Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), one of the world’s leading impact-first investors, is proud to announce a strategic ...

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Looking to the future. Impact isn’t just about today—it’s also about tomorrow. While tracking immediate outcomes, we also: Develop tailored impact models for later-stage innovations ...

Canada’s largest impact-first investor receives renewed support through $200 million in grant agreement funding over seven years. Toronto, April 7, 2021—Grand Challenges Canada—a Canadian ...

By Andrew Foote, CEO & Co-Founder, Sanivation One out of two people are living in communities where human waste is not safely managed, most often in low- and middle-income countries. While ...

How we invest. We fund promising innovations and support them with the tools, capital, and connections needed to move from early testing to sustained impact.. As innovations mature, we support them to ...

Vancouver/Coast Salish Territories/Toronto, April 7, 2022 – A Simon Fraser University initiative created to support people in self-managing their depression is being reimagined as a virtual tool to ...

Dubai, 3 December 2023 — Grand Challenges Canada announced the nomination of over 40 new innovations for awards to address the impacts of climate change and health in low- and middle-income countries.

Meet the Innovators: Alika Health Initiative, Tumaini Wellness ACEs innovation for children and youth in children’s homes in Nakuru, Kenya; Tumaini Wellness is a peer-led mental health innovation that ...

Preventing sexual violence through empowerment training. In Kenya, where 1 in 4 adolescent girls faces sexual assault during her school years, Ujamaa-Africa is proving that prevention is possible.

Innovators Mobilize to Help Developing Countries Combat COVID-19 Grand Challenges Canada innovators offer resources, ideas, affordable solutions for low-resource countries in need of pandemic ...

Toronto, Canada – May 7, 2025 – A major, often overlooked gap in global mental health decisions is limited meaningful youth engagement. To mark Mental Health Week, Grand Challenges Canada’s Being ...