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The latest news about the Bernard van Leer Foundation, our partners and the issues we work on.
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, getting discounts from local shops and service providers,… Read more
New playground for kids with special needs in Bhubaneswar
Indian media are reporting on plans for a new playground in Bhubaneswar, with play equipment specifically designed for children who have special needs. An initiative of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited… Read more
White paper: How dashboards can help cities improve early childhood development
A new white paper by the Open Data Institute and Oxford Insights, How dashboards can help cities improve early childhood development, explores how developing data dashboards can help city leaders… Read more
BvLF partner in India launches "child journalists" blog
Follow a new blog written by child journalists from slum areas of Hyderabad, India. The blog was launched with the help of BvLF partner Divya Disha, which – among other… Read more
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