Stichting Learning for Well-being Foundation
L4WB - F
Learning for Well-being Foundation has developed a pedagogical approach to cultivate the core capacities & inner diversity of children, parents & practitioners and support policy makers with the evidence they need to deliver on their promises.
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Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer and
28 Jan 2026 · Stakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034
Response to EU Anti-Poverty Strategy
20 Oct 2025
Europe stands at a crossroads. And The evidence is clear: families are Europes greatest public good. The future of every economy, every society, is better when children are given the best possible start in life. European policy already recognises this. Both through commitments to childrens rights, but also through family spending, which is higher than any other region worldwide. Most countries have all or part of the policies, providing pre- and post-natal healthcare, parental leave, child cash benefits, childcare, compulsory education and more. Despite these achievements, poverty in households with children persists, inequalities grow, and mental health challenges among young people and mothers are at unmanageable levels a recent survey of mothers shows mental health issues are affecting 1 in 2 mothers. Too many families struggle to balance work and care, and too many children fall through the policy cracks. In short, current policies, while more generous than most, are not accessible to all families, and as such are not achieving their full potential or the potential of the families they are designed to serve. The challenge lies in a policy portfolio not in line with the evidence base, and policies which give with one hand, and take back with another. Too often, policies favour older children, while the earliest years those most critical for development remain under-resourced. Pick a country and pick a policy inconsistency costs - families can be excluded if they earn too much, or earn too little, if they are employed, insured. These inconsistencies for families within and between countries in Europe inevitably generates inequalities within and between countries. We are proposing the European Family Contract (EFC) that seeks to correct this by setting consistent, evidence-based standards across Europe. It is built on three coordinated policies: A child benefit for every child, paid at a level that ensures adequacy. Thirteen months of gender-equitable parental leave, bridging seamlessly into childcare provision. Publicly managed, high-quality childcare available to every family More information about our proposal, those policies and data to support them are introduced in the details in the study in attachment.
Read full responseResponse to A comprehensive approach to mental health
15 Feb 2023
The Learning for Well-being Foundation defines well- being as following: Well-being is realizing ones unique potential through physical, emotional, mental and spiritual development in relation to self, others and the environment. Taking care of the well-being of children, youth and adults is a process that starts from the beginning of everyone's life (neurosciences discovered that well-being starts even before birth, when we start perceiving the world around in the belly of our mums). Mental health is an essential aspect in order to reach one's own well-being. According to this and from our perspective we approach this through these questions: How can children and young people be agents of their own mental well-being? What is the impact of intergenerational relationships in mental well-being, and how can children and adults be allies in childrens mental well-being? How can young people develop a more resilient mental well-being through a holistic approach? What kind of (learning) environments support young peoples well-being and positive mental health? L4WB framework, and its tool to implement it , the ACT2gether initiative, are trying to reply by fostering quality in the relationships among adults, between adults and children (by following an intergenerational partnership approach), between people and the environment. It promotes a shift in thinking about mental health following a strengths-based view of mental health (as opposed to disease-based); exploring connections between different physical, emotional, mental and spiritual dimensions of life and mental health presented as mental wellbeing People are human beings who share a space together, who live together and need support from each other. The environment around them plays an important role for mental health: feeling respected and welcomed of their own uniqueness (inner diversity), creating an environment that engages all aspects as human beings (mental, emotional, physical and spiritual). Spirituality, indeed, should be taken into account as one's own, unique, sense of purpose and connectedness with themselves, the others and the environment. Beautiful schools environment and quality of relationships between teachers and children/students; good work environment that make workers feel respected and so open to their colleagues; friendly public spaces to allow citizens to feel belonging and owners of that space. The holistic perspective on mental health starts from the holistic perspective through which the uniqueness of every person is respected. The well-being of people, their mental health, takes place when they can unfold their unique potential with others and within the environment around them.
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