Brazil

Toolkit
Urban95 Starter Kit
This toolkit is an excellent starting point for city leaders and urban professionals to understand the value of investing in babies, toddlers…
News
Urban Playground – a new book by Tim Gill
Last week we hosted a virtual book launch for Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities. The author, Tim…
Team
Thaís Sanches Cardoso
Case
Happy Child Programme is well perceived in Brazil, despite COVID-19 pandemic
Despite the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Happy Child Programme (Criança Feliz) is positively perceived by Brazilian caregivers, who continue…
Early Childhood Matters
Early Childhood Matters 2020
This edition gathers global leaders and experts calling for prioritisation of young children, families and frontline workers amid COVID-19.
Announcement
Urban95 pocket park inaugurated in Recife
The city of Recife inaugurated the Arari Ferreira pocket park on October 12 – National Children’s Day in Brazil. As shown in…
Report
Cities for Play and Sitting: A Shift in Perspective to Public Space
This report presents a step-by-step process of intervention in the public space in the cities of Griesheim and Brühl.
News
Working paper and videos explore the impacts of Covid-19 on children in Brazil
The impacts of Covid-19 on child development are explored in five videos and a Working Paper (in Portuguese) produced by Núcleo Ciência…
Announcement
Urban95 network launches in Brazil with 11 new cities
In partnership with the Instituto Cidades Sustentáveis (Sustainable Cities Institute), the Bernard van Leer Foundation today launched a new Urban95 network in…
Story
Young Explorers (the making of): How video can encourage empathy for toddlers
A deeper look at the Young Explorers short film project reveals some larger questions about how we view early childhood, and the…
Corporate Publications
Annual Report 2019
This report illustrates our impact in 2019, capturing what we achieved and what we learnt.
Management case studies
Criança Feliz: Brazil’s Ambitious Early Childhood Programme
This case study dives into Criança Feliz: one of the largest home visiting programmes in the world.