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30 January 2024
Virtual

Early Childhood Matters 2023 – Online Launch Event

We need to reimagine support for caregivers. Early Childhood Matters 2023 highlights inspiring stories from around the world where caring for caregivers helps children and communities thrive. Watch the recorded launch and meet the voices behind these stories.

We need to reimagine support for caregivers. This message is at the heart of Early Childhood Matters 2023 where stories that centre the wellbeing of parents and caregivers — from Kenya to Brazil, from India to Ethiopia, and from New Zealand to the Netherlands — show what is possible when they are supported as humans first.

Read the full journal online

Here you can watch the recorded launch of the 2023 issue and hear directly from the authors whose stories on caring for caregivers, are also stories in which children and entire communities flourish.

Opening remarks: Michael Feigelson, CEO, Van Leer Foundation

Featured participants

Photo of contributor Annie Swanepoel
Photo of contributor Harriet Shugarman
Leading voice in the parent climate movement - economist, professor, founder of ClimateMama, movement builder & award-winning author
USA
Photo of contributor Lucy Jones
Award-winning journalist
Arts & Media
UK
Photo of contributor Sabrina Habib
Co-Founder and Chief Exploration Officer, Kidogo
Civil society & Philanthropy
Kenya
Photo of contributor Tanmoy Goswami
Creator, Sanity
Media

Other upcoming events

Meet with the Early Childhood Matters community through our virtual conversation circles and intimate in-person gatherings.

Early Childhood Matters 2026 Launch Series

Join in February for big ideas and practical takeaways that help people in their transition to parenthood. This event series will capture the urgent themes from our 2026 journal with diverse and intriguing perspectives on parent and child wellbeing.

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12, 19 & 26 February 2026
2pm CET
Virtual
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Early Childhood Matters
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