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Read the selected insights, thoughts and experiences of our staff and partners.
A social business that empowers Bedouin women, delivers delicious hot meals to Bedouin children and makes money
The Israeli government has asked BvLF partner AJEEC-NISPED to roll out its Al-Sanabel school catering business nationwide in 2015. It continues the remarkable success story of a social enterprise that… Read more
Using evidence, storytelling and campaigning to improve living conditions for Roma children
Fighting discrimination is a long journey marked by many small steps. An example: in April 2014, Rome’s Mayor Ignazio Marino banned the use of “nomad” – a word that was… Read more
Putting the ‘Personal’ back into Parenting
When I started working at the Foundation a year ago, my first task was to assist in the preparation of the publication Early Childhood Matters. The topic chosen for the… Read more
Time for Child Care: The Need to Improve Access to Quality Care is Long Overdue
Twenty years ago the historic UN Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995 brought together delegates from 189 nations around a platform of action that called for… Read more
Mam, ik sta op het weblog! – 21e eeuwse vaardigheden op de basisschool
Gisteren zat ik in de trein te sms-en met mijn smartfoon. De conducteur kwam langs en zei: ‘Ik typ precies zoals als u, met één vinger’. ‘Ja’, antwoordde ik, ‘ik… Read more
Mom, I’m on the blog! – 21st century skills at primary school
Yesterday, as I was sending a text on the train, the conductor said ‘I type the exact same way as you, with one finger.’ I replied: ‘I’m always jealous of… Read more
Inaugural conference of the Institute for Human Development, Nairobi
Earlier this month I visited Nairobi to attend the launch of the Institute for Human Development, a new centre of excellence that will build capacity and drive innovation in research… Read more
Calling for a two generation approach to child development
Over the years there has been a long standing recognition that child development is influenced by conditions facing families and in turn families are influenced by the community around them. Read more
Learnings from the “Small Children, Big Cities” conference
Rapidly urbanizing India is undergoing changes on many fronts. India has a new government. There are technological changes, policy shifts and changes in the way people think. The democratic structure… Read more
Incredible India!
In my role as editor of Early Childhood Matters, I was privileged to launch the latest edition, on “Small children, big cities”, at a conference in Delhi with the same… Read more