The global $143 million programs announced by the LEGO Foundation will help fund ambitious and effective ways to overcome barriers to children's development in the early years of their lives. The Director-General of the LEGO Foundation, Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, announces that this will be a response to the "global alarm for early childhood" – a situation where the pandemic caused the loss of access to many services and deprived children of necessary support, exacerbating previously known problems.

Any organization capable of exerting a positive influence on the youngest children around the world will be able to apply for a grant from the Build A World of Play Challenge program, initiated by the LEGO Foundation in the 90th year of the brand's existence. Grants will support early learning and comprehensive skills development, helping children to reach their full life potential.

Grants will be awarded to authors of innovative ways to face the greatest contemporary challenges related to the needs of the youngest - such as access to high-quality early childhood education and care, healthy eating, elimination of toxic stress, reduction of domestic and community violence, protection against environmental pollution, and social and emotional support. the comfort of the whole family. These solutions should be proven effective and make a significant contribution to the well-being of children up to the age of six.

(WBJ)