Articles & Interviews

Dybuster, PEAS and Ubongo receive the prestigious 2020 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes. The three Prizes are endowed with 1.5 million Swiss franc.

The Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes recognize the outstanding commitment and contribution of organizations advancing child and youth development around the world. This year we are honored to present not one but three Prizes.

Dybuster was born out of a project you completed for your Master’s degree in Computer Science at the ETH Zürich. How does a computer scientist become interested in learning difficulties in children? I was searching for a project to do for my Master’s Degree in 2005 and I approached Markus Gross, who was my Professor […]

You have lived all over the world and you now are in Tanzania. Where did the idea for Ubongo come from and how did you get started? When I studied at University in Dar es Salaam, I became really interested in education. It became clear to me that even the brightest students in the country […]

CEO Laura Brown talked to us about PEAS, secondary education in Africa and adapting to COVID lockdowns. PEAS is a success story within a larger story of marginalized communities. How do you balance the feeling of success against the backdrop of continuing adversity?  When PEAS was founded 12 years ago, 1 in 3 children went […]

Supporting talented and innovative researchers is a fundamental component of the Jacobs Foundation’s strategy. One important support program is the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program. We are delighted to welcome this year, 13 new Jacobs Foundation Research Fellows into our network. The Fellows are drawn from diverse regions across the globe including Japan, Australia, the […]

To galvanize the public to express their support and need for paid parental leave legislation, telling the stories of parents in the first six months of raising their child is fundamental.

Healthy brain development in young children needs quality sleep, bonding, language development in combination with less stress and anxiety. Sacha Kyle, LSX Fellow, has creatively combined these elements into two projects.

Experts are sure that kids who get regular, good quality sleep are healthier, physically and mentally, and have better learning, memory and behaviour. But did you know that some children are genetically predisposed to how well they sleep?