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India: Educating a Community Through Murals, Comic Books
Dec 19 , 2022

Join us on a walk through a community in Vellore with Sandeep Dahiya, Pure Earth India's Director of Strategic Communications.  The people of Rangapuram, Vellore, India, are busy, have less educational opportunities, and are not very  aware of lead exposure.

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Colombia: Pure Earth Selected as Finalist in $1 Million Challenge to Reduce Mercury in the Amazon

Colombia: Pure Earth Selected as Finalist in $1 Million Challenge to Reduce Mercury in the Amazon
Jun 13 , 2022

Out of 121 applicants from 22 countries, a team from Pure Earth Colombia has emerged as one of the top 13 finalists selected for a $1 million challenge prize to protect the Amazon from impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold.

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    Making An Impact

    Pure Earth Wins Grand Challenge For Innovation To Reduce Mercury

    Pure Earth Wins Grand Challenge For Innovation To Reduce Mercury
    Jan 24 , 2023

    Out of 121 applicants from 22 countries, a team from Pure Earth Colombia has emerged as one of four winners of The Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge for their achievements developing.

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    Bangladesh: Toxic Lead Cleanup Brings Hope to Residents In Mirzapur and Beyond

    Bangladesh: Toxic Lead Cleanup Brings Hope to Residents In Mirzapur and Beyond
    Jan 10 , 2023

    In Mirzapur, a small village on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, villagers like Shaila Akhtar complained of smoke and stench, and a thick layer of dust, which they.

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    Peru: In Their Own Words – Miners Talk About Bringing Change To The Amazon

    Peru: In Their Own Words – Miners Talk About Bringing Change To The Amazon
    Dec 27 , 2022

    For over four years, AMATAF (the Tauro Fátima Mining Association) and Pure Earth have been working together in an alliance that was formed thanks to the working relationship between AMATAF.

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