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Baby Album – Our Story: From Pregnancy to Two Years: Baby’s First 1000 Days
The “Our Story” album helps families record the first moments of their child’s life, with themed pages to be filled in based…
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Encouraging Arab families in Jaffa to read with their toddlers
An evaluation of the Jaffa Reads initiative, supported by the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Urban95 programme in Tel Aviv-Yafo, shows that it…
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São Paulo families get new play spaces and safer roads
In two areas of São Paulo – Jardim Lapena and São Rafael – young children and caregivers are enjoying renovated public areas…
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London becomes the classroom for the Urban95 Academy residence week
In May 2022, 27 committed city officials from 10 cities arrived in London to take part in five intensive days of in-person…
News
How cities can create “Naturalised Parks” – a guide from Brazil
Creating more green play spaces is a win-win for cities, benefiting both children’s development and cities’ adaptation to climate change. The Alana…
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Brazil’s Urban95 Network gathers in the ‘Capital of Early Childhood’ Boa Vista
After almost two years of collective action and numerous virtual exchanges, representatives from 23 of the 24 cities that make up the…
Announcement
“Baby library” project opens in Recife
The Brazilian city of Recife has opened three new “Bebetecas” – baby libraries, containing books, toys and materials to stimulate the creativity…
News
New Dutch podcast highlights the importance of clean air for young children
To draw attention to the invisible pandemic of air pollution, we entered into discussions with a number of key figures. In collaboration…
Announcement
Pune launches Phase II of Urban95
Pune has officially launched the second phase of its Urban95 programme, in partnership with the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Egis India and…
News
Tel Aviv launches guide to play streets after successful pilot events
The municipality of Tel Aviv has launched a new guide to holding play street events (currently available in Hebrew only) in partnership…
Announcement
India announces winning cities in Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge
The 10 winning cities of the Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge in India were announced on Monday 17 January from a first cohort of…
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30 cities form the first cohort of the Urban95 Academy
100 city leaders have begun the first academic course of the Urban95 Academy, a leadership programme designed to make cities more child-friendly.