Solomon Islands Town Gets Upgraded Water Supply, Medellin Food Drive Collects 47 Tonnes, Dominican Republic Opens Schools for 1,700 Children | Nov 9, 2026

Today: an upgraded water supply for the town of Noro in Solomon Islands, a bigger Zero Hunger food drive in Medellin, Colombia, two new public schools for more than 1,700 children in the Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka's special dengue prevention week, and Turkey's plan to plant 1.8 million saplings as the UN climate summit opens in Antalya.

Sources

Water: Solomon Times: Noro water supply upgrade commissioned in Western Province (9 Nov 2026)

Food: El Colombiano: Tercera Donaton Medellin logro recolectar alimentos para preparar mas de 120.000 platos (8 Nov 2026)

Education: El Nuevo Diario: Abinader entrega dos escuelas con capacidad para mas de 1,700 estudiantes (8 Nov 2026)

Health: Newswire: Special dengue prevention programme begins today in 74 MOH divisions (9 Nov 2026)

Planet: Anadolu Agency: World leaders to plant olive saplings at COP31 on Turkiye's National Afforestation Day (9 Nov 2026)

Ways to help

Plan International Australia: water, sanitation and hygiene for communities and schools in places like Solomon Islands

Presentes: Medellin nonprofit funding food kits through its Zero Hunger campaign

Volunteer as a reading tutor at a local school or library

Sri Lanka Red Cross Society: door-to-door dengue prevention with volunteers in 11 districts

TEMA Foundation: Turkish foundation for reforestation and soil protection, taking sapling donations

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