Stronger communities with Gleding

Gleding is a preventive initiative that strengthens relationships, belonging and life skills early in life. With support from the Kavli Trust, children, parents and professionals gain practical tools to build safer and more inclusive environments.

About the project

Gleding CoParent and Gleding Education is a research-informed digital platform designed for early childhood education settings, schools and parents. The project addresses key societal challenges, including rising mental health issues among children and young people, weakened social skills, increasing school absenteeism, and fragmented collaboration between home, school and community.

Increased screen time and busy family lives have reduced meaningful interaction between children and adults. At the same time, schools and early years settings face limited capacity for psychosocial support, while parents increasingly seek accessible, practical guidance.

The purpose of the project is to strengthen children’s social and emotional skills, increase parental confidence, and equip professionals with effective tools to create safe and inclusive learning environments.
The intended societal impact is improved mental wellbeing, higher levels of inclusion and belonging, reduced school absenteeism and fewer children experiencing long-term exclusion.

What the funding from the Kavli Trust will support

The grant from the Kavli Trust will be used to:

• further develop content and methodology in Gleding Education and CoParent
• implement the platforms in collaboration with new schools, kindergartens and municipalities
• adapt and translate content to reach minority-language families
• strengthen national dissemination and implementation efforts
• evaluate impact and continuously improve the solutions

About Gleding

Gleding is operated by Gleding United AS, a non-profit social enterprise established in 2019. The organisation works to strengthen children’s mental health, wellbeing and sense of belonging through a strengths-based, practical approach to relationships, empathy and everyday life skills.