Center for Child Well-being and Development

Our vision is a world where children grow up healthy, protected and educated, so they can reach their full potential, no matter who they are or where they live.

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

“It is urgent that we get every child back into the classroom now. But we cannot stop there; reopening better means implementing remedial programmes to help students get back on track.”

@RobertG_Jenkins on the importance of helping children catch up on lost learning.

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

Last days to apply for this PostDoc position to work in Malawi in our Child Development Study!

https://t.co/2YOwHnYWlH

[VMLY&R @VMLYR]

The team at @vmlyrbrasil worked with @CCWD_uzh and @UNICEF to create a new tradition of showing commitment to the community — in order to stop a harmful one. We’re proud to win a gold and bronze lion! See the work: https://t.co/KDl0AEmZEs @Cannes_Lions #CannesLions2021

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

Thank you for keeping your fingers crossed, we won 2 lions at Cannes! A gold and a bronze for "The Commitment", an amazing video made by @vmlyrbrasil, which tells the story of our "Harming to Singal" study. No more reveal, watch by yourself: https://t.co/vt6Ezu1faY
@Cannes_Lions

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

Keep your fingers crossed!

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

This is awesome! CCWD is in #Cannes2021 at the Lions International Festival of Creativity! Two of our research projects have been impressively showcased in videos by @vmlyrbrasil and are competing in the categories "Sustainable Lions" and "Experience & Brand Activation".

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

The consequence of school closures during the Covid pandemic can have lasting impacts for an entire generation, especially in developing countries.

Read more of @glichand 's research on this topic:

https://t.co/2P7R6nR21c

[Economics at Zurich @econ_uzh]

"Science with purpose". Meet Onicio Leal, energetic and effective postdoc at our department and @CCWD_uzh. https://t.co/Btcl8IPZSY

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

Today we gave an essential step towards child development in Malawi:

The kick-off of the new phase of our Child Development Study

The new phase will consist of collecting data every week from children between the ages of 3 to 6 in 30 villages in the districts of Dowa and Salima

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

CCWD's Child Development Study project mentioned in one more news article! Check it out:
https://t.co/q3LbzfE3Yh

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

"Reopening schools in São Paulo did not contribute to increased incidence and mortality from covid in Brazil according to this recently published study."

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

Learn more about this project on our website https://t.co/unvu64tHWF

#SportDay #CCWD #UnitedNations #Children #adolescents #development #Wellbeing

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

On International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, remember CCWD's project "Building resilience through sports and play in Ethiopia."This project aimed to improve the soft skills among adolescents and children and help them be more resilient towards different challenges.

[United Nations @UN]

Sport is a powerful tool to promote respect, tolerance & solidarity, contributing to the achievement of the #GlobalGoals.

More on Tuesday's International #SportDay: https://t.co/lA1ta09raS

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

CCWD's researcher Prof. Guilherme Lichand talks about using Artificial Intelligence to make access to basic opportunities less unequal for every child.

@UZH_en
#uzh #ccwd #children #economics #equalopportunities #AI

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

CCWD's Harmful Practices study featured by the Spotlight Initiative report “Ending violence against women and girls in Malawi”. High-quality research helping policy makers and multilateral organizations on concrete measures to improve child and youth well-being and development.

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

CCWD 5th Annual Conference postponed to 2021.
Stay tuned!

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

Due to the current spread of COVID-19, CCWD senior management reached the decision to postpone the event to September 2020.
As soon as the new date is set, we will inform you, hoping to welcome you at the University of Zurich later this year.

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

➡️REGISTER to CCWD 5th Annual Conference!
Experts from different fields will present new insights into opportunities and challenges of using technologies to generate data on child and youth development.
https://t.co/XQlRo7SR7J

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

➡️REGISTER to CCWD 5th Annual Conference!
Experts from different fields will present new insights into opportunities and challenges of using technologies to generate data on child and youth development.
https://t.co/XQlRo7SR7J

[Center for Child Well-being and Development @CCWD_uzh]

@UNICEFinnovate writes about @CCWD_uzh project in Malawi, where our team https://t.co/v6ufFw01En is testing out tech solutions to improve children's health and well-being, with the support of @MalawiUNICEF, @UNICEFSchweizFL, and @arm. Read more:
https://t.co/I7joyn3pZ8