News
The latest news about the Bernard van Leer Foundation, our partners and the issues we work on.
Highlights from our first ever Urban95 Festival
Earlier this month, over eighty elected city leaders, planners, designers, thinkers and public servants from around the world gathered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, to celebrate and learn about the work… Read more
Colombian media report on Urban95 initiative in Bogotá
Colombian news outlet El Tiempo has published a feature (in Spanish) reporting on the Urban95 intervention in La Acacia, in the Ciudad Bolívar region of Bogotá. It explains how members… Read more
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts hosts conversations on early childhood, culture and arts
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) last month organised a two-day series of conversations on early childhood development, culture and arts, bringing together cultural professionals from Turkey, Albania,… Read more
Poverty up to age 2 worsens school outcomes, finds new Israeli study
Children who lived in poverty up to age 2 go on to do less well in school, according to new research conducted by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies… Read more
Urban95 presented at urbanization summit in Kartepe
The Foundation and Urban95 partners in Istanbul presented their Istanbul95 work as a case study at the third annual Kartepe Summit, held by Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality in the town of… Read more
New momentum for young children in Istanbul municipal government
The newly elected Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has launched an initiative to build day care centres in 11 districts. The Mayor acknowledged the support of the Foundation and our… Read more
Video from India’s Ministry of Health on the first 1000 days
With the Foundation’s support, India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare rolled out a video on the importance of the first 1000 days of a child’s life for healthy brain… Read more
Case studies on scaling early years initiatives
The first three in a series of 15 case studies on scaling early years initiatives have now been published. Conducted by researchers at Princeton’s Innovations for Successful Societies, RAND Europe… Read more
Creating a safe walking route in hilly Lima
Families living in the hilly neighbourhood of Alto Perú, in Chorillos, Lima, can now walk to their local childcare centre after an Urban95 intervention. Caregivers preferred to take their toddlers… Read more
Parking lot with trash bins in Istanbul turned into a low-cost public square and play space
Maltepe Municipality in Istanbul has piloted an intervention to transform a busy intersection, Zümrütevler Square, into a more attractive place for children and caregivers to spend time. Roads were painted… Read more