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.

ProChild’s activity is organized into two strategic areas: a) Social Intervention area and b) Technological Development area. The Social Intervention area includes six strategic axes, each one with specific projects, implemented in specific territories:

• Health and wellbeing
• Development and education
• Social participation
• Protection
• Digital technology
• Nanotechnology

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.