Our Impact
For more than eight years, Nest Global has brought healing-centered early childhood education to children and families in some of the world’s most challenging settings.
Here’s what that looks like.
Program reach
12 years
20 sites
20K+ children and parents reached
Recognition & Awards
2026
Aspen Institute Trust in Practice Award
In 2026, our partnership with Homeboy Industries was recognized with the Aspen Institute Trust in Practice Award — honoring the collaborative model bringing together Homeboy Industries, Nest Global, and UCLA for intergenerational healing work in Los Angeles.
2025
Ockenden International Prize
In 2025, Nest Global was named one of five global winners of the Ockenden International Prize — selected from 194 entries across 45 countries and territories. Established in 1951 and now in its 14th year, the prize recognizes projects advancing the self-reliance of refugees and displaced people. Nest Global was honored for its program in Tijuana, Mexico: Empowering Asylum-Seeking Families through Early Childhood Education and Holistic Support.
2024
A&E Voices Magnified
Co-CEO Kristina Brittenham was featured as a change-maker in A&E’s Voices Magnified series, which spotlights leaders creating impact around the world. The segment aired nationally on A&E’s television channel and streaming platform.
2024
Silver Telly Award
Learn, Play, Heal — a documentary created by HRDWRKER and produced by Art + Practice sharing the stories of Nest Global families on both sides of the US-Mexico border — received the 2024 Silver Telly Award for Branded Content in the Social Impact category.
2024
ECSTEM Conference
Co-CEO Lindsay Weissert presented alongside March Studio at the Early Childhood Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Conference in Pasadena on “Healing-Centered Pedagogy and the Role of STEM: How Can the Built Environment Contribute?”
2024
NAEYC National Conference
Nest Global leadership was invited to present “The Nest Approach: Creating an Inclusive, Healing-Centered Curriculum for Refugee and Immigrant Children” at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Why this work matters
The Role of ECE in Healing Trauma
The research case for why early childhood education is uniquely powerful for children who have experienced displacement and hardship.
Forced Migration in Early Childhood
The scale of the problem: over 100 million displaced people globally, and the particular vulnerability of young children.
Take Action
Help us bring life-changing education to children around the world who need it most.