The ProChild Against Poverty and Social Exclusion Association is a collaborative laboratory (CoLAB) established in December 2018 focusing on effort gathering between universities and various public and private social partners to develop a national strategy against child poverty and social exclusion, framed by a transdisciplinary and innovative scientific approach.

Currently, ProChild brings together 16 academic partners and public and private entities, including Fundação Vasco Vieira de Almeida, in association to develop innovative solutions to current large-scale complex multidisciplinary problems, with a significant social and economic impact, supported by a solid governance model.