Urban95
Announcement
Latin American city leaders discuss Urban95 for Harvard course
The Executive Leadership Course in Early Childhood Development will run for its seventh edition at Harvard University this year. Ten representatives from…
Story
How can we take care of our children in a city?
Child rearing is one of the most difficult but loving and fulfilling tasks in the world: feeding, cleaning, playing, stimulating, educating, carrying,…
Story
Oasis Game in Brazil sheds light on children’s vulnerable situation
“We want to take care of the toy library, we need adults to trust us, everywhere we go there is an adult…
Announcement
Growing up in the city: Putting children first creates cities for all
A child-friendly city is a city for everyone, young and old. This is because a place that works for children needs to…
News
Digitaf, a digital platform for parents of young children, launches in Tel Aviv
Booking an appointment with a well baby clinic, finding out about local facilities such as childcare and public events such as storytelling,…
Announcement
CityLab Paris 2017 – Placing young children on the stage of global urban innovation
The mayors of Bogotá, Austin, Quito and Tulsa were among high-profile city leaders who participated in BvLF’s Urban95 breakfast at CityLab Paris…
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The risk of not supporting risks
‘Children learn to love where they are, by playing in it’, said Adrian Voce in his opening presentation at the Child in…
Announcement
Watch, Listen, Ask, Imagine, Create
Under the theme of “reconquering public space”, Placemaking Latinoamérica was held from November 6th to 10th in Valparaíso, as part of the…
Story
Activating urban public space with the help of PLAYBOXes
I’m Dounia Belmazouar and I’m working on a PLAYBOX for toddlers at Cultureghem with the support of the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s…
Q & A
Managing Urban95 in Tel Aviv-Yafo: An interview with Bosmat Sfaadia-Wolf
Bosmat Sfaadia-Wolf manages the Urban95 programme in Tel Aviv-Yafo, and has been employed by Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality since May 2017. In this…
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Playgrounds: more than just grounds to play on?
Playgrounds. I learned so much about them over the last couple of days. To be honest, it turned out that I have…
Announcement
Let’s hear it from the children: How engaging young children, parents and caregivers in city building means creating better cities for all
Think about your city. What if the needs of young children and their caregivers were prioritised (not just considered) in city decision…