# Swart Foundation


## Posts

- [Is a Free Pair of Glasses Enough?](https://swartfoundation.org/glasses-children-test-scores/): Not on its own. Glasses help children learn, the research says, but only if they wear them. And many don’t.
- [Age or Level? The Hard Choice When a Refugee Child Returns to School](https://swartfoundation.org/age-or-level-the-hard-choice-when-a-refugee-child-returns-to-school/): What happens to a 12-year-old in a class of 7-year-olds, and what research says works.
- [How a Simple Photo is Helping Defeat a Deadly Disease](https://swartfoundation.org/how-a-simple-photo-is-helping-defeat-a-deadly-disease/): Identifying a mosquito used to take an expert and a microscope. Now a phone and a cheap lens can do it in seconds.
- [Can a Toilet Full of Worms Help Keep Children Healthy?](https://swartfoundation.org/how-worm-filled-toilets-are-solving-sanitation-challenges-around-the-world/): Billions of people still have no safe toilet. A simple design that uses worms instead of sewers is one of the ideas trying to change that.
- [What Protects Children From Malaria? Bed Nets and What Else Works](https://swartfoundation.org/insecticide-treated-bed-nets-and-more-effective-ways-to-prevent-malaria/): Every night, millions of children sleep under a mosquito net. How much does it actually do, and what else protects children from malaria?
- [Could Perfume Help Us Fight Mosquitoes?](https://swartfoundation.org/this-secret-perfume-that-repels-mosquitoes/): What if the soap you already use could also keep mosquitoes away? A fragrance company is testing exactly that.

## Pages

- [Home](https://swartfoundation.org/): We believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn, play, grow and build a meaningful life, regardless of their circumstances.
- [The Main Parenting Styles: What Research Says](https://swartfoundation.org/the-main-styles-of-parenting/): Tiger, helicopter, gentle: there are many labels. Here is where they come from, and what the research behind them actually shows.
- [What is gentle parenting?](https://swartfoundation.org/what-is-gentle-parenting/): What it means, what research says about the ideas behind it, and what it does not (yet) show.
- [Would You Rather? — Conversation Cards for Kids & Grown-Ups](https://swartfoundation.org/shop/): Bring laughter, imagination, and meaningful connection to your everyday moments with this playful set of Would-You-Rather questions designed just for kids and their grown-ups.
- [Parenting Books for Raising Kind, Resilient and Conscious Kids](https://swartfoundation.org/best-parenting-books/): A growing, curated list of books for parents, teachers and anyone who cares for children.
- [Malaria: Everything You Need to Know](https://swartfoundation.org/%f0%9f%a6%9f-malaria-everything-you-need-to-know/): Short, sourced answers to the most common questions about malaria, and why it matters so much for children.
- [Preventing Malaria: Global Efforts and the Path Forward](https://swartfoundation.org/preventing-malaria-global-efforts-and-the-path-forward/): Malaria still caused an estimated 610,000 deaths in 2024, most of them young children in Africa (WHO, 2025).
- [Newsletter](https://swartfoundation.org/newsletter/): One story every two weeks about what works for children growing up displaced or on the margins: the research, explained in plain language, and the people already doing the work.
- [How to Tell if a Child Is Struggling After a Hard Experience](https://swartfoundation.org/trauma-symptom-checklist-for-children/): Which reactions are normal, which signs mean a child may need more help, and what adults can do.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://swartfoundation.org/frequently-asked-questions/): Short answers to the questions we hear most. Something missing? Ask us.
- [Our Team](https://swartfoundation.org/our-team/): Lisanne Swart founded the Swart Foundation in 2025. She is not an academic expert, and does not pretend to be.
- [Contact](https://swartfoundation.org/contact/): And we're happy to help with your questions.
- [About us](https://swartfoundation.org/about-us/): We're here for the mothers guiding the next generation, the teachers sparking young minds, and the communities building a brighter, healthier future.
- [Home](https://swartfoundation.org/home/): Could Perfume Repel Mosquitoes?

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