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Urban95 honoured in Fast Company 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards
The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s global Urban95 initiative has been named as a finalist in Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards.…
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Six new case studies on how countries support early childhood workers
We funded the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative to develop six country briefs which highlight efforts to support the workforce across different geographies…
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BvLF partners with Arup on Urban95 guide and VR experience
On Monday 11 February, Arup and the Bernard van Leer Foundation formally launched a partnership on two new initiatives related to our…
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New campaign helps Israeli parents and children create “Magic Moments”
Together with Hop! Media Group in Israel, the Bernard van Leer Foundation is proud to launch “Magic Moments”, a national campaign offering…
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Apolitical launches newsfeed on early childhood policy
Apolitical has launched its ‘early childhood global policy topic’, a newsfeed dedicated to early childhood policy on their global peer-to-peer platform, with…
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Locals start work on a children’s park in Lima
Two days of “public space production” have taken place in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista as part of the Urban95 programme in…
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Analysing Copenhagen public space at the ‘Cities for Young Children’ Study Tour
The Cities for Young Children Study Tour, led by Gehl Architects and Gehl Institute for The Bernard van Leer Foundation, gathered teams…
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New basket of parenting services being piloted in six community centres in Tel Aviv
For the first time, the municipality of Tel Aviv is offering a basket of services to support pregnant mothers and parents of…
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Israel’s lawmakers take responsibility for supervising childcare providers
History was made yesterday when the BvLF-supported Coalition for Education from Birth succeeded in pressuring lawmakers in Israel’s Knesset to pass a…
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Apolitical launches newsfeed on Smart Cities and Urban Planning
Apolitical has launched a newsfeed on Smart Cities and Urban Planning with BvLF’s support. It features case studies, analyses and opinion pieces…
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‘Promising Start’ action programme invests in the first 1000 days in The Netherlands
Every child deserves the best possible start of his or her life and an optimal chance of a good future. The first…
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Urban95 partnership launches in Boa Vista, Brazil
Teresa Surita, the mayor of Boa Vista, has publicly launched our Urban95 partnership in the city. You can read more about the…