Blog

Read the selected insights, thoughts and experiences of our staff and partners.

Improving the lives of young children - visiting urban slums and remote rural pockets in India.

Published October 18, 2012

I was thrilled when I heard that I would be going to Odisha, India. This would be my first exposure to the field and a great opportunity to visit Dharitri,… Read more

An interview with Ramon Schreuder about his multitouch installation "Social Soundmachine"

Published October 13, 2012

I had a chance to talk with Ramon about his Social Soundmachine which was featured at the Cinekid and at the BvLF new media music event this year. I was… Read more

Designing for Impact Take II

Published October 5, 2012

I sometimes feel you can learn the most about the world by talking to cab drivers. At least they seem to be the ones on my travels that cut to… Read more

Advice to the winning parties of the Dutch election: focus on children

Published September 18, 2012

In the Netherlands, we have just seen elections in which the centre-right Liberal party of Prime Minister Rutte narrowly beat the centre-left Labour party. This has come as somewhat of… Read more

Daycare and Dutch elections

Published September 10, 2012

It's election time in the Netherlands. On September 12th the Dutch will cast their votes with the euro crisis at the top of their minds. However daycare has also surfaced… Read more

Pedagogy of Tenderness - stories from Peru

Published September 10, 2012

I had heard Mike talk a lot about Infant and the children in Iquitos and wanted to visit them someday. I was thrilled when I was told that I would… Read more

"International Expert Consultation on Prevention of and Response to Violence against Young Children”

Published September 4, 2012

Last week, 67 experts from 20 countries met in Lima, Peru, to discuss how to accelerate progress against violence in the earliest years of a child’s life. Read more

Infographics – Map Living Conditions

Published September 4, 2012

This information map concerns children from minus nine months to age eight and focuses on the direct influences of children’s living conditions and doesn’t include second order effects. Additionally, the… Read more

Engaging Uganda’s Corporate Sector in the Business Of Young Children

Published August 2, 2012

‘A vital and productive society with a prosperous and sustainable future is built on a foundation of healthy child development’ (National Scientific Council on Developing Child and the National Forum… Read more

Summer and Success

Published July 30, 2012

Over 500 children celebrated the opening of our office on Lange Houtstraat in The Hague on 15 June in musical style. At the New Media Music experience, organised with Cinekid,… Read more