Articles & Interviews

In a conversation recorded at castle Marbach, Theresa Betancourt, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai and Felicity Brown explain why healthcare workers should deliver early childhood development services; what the challenges and opportunities could be and why this is an equity issue.

Over the past few years the Jacobs Foundation has sought solutions to the problem of youth unemployment and has set-up programs in Latin America and Africa for labor market youth inclusion. To share the experiences from these different programs the Jacobs Foundation has organized a two-day workshop on lessons learned.

From October 27 till October 28, the Jacobs Foundation hosted the first European Business Leader Forum with 50 selected business leaders from five European countries to discuss ways the private sector can support early childhood education and care for the benefit of the current and future workforce.

From October 27 till October 28, the Jacobs Foundation co-hosted the first European Business Leader Forum with 50 selected business leaders from five European countries to discuss ways the private sector can support early childhood education and care.

Youth unemployment is rising while enrollment in secondary education is decreasing. Possible solutions and lessons learned from labor market youth inclusion were the topic of a workshop in Côte d’ Ivoire.

What happens when the world’s four largest cocoa and chocolate companies and an international child and youth development foundation join forces? Nothing less than achieving measurable impact through community development and education in Côte d’Ivoire with an innovative partnership of pioneering character for the entire industry and beyond.

The Jacobs Foundation joins forces with the world’s four largest cocoa and chocolate companies Mondelēz International, Nestlé, Barry Callebaut and Mars to achieve impact through community development and education in Côte d’Ivoire.

Five science and health journalists from North America and the UK will embark on this year’s Jacobs Science Writer Fellowship and travel to Switzerland in December to learn more about the exciting field of child development.

The Jacobs Foundation announces the recipients of the 2016 Klaus J. Jacobs Awards endowed with 1.2 million Swiss francs.