to 25.4%. UNDP.
• A Cleveland, Ohio housing initiative got over 150 unhoused people into housing a year ahead of schedule. Good Good Good.
• Between 2019 and 2022, a collaborative project between Kenya, South Korea and UNICEF enabled over 232,000 people to gain improved water access through solar-powered boreholes. UNICEF.
• In 2024 in San Francisco, violent crime fell by 14%. SF Chronicle.
• Saiga antelope numbers increased from just 30,000 in 2006 to nearly 4 million today. Mongabay.
• Electric trains in California cut 89% of toxic air pollution. Interesting Engineering.

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