Saving Brains

Progress Against the Challenge

Through the Development Innovation Fund Health, Grand Challenges Canada provided $16.8 million CAD to 13 projects funded through the focus phase of the Saving Brains program, which sought to better define the long-term impact of known early life interventions and the return on investment in potential interventions with respect to human capital.

Grand Challenges Canada also provided $18 million CAD to 35 proof-of-concept and 7 Transition To Scale projects funded through the solutions phase of the Saving Brains program, which seeks innovative products, services, policies and implementation models to nurture and protect early brain development. These projects were implemented in 26 countries and leveraged an additional $11.6 million in funding.

Through these projects:

• 31,765 children have experienced improved development
• 37,273 children are receiving innovations designed to improve child development
• 35,867 caregivers are delivering innovations designed to improve early childhood development.

Saving Brains leadership has raised attention globally by taking a bold, holistic approach to early childhood development that:

• Created a new, global partnership
• Has made strong and influential contributions to the global movement from “survival” alone to “survive and thrive”, and aligns with the new Every Woman Every Child‘s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health: Survive. Thrive. Transform.

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