Respect for diversity: An international overview
In the latest in the foundation's Working Papers series, Professor Glenda M MacNaughton of the University of Melbourne looks at ways of thinking about young children’s respect for diversity — cultural and racial, developmental, gender diversity and socio-economic — and maps out five schools of thought. Order your free copy or download the pdf (1.15mb).
6 December 2006
World AIDS Day
December 1 is World AIDS Day. Have you downloaded the foundation's 2006 publications on young children affected by the pandemic's devastating effects on families and communities?
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30 November 2006
Introducing our three programme managers
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is pleased to introduce our three programme managers for the three new issue areas around which our grantmaking is now based: Strengthening the Care Environment, Successful Transitions: The Continuum from Home to School, and Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity. Read more
21 November 2006
UN universal children's day
November 20th is the United Nations' Universal Childrens Day. If you've not already done so, why not take this opportunity to order or download our free 208-page guide to implementing child rights in early childhood, published earlier this year in collaboration with UNICEF and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
19 November 2006
ECM on transitions in the early years
The latest edition of the foundation's biannual journal, Early Childhood Matters, is available to order in printed form or to download (pdf, 1.6mb). Timed to coincide with the EFA Global Monitoring Report on early childhood, this 58-page edition is entitled Transitions in the early years: A learning opportunity. Read more
8 November 2006
Update, 23 November: Spanish language version now available.
Education for All report on early childhood
UNESCO's Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007 is published on October 26 on the theme of early childhood. The Bernard van Leer Foundation was delighted to have had the opportunity to provide input into this latest GMR. We believe the report will make 2007 the year of early childhood in EFA, and consider that it sheds important light on our activities to raise early childhood issues on the international agenda. Read more
26 October 2006
Young children, HIV/AIDS and gender
Attitudes towards gender that are inculcated in early childhood can play a significant role in creating adult behaviours that lead to the spread of HIV/AIDS. This new working paper, Young children, HIV/AIDS and gender: A summary review (available to order or download - pdf, 1.2mb), explores how to use the early years to lay the foundations for HIV/AIDS prevention.
2 October 2006
Annual report now available
The Bernard van Leer Foundation's latest annual report is now available to order or download (pdf, 1.5mb). It contains overviews of the foundation's grantmaking and financial report for 2005, together with a theme essay on "respect for diversity". Text versions of the report's main articles are also available.
5 September 2006
Violence against young children: A painful issue
The latest edition of Early Childhood Matters - Violence against young children: A painful issue - is now available to order or download (pdf). This 52-page edition of our biannual journal features interviews and articles covering such issues as corporal punishment, child abuse and violence in schools. Like all the foundation's publications, it is available free of charge.
18 August 2006
Update, 29 August: Spanish language version now available.
Read the latest news from Toronto
With support from the foundation, the Panos Institute is including the latest news on issues affecting young children in its daily Panoscope newsletters from the Toronto AIDS conference.
15 August 2006
Call to action for HIV-affected children
On August 14, the XVI International AIDS Conference gets underway in Toronto. Join us in issuing a call to action to decision-makers which summarises how governments and civil society should respond to the need to protect the rights of affected young children. Read more
13 August 2006
Young children from indigenous communities
August 9 is the UN's International Day of the World's Indigenous People. The Bernard van Leer Foundation has been working for many years with local partner organisations in Latin America, Africa and Asia on the unique challenges faced by young indigenous children - notably in accessing and adapting to a school environment, without losing their cultural identity. Read more
7 August 2006
Browse our projects by issue area
As the foundation continues with reorganising our grantmaking by programmatical themes, rather than geographical location, you can now browse our current projects by their issue area: Strengthening the care environment; Successful transitions: the continuum from home to school; and Social inclusion and respect for diversity. You can also still browse projects by their geographical location.
25 July 2006
Young children and HIV/AIDS: New downloads
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is proud to make available three new publications on the subject of young children affected by HIV/AIDS, timed to coincide with the build-up to the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto in August 2006. Read more
12 July 2006
Celebrating the Day of the African Child
June 16th is the United Nations Day of the African Child. The Bernard van Leer Foundation is proud to support over 50 partner organisations who strive to improve opportunities for disadvantaged young children in countries across Africa.
16 June 2006
BvLF's Resource Centre is open to the public
The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Resource Centre, located at our offices in The Hague, is a rich resource of materials related to early childhood development. It is open to the public, by appointment only, for research and study purposes. Read more
15 May 2006
AIDS and children coalition launches website
The Coalition on Children Affected by AIDS (CCABA) has launched its website, www.ccaba.org. With funding from BvLF and other organisations, CCABA is working to put children high on the agenda of the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto in August 2006.
9 May 2006
Implementing child rights in early childhood
In collaboration with UNICEF and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, BvLF is proud to present A Guide to General Comment 7: Implementing Child Rights in Early Childhood, a comprehensive and practical guide to the issues involved in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when it comes to young children. Read more
26 April 2006
Children without parental care
A new issue of the Bernard van Leer Foundation's journal, Early Childhood Matters, is now available. Guest-edited by Nigel Cantwell, this edition of ECM looks at the issue of children without parental care, with articles from Canada, Cambodia, Thailand, Guatemala, Tunisia and South Africa.
3 March 2006
Working Paper: Globalisation and privatisation
Our latest working paper is now available to order or download. In Globalisation and privatisation: The impact on childcare policy and practice, Michel Vandenbroeck of Ghent University looks at how our views about children, parents and public services have changed as a result of globalisation and privatisation in the last two decades, both globally and with particular reference to the example of Belgium.
18 January 2006
Programme Manager vacancies: applications invited
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is pleased to invite applications for the following two positions: Programme Manager, "Strengthening the Care Environment"; and Programme Manager, "Social Inclusion/ Respect for Diversity". The application deadline is 17 February 2006. For further information, including details about how to apply, click here.
12 January 2006
BvLF announces new issue areas, eligible countries
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is changing the way it approaches grantmaking in early childhood. For the coming years, the foundation will focus on three issue areas: strengthening the care environment, successful transitions and social inclusion/respect for diversity. Read more
2 January 2006
