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Looking at DTLA through children’s and caregivers’ eyes: an Urban95 opportunity
On its surface, our meeting location of DTLA seemed like an odd choice: a Southern California neighbourhood known more for its office…
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Covering the Syrian Refugee Crisis – highlights from the Dart journalism training workshop in Amman
UNHCR tells us that more than 5.6 million people have fled Syria since the onset of the civil war in 2011, seeking…
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Reflections on the Urban95 Expert Assembly
Last autumn the Bernard van Leer Foundation gathered a group of experts in the fields of early childhood development, mobility, transportation safety,…
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The Effects of Transportation on Early Childhood Development
If you were in Los Angeles one morning last September, you might have noticed small groups of adults making their way downtown…
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The Need to Double Down
Read Michael Feigelson and Elvira Thissen’s contribution to ‘Finding, Funding, and Scaling’ winter supplement of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, writing about The…
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Walking the city at 95cm high
During the week of October 15th, the city of Bogotá was host to the urban walkability event Walk21. It included a series…
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How to bridge the gap between pilot and policy? – highlights from the Istanbul95 ‘Urban Playspaces Conference’
On 21-22 September 2018, artists, politicians, architects, and academics got together to discuss how to make space for children to play in…
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What Johannesburg could look like for parents and children
We live in Orange Grove in Johannesburg, where the sound of charismatic Ethiopian churches on Louis Botha Avenue mixes with the incessant…
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The role of journalists in highlighting early childhood solutions
In late June, when the press was talking about toxic stress and the long-lasting negative impacts of separating children from their parents…
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Mobility for Young Children – Urban95 at MOBILIZE Dar-es-Salaam
“We have to plan our cities for all, including the disabled, the old, children, but also babies and those who care for…
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Towards nurturing care so all children thrive: Introducing Early Childhood Matters 2018
With the publication of Early Childhood Matters this week, we celebrate the importance of nurturing care and call upon world leaders everywhere…
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Urban95 in Tel Aviv: a perspective from Latin America
Urban95 fits well in Tel Aviv. As stated in his welcoming speech by Mr. Menachem Lieba, Director General of the municipal government,…