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Building The Village Video 3: Positive Youth Development

A Chance In Life is proud to present the third video in the series “Building The Village” about The Village program on Staten Island. The series has been created in partnership with Equity for Children at The New School. In this video, Brother Sean Moffett (former President of La Città dei Ragazzi in Rome), Rita Abadi […]

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Building The Village Video 2: Father Raphael Discusses Self Governance

This is the second video in the series In First Person, The Village, in Staten Island. Here, Father Rafael presents a discussion on self governance. He speaks upon the diverse roles and responsibilities children, adolescents, and adults take. Confronting problems and facing them headstrong, as defined by Father Rafael, grants agency to children and adolescents, […]

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Building The Village Video 1: ‘Why The Village?’

A Chance In Life with Equity for Children to produce a video series about our newest program site- The Village on Staten Island – where we employ the Positive Youth Development (PYD) model to build competencies so that kids can overcome poverty and have a chance to succeed. In this video, Gabriele Delmonaco, A Chance […]

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Bergen SDG 2022 Presents: “Leaving No Child and No Adolescent Behind”

The Bergen SDG Conference of 2022 featured a multitude of presentations that addressed important issues affecting our humanity. The Global Research Program on Inequality hosted a discussion with the editors and contributing authors of the book “Leaving No Child and No Adolescent Behind.” Among these experts was the director of Equity For Children, Alberto Minujin. […]

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Human Rights Day

On this Human Rights Day, we continue our journey fighting against, and recuperating from the impacts of COVID-19. Seventy three years ago today The United Nations General Assembly first adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. This became an immense milestone in the fight for human rights- as it was an […]

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World Children’s Day 2021

World Children’s Day was first established on November 20, 1954, and has since been celebrated each year, as a day to help promote social consciousness and advocate for better standards of living for children in every regard: education, accessibility to resources, proper medical attention, home life, etc. Five years later, after officially celebrating and engaging […]

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Short Documentary: Speaking Out!

8th Graders from the Bronx discuss the Convention on the Rights of the Child Film by Emma Saloranta Listen to 8th graders from Jonas Bronck Academy, Bronx, New York, share their thoughts about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The participating children discuss the issues facing children in the US and […]

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Participatory Action Research Approaches and Methods

Participatory Action Research (PAR) approaches and methods have seen increased interest in the social and environmental sciences. PAR involves collaborative research, education and action which is oriented towards social change, representing a major epistemological challenge to mainstream research traditions. It has recently been the subject of heated critique and debate, and rapid theoretical and methodological […]

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Building The Village Video 3: Positive Youth Development

Building The Village Video 2: Father Raphael Discusses Self Governance

Building The Village Video 1: ‘Why The Village?’

Bergen SDG 2022 Presents: “Leaving No Child and No Adolescent Behind”

Human Rights Day

World Children’s Day 2021

Short Documentary: Speaking Out!

Participatory Action Research Approaches and Methods

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