News
The latest news about the Bernard van Leer Foundation, our partners and the issues we work on.
Case study on Roma inclusion published in Italian
Now available to download: Rom: empowerment e sostegno per l’inclusione (an Italian translation of Roma empowerment and support for inclusion). It is a case study on work supported by the Bernard… Read more
Israel conference stresses need for parent support
BvLF’s Israel representative, Daniella Ben-Attar, spoke last week at the Taub Center’s Herbert M Singer Annual Policy Conference of 2017 on educational inequality. The Taub Centre is a leading policy… Read more
New campaign encourages Rio de Janiero community to listen to young children
BvLF partner CIESPI has launched a new campaign with partners in Rocinha, a favela neighbourhood of Rio de Janiero. With posters, flyers and a jingle on local community radio, the… Read more
Attend the Early Childhood Observatory launch in São Paulo
Next week BvLF partner Rede Nossa São Paulo will launch the Observatório da Primeira Infância (OPI, Early Childhood Observatory) and Mapa da Desigualdade da Primeira Infância (Early Childhood Inequality Map),… Read more
Conference in Istanbul on women, work and childcare
BvLF’s Country Representative for Turkey, Yiğit Aksakoğlu, spoke on Monday at a conference in Istanbul organised by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation and Germany’s Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung entitled “Women, Work… Read more
Conference on educational inequality in Israel
Daniella Ben-Attar, the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Israel Representative, will participate in a conference organised by the Taub Center next Monday entitled Educational Inequality in Israel: From Cradle to University. Read more
Le Directrice de Programme de BvLF intervient au SUN Global Gathering
La Directrice de Programme de la Fondation Bernard van Leer, Cecilia Vaca Jones (à droite du Directeur Exécutif de l'UNICEF, Anthony Lake) est intervenue la semaine dernières lors du Scaling… Read more
Urban95 walking tour comes to London
The Urban95 initiative continues to get the message out around the world about making cities healthy and vibrant places where babies, toddlers and their families can thrive. Earlier this week,… Read more
Job vacancy: BvLF is recruiting a new Programme Support Officer for Israel (closed)
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is recruiting a new Programme Support Officer for Israel, to provide administrative support to the Israel Country Representative, perform research and writing tasks on her… Read more
Children’s book launched to mark Istanbul Biennial
Last week the Foundation launched a children’s book to mark the Istanbul Biennial, a contemporary art exhibition held every two years in Istanbul. We published The Song of the Neighbourhood… Read more