UCP-SARnet Korean Mirror Page

"Today's communities are no longer uniformly bound by streets, rivers, ravines or highways. Our modern day communities are increasingly dispersed throughout the country and the world."

From the presentation by Dr. Josh Gonzales on "Communities in Global Perspective; the Death of Distance" delivered at the Second ASU Summer Institute on Community, June 2, 2007.

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"Contrary to received wisdom and current practices, we cannot promote well-being in the absence of social justice."

From the presentation by Dr. Geoff Nelson and Dr. Isaack Prileltensky on "In Pursuit of the Good Communities; Social Justice for Well Being" delivered at the Second ASU Summer Institute on Community, June 2, 2007.

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"Of paramount concern is the growing phenomenon of street and working children in all major cities in India. Our mission is to enable these street and working children enjoy their childhood, strengthen ties with their own families where possible and provide the impetus to join the mainstream of society".

From the mission of BOSCO Action Group for Children on the Street in India.

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"The mission of the HDRC is to generate evidence-based data on which to mount advocacy and interventions to advance the well being and social competencies of Cameroon's youngsters in their families, schools and communities."

From the mission of Human Development Resource Center in Cameroon.

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"Rozan believes that through working on emotional health it is possible to get people to become more confident, more accepting of themselves and of others, and realize their potential in ways that are meaningful and beneficial to themselves individually and to society as a whole."

From the mission of the project ROZAN in Pakistan.

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"China's Experimental Centre for Educational Action Research in Foreign Languages Teaching was opened in December 2003, and has now become an active organization from within the department of the Foreign Languages and Literature Department at Ningxia Teachers University. It is the only centre of its kind in the world, and its purpose is to improve the learning experience for all children in China."

From the report on action research in China.

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To see the list of University-Community Partnership Programs please click on the picture.

"Approximately 80% of all youth are unemployed in Kibera, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that over 20% of the population is HIV positive. CFK's three core projects — the Youth Sports Association, the Medical Clinic, and the Binti Pamoja Center — help address the many needs in Kibera."

To learn about community projects in Kibera please click on the picture.