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Initiatives related to SSHE

Bernard van Leer Foundation
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is a private foundation created in 1949 that is based in the Netherlands and operates internationally. The Foundation seeks to enhance opportunities for children aged 0-7, growing up in circumstances of social and economic disadvantage, with the objective of developing their innate potential to the greatest extent possible. Information can be found on the projects that the Foundation has supported over the years, its grants programme and funding policy.

Early Childhood Matters (ECM)
ECM is published by the Bernard van Leer Foundation in English and Spanish, every four months. The periodical about early childhood development is addressed primarily to practitioners in the field. Beside disseminating practice as experienced in the projects supported by the Foundation it also features outside experiences. Each issue of Early Childhood Matters centres on a theme that is currently relevant in the field of early childhood. Early Childhood Matters is also available in print.

Environmental Health Project (EHP)
The EHP site includes general information on the organisation's activities, its key message, and information services. It provides access to EHP news and other newsletters, publications, and a meeting alert, and has links to related websites.

FRESH Intersectoral Action
FRESH (Focusing Resources on Effective School Health), an initiative of WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO and the World Bank aims to create an environment in schools and in basic education programmes in which children are both able and enabled to learn. The FRESH website, under construction, describes the four components of the core framework for action: health related school policies; provision of safe water and sanitation; skills based health education; and school based health and nutrition services. It explains the three supporting activities: effective partnerships between teachers and health workers and between the education and health sectors; effective community partnerships; and pupil awareness and participation. Links are provided to FRESH related sites.

IRC Hygiene

Hygiene promotion is a major theme at IRC. Therefore, on this webpage, you will read about the role of each actor to pay their contribution for a better, more hygienic environment. Furthermore, you will find an overview of training sessions IRC are dispensing in the months to come. Publications on the subject are available from the Sanitation pages of the same site.