News
The latest news about the Bernard van Leer Foundation, our partners and the issues we work on.
Job vacancy: BvLF is recruiting a Lead, Learning to scale (closed)
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is seeking a Lead, Learning to scale who will work closely with the Knowledge for Policy Director and the Management Team to contribute strategic thinking and… Read more
Job vacancy: BvLF is recruiting an Events and Administration Officer (closed)
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is seeking an Events and Administration Officer with strong organising and planning skills. In this role, you execute planning, logistics and implementation of events and… Read more
Job vacancy: BvLF is recruiting a new Programme Administrator (closed)
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is recruiting a Programme Administrator who is well organised and has a strong ability to manage stress. In this role, you provide administrative support to the… Read more
Official launch Istanbul95
The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Urban95 programme has launched in Istanbul, working initially with the municipalities of Beyoğlu, Maltepe, Sarıyer and Sultanbeyli on initiatives including home visiting and improving the… Read more
Participants reflect on Urban95 London walking tour
In November last year, we took around 40 designers, engineers and other professions on an all-day walking tour of urban public space for play in East London. In this short… Read more
Private sector backs quality education in Côte d’Ivoire
Over the next four years, up to 80,000 children in an estimated 150 cocoa-growing communities in the Côte d’Ivoire will get a better quality education thanks to a USD 8.5… Read more
Financial Times special report on early childhood development
The Financial Times today published the first part of a special report on early childhood development, with reporting funded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, to coincide with the World… Read more
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, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. An incredible achievement by both… Read more
Explore data showing early childhood inequality in São Paulo
A child in the Pari district of São Paulo is almost 17 times more likely to die before their fifth birthday than one raised in the district of Pinheiros, a… Read more
Mayor of Beyoğlu speaks on successful parenting project
The closing event of the 'Informed Families, Healthy Generations' project was widely covered in the Turkish media this week. The Mayor of Beyoğlu Municipality, Ahmet Misbah Demircan – who helped… Read more