Partner organisations and funded projects
Working with local partner organisations, we fund approximately 200 projects around the world. Follow these links for details of projects in our three programme areas:
- Strengthening the care environment;
- Successful transitions: the continuum from home to school;
- Social inclusion and respect for diversity;
You can also browse all our projects by their geographical location.
| NEWS FROM THE FIELD |
Ultra-Orthodox children visit new kindergarten
A visit of children from Israeli Ultra-Orthodox communities to the eponymous kindergarten centre of the project A Kindergarten Centre for Charedi Children, implemented by the foundation's partner Mercaz Beth Jacob, was the subject of a detailed description in the Hamodia newspaper of 20 March; read our translation (pdf) into English, and view images of the newly-opened centre (1 - 2 - 3).
16 May 2008
President Bush visits foundation project in Israel
On a visit to Israel, President Bush will meet youths at foundation partner organisation the Bible Lands Museum. First Lady Laura Bush earlier visited an Arab-Jewish school run by another foundation partner, Hand in Hand. More reportage (in Dutch, pdf); read more.
15 May 2008
Polish preschools project wins recognition
The Comenius Foundation's project Where There Are No Preschools: Promoting Pre-school Education in Rural Areas has won first prize in the Pro Publico Bono Competition, which supports the development of civil society in Poland, for the Best Civil Initiative in Education. Read more about the award here and more about the project here.
22 April 2008
New blog on children's issues in Chiapas
Melel Xojobal, a longstanding partner of the foundation which works to improve the opportunities of young children from indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico, has started a new blog (in Spanish).
18 April 2008
Ezer Mizion wins Israel Prize
Congratulations to foundation partner Ezer Mizion, which along with several other organisations has won the prestigious Israel Prize. The judges commended Ezer Mizion for being "a model and exemplar of dedication, the volunteering spirit, and compassion". For further details see the announcement on Ezer Mizion's website.
9 April 2008
Libération covers Eurochips event
French newspaper Libération covers the event held by foundation partner Eurochips featuring the art of children whose parents are imprisoned.
8 April 2008
Caribbean Child Support Initiative's new website
Check out the new website of the Caribbean Child Support Initiative (CCSI). As the CCSI's announcement (pdf) outlines, this new site provides insight into the CCSI work programme and the outputs and outcomes of their partnerships across the region.
2 April 2008
Progress in education for Tanzanian pastoralists
Monduri Pastoralist Development Initiatives implements the Strengthening ECE of Young Pastoralist Children project for the foundation in Tanzania. This presentation (pdf) to a recent regional conference gives a summary of progress.
2 April 2008
Final report on Bedouin playgrounds project
Previously featured on this page, the community educational activity center program implemented by Israel-based partner NISPED is here described in a report (pdf) which looks at how community playgrounds for Bedouin children were established over the last two years and at the prospects for sustainability.
31 March 2008
Conference: Quality employment in care work with young children
Organised by foundation partners VBJK and Kind en Gezin, within the context of a project called ecce ama! Improving Childcare, this conference (pdf) will be held in Brussels on April 21-22 and will discuss opportunities for creating quality employment in childcare and strengthening social cohesion.
11 March 2008
EUROCHIPS conference and exhibition
In Paris from March 20th to April 8th, kicking off with a conference and cocktails, an exhibition of children's drawings on the theme of "prisons and families" organised by foundation partner EUROCHIPS. Further details (pdf)
11 March 2008
Hand-in-Hand plans first Arab Jewish high school
Read the latest news from Hand-in-Hand director Amin Khalaf about the foundation partner's progress in popularising Arab-Jewish education in Israel, including plans for the world’s first bilingual Arab-Jewish high school.
6 March 2008
February newsletter from DECET
Read the latest from DECET (Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Training) in their February newsletter (pdf).
19 February 2008
Children of imprisoned parents in the news
The issue championed by foundation partner EUROCHIPS received news coverage recently when Scotland's commissioner for children and young people released a report describing children of imprisoned parents as "invisible victims of crime" whose rights and needs are ignored when sentencing decisions are made.
18 February 2008
Progress in integrated Arab-Jew education
Click here for the latest from Israel-based foundation partner Hand in Hand, including news of a multimillion dollar new campus and the education minister's support for expanding bilingual education.
22 January 2008
Update on Venezia Institute's story of George
Following on from this story from the Venezia Institute, this photo shows George - who featured in educational materials about forging links between cultures - speaking to a Hebrew-dominated kindergarten class recently joined by an Arab-speaking child. Nilly Venezia comments: "It was amazing to see how children really were interested in the contents of the story they heard more than a month ago and when George arrived, they started asking him questions about his life."
18 January 2008
January news from EUROCHIPS
The latest newsletter from EUROCHIPS, the European Network for Children of Imprisoned Parents, is now online.
11 January 2008
