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Wright Lassiter On The Cuban Healthcare System
Source: MEDICC
On 30 October 2012 Wright Lassiter, III, CEO of Alameda County Medical Center presented at the American Public Health Association’s 140th Annual meeting on his efforts to make health care more accessible and effective. Video courtesy of MEDDIC. MEDDIC and Latin American Medical School (ELAM) are…
Resource type: Video
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Shared Education Improves Learning in Northern Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Northern Ireland is a deeply divided society and the education system reflects the level of separation between Protestant and Catholic communities. More than 90 per cent of children attend religiously segregated schools. A declining school-aged population, however, has required administrators to find new ways of…
Resource type: Video
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Caroline’s Story: How Early Literacy Programme Helped Her Children
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
At Storysacks® classes, parents learn how to make reading fun and instil a love of books in their children. Storysacks is a language and literacy development programme facilitated by youngballymun, an organisation that is working to improve learning and physical and mental well-being for children…
Resource type: Video
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Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament
Source: Age Sector Platform
The annual Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament, launched in 2011, allows older people from across Northern Ireland to have their say on the issues that matter to them. 2013 marks the third year of the Parliament, which is organised by Age Sector Platform. > Learn more…
Resource type: Video
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Equal Education’s Campaign to Build the Future
Source: Equal Education
Out of the 24 793 public schools in South Africa 93% have no libraries, 95% have no science laboratories, 2 402 schools have no water supply, 46% still use pit latrine toilets and 913 schools have no toilets facilities. Equal Education has been campaigning for…
Resource type: Video
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What is EPIM?
Source: European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM)
To learn more about the current projects funded by EPIM, visit the EPIM website or download the 2012-2015 project descriptions booklet. European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) is an Atlantic grantee through the Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation.
Resource type: Video
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Chuck Feeney’s Contributions to Universities in Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Founding Chairman Chuck Feeney is well known in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for his tireless efforts to support education and international quality university research in Irish society. This video provides highlights of this work. NUI Galway The Atlantic…
Resource type: Video
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“Is It Fair?” Conference Held by Linking Generations NI
Source: Linking Generations NI
View a video report from Linking Generations NI’s intergenerational “Is it Fair?” conference, held 30 April 2012, in partnership with Age Sector Platform and the Northern Ireland Youth Forum. The conference, part of a partnership programme to celebrate the European Year for Active Ageing and…
Resource type: Video
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Elev8 Youth Speak for Themselves on Capitol Hill
Source: Public Interest Projects
On April 22, 2012, students from 20 Elev8 middle schools across the country filed into legislative office buildings surrounding the nation’s capitol, nervous but prepared to speak out on issues they had selected themselves, including school safety and funding for after school programs. The visit…
Resource type: Video
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Ai-jen Poo Named One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
Source: TIME
Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), a nationwide organization dedicated to the rights of nannies, housekeepers and care workers, was included on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. NDWA is the lead organization of Atlantic’s Caring Across Generations campaign which is working to…
Resource type: Video
