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The latest news about the Bernard van Leer Foundation, our partners and the issues we work on.
Report: National conference on mother tongue based multilingual early childhood education in India
Last month 150 participants gathered in Gopalpur, Odisha, to discuss strategies for scaling up mother tongue based early childhood education to improve Indian tribal children's chances of succeeding in school. Read more
Launch of new project supporting parents in Turkey
Ahmet Misbah Demircan, the Mayor of Beyoğlu - a municipality in greater Istanbul - painted wooden toys with his daughter, Erbe, last month at a father-child playgroup event to launch… Read more
New law in Brazil: big step in supporting parents and young children
Brazil's Senate has unanimously passed a new law quadrupling paid leave for new fathers, from five to 20 days, and mandating six months paid leave for new mothers. The law… Read more
Book release: Personal stories show that child abuse affects everything (in Dutch)
Kinderen die zijn mishandeld of misbruikt, zijn levenslang getekend. Om inzicht te geven in de wereld van 119.000 kinderen die jaarlijks worden mishandeld, delen zeven jongeren hun jeugdervaringen en de… Read more
Rien van Gendt interviewed in Alliance Magazine
In the latest edition of Alliance Magazine (subscription required), BvLF’s former Board of Trustees member Rien van Gendt is interviewed to give an informed perspective on where philanthropy has been… Read more
Bhubaneswar wins the ‘Smart City Challenge’
Great news: Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, has won the ‘Smart City Challenge’, topping the list of 20 smart cities. This means that the aspirations the… Read more
Social and Economic Council asks for greater investment in early childhood (in Dutch)
De Bernard van Leer Foundation heeft met veel waardering kennisgenomen van het advies van de Sociaal Economische Raad: ‘Gelijk goed van start. Visie op het toekomstige stelsel van voorzieningen voor… Read more
Peru bans physical and humiliating punishment of children
Peru became the ninth country in Latin America to pass a law banning all forms of physical and humiliating punishment of children and adolescents. Read more
Launch of early childhood coalition in Israel
A new coalition has been launched in Israel to advocate for improving access to affordable, quality childcare for children aged under 3, and higher levels of investment in early childhood. Read more
Dutch campaign presents practical tips for parents of young children
Brain development is most rapid in the first four years of life - but three-fifths of Dutch adults are not aware of how important their children's early years are in… Read more