EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK recognises cities for child-friendly work
Organisers of the prestigious European Union-backed annual mobility awards have recognised the efforts by three cities to improve their mobility infrastructure – and in doing so making streets safer for children.Read more
Putting local communities at the center of public space making in informal settlements
The Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI) collaborates with local community groups to transform underutilized risk-prone spaces in Kibera into a resilient and productive network of public spaces. This network of public spaces – comprising toilets, multipurpose...Read more
How to implement ‘School Streets’ safely in our cities
A leading cycling advocacy body has published guidance outlining some of the key benefits of ‘School Streets’ and how they can best be implemented on a global scale.Read more
Youngsters in Child Friendly Cardiff meet media to talk stereoptyping
Young citizens of the Welsh capital, Cardiff, have met with local media organisations to debate and discuss how the portrayal of children and teenagers can affect their health and well-being.Read more
Designing cities: Meet the Kids Leadership Accelerator ‘changemakers’
The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) has unveiled some 60 participants recently recruited to spearhead its Streets for Kids Leadership Accelerator programme, launched earlier this year. Read more
Child in the City World Conference, 11th edition, November 2023, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Starting in 2002, the Child in the City Foundation organised the bi-annual conference with a high number of topics in different cities throughout Europe. Unfortunately, this sequence was interrupted by the COVID pandemic in 2020....Read more
‘Inspired’ – what you said about Child in the City Dublin 2022
If Making Connections was indeed the theme and aim of our Child in the City World Conference, then Dublin delivered on every level possible. Read more
Child in the City World Conference Dublin: Meet…Ilse van der Put
With our Child in the City World Conference in Dublin finishing today, we bring you another of our special Q&A features with one of the speakers. Today it’s the turn of Ilse van der Put...Read more
Child in the City World Conference 2022 underway in Dublin
‘We are united together again’ – the welcoming words of Lia Karsten, from the Child in the City Foundation, as she opened our 2022 World Conference.Read more
Previewing Dublin 2022 – Michaela Freeman, This Must Be the Place
Our flagship bi-annual Child in the City World Conference is almost upon us. Tomorrow we begin welcoming speakers and visitors to Dublin for our 10th anniversary event, Making Connections. And there’s just time to introduce...Read more
Cars have taken over our neighbourhoods. Kid-friendly superblocks are a way for residents to reclaim their streets.
You might remember your time as a child playing outdoors with friends and walking to school. These activities had tremendous benefits for our health and development.Read more
Previewing Dublin 2022 – Artificial intelligence through the lens of children’s rights
Making Connections is the theme for the forthcoming Child in the City World Conference – and it’s a topic which resonates on many levels. One of these is the world of digital technology and how...Read more
CiTC World Conference – sign up now for Dublin 2022
With our 10th World Conference now just a fortnight away, Child in the City was delighted to see so many of you join us for our webinar previewing our Dublin event.Read more
Child in the City Dublin 2022 – who are our expert speakers?
In just a few weeks’ time we will be welcoming you to our flagship Child in the City World Conference 2022 – and it promises to be an outstanding event for sharing knowledge and expertise.Read more