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Urban95 in Lima wins first place in CAF contest
BvLF’s new Urban95 investment in Lima has won first place out of 238 entrants from 14 countries in the fifth edition of…
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Quartz publishes a series of articles on early childhood
“Economists have joined the neuroscientists, arguing—with data—that investing in early childhood is the most cost-effective way to affect long-term outcomes like education…
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Moving Minds Alliance launches today
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is proud to be a founding member of the the Moving Minds Alliance, which launches today. Moving Minds…
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Children play in Rabin Square as Urban95 gathers pace in Tel Aviv-Yafo
The day after it played host to a concert celebrating Israel’s victory at the Eurovision Song Contest, at which Netta Barzilai performed…
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Playing it Safe? BvLF publishes new white paper
The Bernard van Leer Foundation commissioned independent researcher Tim Gill to write Playing it Safe? A global white paper on risk, liability…
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Apolitical puts the spotlight on scaling social impact
We have been working with Apolitical, a platform for public servants, on a series of articles about scaling social impact (scaling up programmes…
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Watch and share clips from the documentary ‘The Beginning of Life’
Watch and share some short clips from the documentary The Beginning of Life, which shines a light on the importance of the…
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BvLF partners awarded $100m for work with refugee children and families
Congratulations to Sesame Workshop and the IRC, who have won a $100m grant from the MacArthur Foundation to scale up early childhood development for the youngest refugees in Syria,…
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Digitaf, a digital platform for parents of young children, launches in Tel Aviv
Booking an appointment with a well baby clinic, finding out about local facilities such as childcare and public events such as storytelling,…
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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…
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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.…
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Urban95 partnership forged with municipality of Tel Aviv
Young children will become a cross-cutting strategic priority for the city of Tel Aviv, following the finalisation of a partnership between the…