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Making a Difference: Capturing the Learning from The Atlantic Philanthropies Human Rights Program in Ireland
Source: Brian Harvey
When Atlantic began its human rights work in Ireland in 2004, it faced strong resistance at the governmental and judicial levels to the idea of setting down such rights in legislation. Still, the foundation saw signs that suggested that the right kinds of investments —…
Resource type: Research Report
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Are We Seeing a New ‘Inequality Paradigm’ in Social Science?
Source: LSE British Policy and Politics Blog
Social scientists have long been concerned with inequality, yet the focus has often been on its theoretical and political aspects. This is now starting to change, writes Mike Savage, co-director of the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Academic Director of the Atlantic Fellows…
Resource type: News
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My Brother’s Keeper 2016 Progress Report
Source: The White House
[caption id="attachment_76813" align="alignleft" width="300"] On the first anniversary of the My Brother's Keeper initiative, President Barack Obama greets Gerard Contee during a mentee lunch in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Feb. 27, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)[/caption] This is…
Resource type: Research Report
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Let’s Open the Door to Cuba and Its Promising Diabetes Treatments
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
[caption id="attachment_15121" align="alignnone" width="850"] Arley Concepcion Gonzalez, 14, being tested for arterial hypertension. William Soler Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Havana. Photo: Magnum Foundation[/caption] By Gail A. Reed The debates about what constitutes a real relationship with Cuba continue on the eve of President Obama’s trip Sunday.…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic's Focus on Dementia Goes Global
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
For more than two decades Atlantic has invested in programs to strengthen the quality of our lives, with a major emphasis on addressing needs arising from a worldwide population living longer than ever. Part of that work has included support for initiatives to leverage the…
Resource type: News
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Shared Education Researcher Awarded Prestigious UNESCO Chair
Source: Queen's University Belfast
Professor Joanne Hughes will be awarded a prestigious UNESCO Chair in ‘Globalizing a Shared Education Model for Improving Relations in Divided Societies’. One of UNESCO's major roles in the UN system is to build capacity in developing countries and regions emerging from conflict. The Chair…
Resource type: News
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NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education
Source: Philanthropy New York
By Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor, Equity Initiatives & Human Capital Development, The Atlantic Philanthropies In recent years, thousands of New York City school children have been disciplined through exclusion from school, disengaging them from learning and increasing the likelihood they will get caught up…
Resource type: News
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New Research Project Brings Hope to 8 Million Children in the World's Orphanages
Source: Lumos
A new research partnership between J.K. Rowling’s international children’s organisation Lumos and a world-renowned Irish university will increase global momentum to transform the lives of children living separated from their families in orphanages. An estimated eight million children worldwide live in institutions and so-called orphanages,…
Resource type: News
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A Picture of Ageing Research in Ireland, North and South
Source: Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI)
Today 1.1 million people aged 60 and over live on the island of Ireland. By 2041 that number will reach 2.44 million, making up nearly one third of the island’s total population. Over the last decade, Atlantic has made significant investments to help build and…
Resource type: Research Report
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Nonprofit's Big Bet on Linked Learning
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Naomi Post is head of community-based programmes at Atlantic. By Naomi Post, guest commentary The Atlantic Philanthropies is committed to spending its considerable endowment by 2020 in a final push to find workable answers to some seemingly intractable social problems. That means we are making…
Resource type: News