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We're proud to be listed as one of the top 10 funders financing global mental health in Prospira Global's recent report! The report, titled, "The Power of Giving: Global Mental Health Financing Insights," launched on October 18, 2024, at The REAL Summit. The report is Prospira Global’s first annual Global Mental Health Financing Insights report. Despite the growing need for mental health prevention, support, and services, there remains an underinvestment in mental health. In turn, the report emphasizes the critical role that private philanthropy plays in this…and sharing expert insights in global mental health philanthropy. “Addressing mental health is crucial to building healthier communities, and innovative approaches are transforming how mental health prevention, promotion, and care is supported—especially in regions with limited access. We are grateful to be funding this work in partnership with Global Affairs Canada, Fondation Botnar, and the UK’s Department of Social Care, and are excited to see more funders stepping up to join us. Together, we can make a lasting impact on mental health worldwide," says Dr. Karlee Silver, CEO, Grand Challenges Canada. Over the past decade, Grand…

The United Nations designated November 19, 2013, as World Toilet Day. This international day of action aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge. World Toilet Day is urging changes in both behaviour and policy on issues ranging from enhancing water management to ending open-air defecation. On this international …in Ghana that are sanitation-related. Olufunke Cofie of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Ghana will develop and test fortified fertilizer pellets from treated human excreta for market sale with funding from Grand Challenges Canada, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). If successful, the production at large scale…Melinda Gates Foundation, the aim is to independently validate the toilet as a safe toilet system, and to develop a business model with secured financing to scale up production that is affordable to poor communities. For a full list of grantees and to watch videos about their work, visit gccadmin.staging.wpengine.com/grantees. In addition, join us on…

On December 10, more than 600 innovators from 40 countries will gather in Ottawa for a robust exchange of ideas to address how innovation can tackle health and development challenges around the world. It is the first time this annual meeting, co-hosted by Grand Challenges Canada and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be …Challenges Canada has also focused on the issue and is already seeing results. With our partners at the Gates Foundation, USAID, UK AID, and Norway we have supported 39 projects for Saving Lives at Birth, including the Odon device, the first innovation in assisted vaginal delivery in hundreds of years. In addition to saving children’s…

February 1 to February 7 marks International Development Week (IDW), celebrating Canada’s contribution to international development, especially in improving the health of women and children. The theme this year is “We are making a difference!” The entire week, Grand Challenges Canada will publish short success stories, showing how our Bold Ideas with Big Impact are saving and improving the lives of those who need it the most in developing nations. Through integrated innovation in global health, the novel projects we support are making a difference! On our final post for International Development Week, we share a story of hope.  The story is fictional, but describes the potential impact of an innovation, and the very serious problem it…indistinguishable in taste from popular Indian biscuits but provide the necessary iron intake. Lakshmi enjoyed the biscuits, and started to eat them regularly. The side effects subsided significantly, and her hemoglobin levels improved. Lakshmi delivered a healthy baby a few months later. She is now a strong supporter of the biscuits and recommends her friends…

…Simiyu and I will be representing Grand Challenges Canada at the WASH Canada Campaign Launch on November 15, 2012, in Toronto. WASH Canada is a national initiative to strengthen the collective Canadian voice and impact on the world water and sanitation crisis. We are looking forward to engaging with you there about the Stars in…exciting developments. Do you have a Bold Idea with Big Impact in the areas of health-related water and sanitation? If so, you may be eligible to apply for the next round of the Stars in Global Health program. In this program, applicants apply for proof-of-concept grants of $100,000 with a 12-18 month time-frame. If the concept is proven to be feasible, grantees can apply for additional scale-up grants of up to $1 million with potential linkages to private sector investments. Applications are 2 pages with a 2-minute video. Feel free to connect with us via Twitter (@kenssimiyu…

An estimated 15 million babies – more than 1 in 10 – around the world every year are born too early. Premature births can lead to a higher rate of infant mortality or a lifetime of disability, including learning disabilities, and visual and hearing problems.  By providing funding and support to innovators like Dr. Nathalie Charpak, pediatrician and director of the Kangaroo Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada is working to scale up the use of the Kangaroo Mother Care method in low- and middle-income countries globally to reduce infant mortality and morbidity, allowing better cognitive development for infants, fostering a better mother-child relationship and promoting maternal nutrition.  Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a method of caring for premature and low birth weight infants that has been shown to have many benefits for…

…of Khaireni-7, Chitwan in Nepal is all smiles when asked about Rice Duck Farming. Before, he did not have any idea about rice duck farming. He used to plant paddy in his field in a traditional way like he always used to do. But it was not until last year when he found out about…duck meat but also the droppings which is used as organic fertilizers, and at the same time the ducks in the field save your time and labour for weeding and manuring.” “Addressing Malnutrition through Integrated Rice-Duck Farming in Nepal” is being implemented in Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts since April 2014. This 1.5 year project is…the use of pesticide and the farmer saves his time by avoiding the manual work of pulling out the weeds from the field. The ducks also stir up the soil in the paddy fields with their feet and bills which creases the oxygen content of the soil, making it more nutritious for the rice seedlings.…