 partners partners admin fri 1102020 1554 partners the itcnurban95 india challenge is a 3year initiative launched by wri india and the bernard van leer foundation bvlf in strategic partnership with the ministry of housing and urban development mohua as part of the smart cities mission the challenge aims to propagate an early childhood centric approach among indian cities helping urban planners architects engineers and city managers to implement pilots and scale up solutions using the infant toddler caregiver friendly neighborhood itcn framework the ministry of housing and urban affairs visit website the ministry of housing and urban affairs mohua is the apex authority of government of india to formulate policies coordinate the activities of various central ministries state governments and other nodal authorities and monitor programmes related to issues of housing and urban affairs in the country bernard van leer foundation visit website founded in 1949 the bernard van leer foundation bvlf is a private foundation focused on developing and sharing knowledge about what works in early childhood development urban95 is a bernard van leer foundation initiative to make lasting change in the landscapes and opportunities that shape the crucial first five years of children s lives wri india visit website wri india puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth promote livelihoods and enhance human wellbeing wri india cities works towards improving the quality of life in cities by developing and scaling environmentally socially and economically sustainable urban and transport solutions  