The Kibbutz, Israel’s long-established and unique social community, is changing. Stemming originally from the idea of an agriculture-based settlement, today’s...Urban kibbutzim plant seeds for improving city life
Canadian kids might not be doing as well as we think they are, according to the recent report, Raising Canada...Why Canada needs a ‘Children’s Charter’
Children who grow up near urban green spaces are likely to perform better academically, according to a new report.
Green space...Children in green urban spaces ‘perform better academically’
9th Child in the City World Conference was a success
The 9th Child in the City World Conference was a great success. Over the next coming weeks, we will be sharing articles, photos and videos documenting the lessons, reflections and next steps. Until then here is...Read more
‘Toxic school run’ threatens health of London children
Schoolchildren in London are exposed to more than 60 per cent of their daily air pollution intake during the school run and while at school, suggests new research. UNICEF UK has warned that dropping off and picking...Read more
‘Reclaim city streets for children’, keynote speaker Ankita Chachra tells CitC 2018
“We have the space – we just need to reclaim it.” The words of urban designer Ankita Chachra who used the opening keynote speech at Child in the City 2018 to shine a light on...Read more
School food partnership aims to help thousands of US children
An ambitious new national school food alliance aims to help children in some of the USA’s largest urban areas eat and live more healthily. FoodCorps and the Urban School Food Alliance are two influential non-profit organisations...Read more
Vienna welcomes 9th Child in the City World Conference
Hundreds of children’s rights experts from across the globe have this week been in Vienna for the 9th Child in the City World Conference This bi-annual event was held over three days, bringing together a...Read more
World leaders unite to provide quality education to young people
World leaders have united to address the basic right of children and young people to receive an education. ‘Generation Unlimited’ is a far-reaching initiative that aims to get every young person prepared for future employment by...Read more
The urban-rural divide: why is a child under 15 dying every five seconds?
A child under 15 dies every 15 seconds. That’s the stark message from a major new report which lays bare the disparities of the global urban-rural divide affecting children. The vast majority of the 6.3 million...Read more
Low-scoring schools in Florida make their days longer
Camille Watkins’ day as a fourth grade teacher got a little longer last year. The elementary school where she taught had been named one of Florida’s 300 lowest-performing schools. It meant the school was required...Read more
Urban95 partnership expands in Brazil
The Brazilian city of Boa Vista is the latest urban centre to embrace the Urban95 initiative, which asks planners and architects to experience cities through a child’s eyes. Created by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Urban95’s...Read more
UK ‘failing’ to save thousands of children from modern slavery
Child welfare groups say Britain is failing to protect thousands of children from being trafficked and enslaved, and the government lacks a clear strategy to stop girls being sexually abused and gangs using young people...Read more
Finding what really works in education
Using data and reason, rather than intuition, to decide where to invest the large sums spent globally on education would make a huge difference to the learning outcomes of many students. This is the opinion...Read more