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The latest news about the Bernard van Leer Foundation, our partners and the issues we work on.
BvLF Executive Director moderates UN General Assembly event
The agenda for this week's UN General Assembly includes a side-meeting on Friday 22 September: Children’s right to participation and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Co-hosted by the Governments… Read more
Results of study on fatherhood launched in Turkey
More than nine in ten fathers in Turkey think that child care is primarily the mother’s responsibility, according to new research funded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation and carried… Read more
Urban95 Challenge: Winning ideas to improve cities for young children – and for everyone else
If you could see the city from an elevation of 95 centimetres – the average height of a healthy 3-year-old child – what would you do differently? Finding answers to… Read more
Israel's Knesset approves bill to create national early childhood council
Israel's Knesset last week approved a bill to create a new national council for early childhood. Housed in the Ministry of Education, the 20-strong council will also have members from… Read more
How to support the home visiting workforce at scale? A case study from Peru
Home visitors can have long-term impacts on a young child’s development – but it is challenging to deliver quality services at scale. To learn lessons, the Bernard van Leer Foundation… Read more
Job vacancy: Coalition coordinator (London-based)
A coalition of foundations is coming together to support young children and families affected by the crisis in Syria, and beyond. The coalition is looking for a coordinator who has… Read more
FT's Simon Kuper writes on child-friendly cities
Financial Times columnist Simon Kuper has written about ideas to make cities more child-friendly, after sitting in on a BvLF-convened brainstorming session in Amsterdam. Read his column here. Read more
Join the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative Webinar
ISSA and R4D, in partnership with ICDI, are glad to announce a new webinar in the framework of the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative: Early childhood practitioners as advocates and activists. Read more
Job vacancy: BvLF is recruiting a new India Representative (closed)
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is recruiting a new Representative for India, to be the main point of contact for all partners in the country. Using the Foundation’s expertise, network… Read more
Bernard van Leer Foundation's Annual Report 2016 now available
For a comprehensive overview of our activities in 2016, including deep-dives into selected aspects of our work, download our latest annual report. As in previous years, the Annual Report 2016… Read more