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A unique opportunity for Penn State students and others. This program trains youth and young adults to create and carry out youth-driven and youth-owned social justice research projects of their choosing.

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Ukrainian Youth As Researchers in Poland

From Fall 2023 through Spring 2024, Ukrainian Youth Researchers took part in a YAR project in three European Sites. Ukrainian refugee youth in Warsaw, Poland, Hannover, Germany, and London, England examined a wide range of research topics that impact their everyday lives and presented their findings in a variety of contexts.

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    "Rather than becoming fatalistic or embittered, they [the Ukrainian youth researchers] have decided to become change agents."

    Jamison Malcolm

    Projects

    From Fall 2023 through Spring 2024, Ukrainian Youth Researchers took part in a YAR project in three European Sites. Ukrainian refugee youth in Warsaw, Poland, Hannover, Germany, and London, England examined a wide range of research topics that impact their everyday lives, like "Developing Empathy Between Refugees and Host Communities in London," "Ukrainian Integration in Lower Saxony, Germany," "Workforce Development Opportunities for Ukrainian Secondary Students in Warsaw," and "Government Corruption in Ukraine." They presented their findings at academic conferences, in front of local governments and city councils, and for community stakeholders.

    Projects

    From Fall 2023 through Spring 2024, Ukrainian Youth Researchers took part in a YAR project in three European Sites. Ukrainian refugee youth in Warsaw, Poland, Hannover, Germany, and London, England examined a wide range of research topics that impact their everyday lives, like "Developing Empathy Between Refugees and Host Communities in London," "Ukrainian Integration in Lower Saxony, Germany," "Workforce Development Opportunities for Ukrainian Secondary Students in Warsaw," and "Government Corruption in Ukraine." They presented their findings at academic conferences, in front of local governments and city councils, and for community stakeholders.

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