The Jacobs Foundation is one of the world’s leading charitable foundations that facilitates innovations for children and youth. The Foundation was established in 1989 by Klaus J. Jacobs and his family to benefit future generations by providing young people with better opportunities for development to become productive and socially responsible members of society. The Jacobs Foundation’s role is to serve as a source of ideas and a promoter of innovation in child and youth development. With its investment of € 200 million in the Jacobs University Bremen in Germany (2006) it set new standards in private funding in Europe’s Higher Education sector. The Jacobs Foundation supports research and intervention of the highest quality leading to significant and vital outcomes for children and youth worldwide. The Jacobs Foundation applies a strength-based concept of child and youth development and takes an evidence-based approach aiming at proven excellence.
LEVANTE is strongly committed to inclusivity, equity, and diversity. In pursuit of these core values, they recognize the limits of their knowledge and strive to expand their understanding by attentively engaging with diverse viewpoints and offering thoughtful responses. They continue to educate themselves about how reductionist perspectives have impacted the scientific landscape, and they actively collaborate with individuals and organizations with expertise in equity, diversity, and inclusion.