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Reflections from Grand Challenges Canada’s 2024 Summer Fellows
…that you worked on, and what is a key takeaway from that experience? It is so hard to pick just one! I loved working on the Stars Climate x Health blog post and the communications materials that went along with it. Getting to work closely with the Stars team and learning in depth about the…
Harnessing Youth Digital Innovation to Safeguard Youth Mental Health
…even more urgent and meaningful,” says Viet Trinh, Being Youth Advisor (Vietnam). Digital innovations are central to our efforts to equip youth with tools to drive sustainable change while supporting their mental health and well-being. Grand Challenges Canada has supported a wide range of youth-focused digital innovations, including: ‘StepWell’, a digital game in South Africa…
Reflections from Grand Challenges Canada’s 2021 Summer Fellows
…& Biology, 2022 Which project from your summer did you find most interesting? I have always been fascinated by data and the power that numbers have to change the world for the better. Over the summer, I worked with a lot of numbers — validating assumptions and evaluating impact models. I enjoyed working on a…Challenges Canada? There is a lot of doom and gloom in the world and our generation is up against the immense pressure of intersecting crises, including the climate crisis. GCC has taught me that human ingenuity is a reason for hope. There are people and coalitions of teams leading responses and creating proactive solutions for…
Parting Words: A Q&A with Grand Challenges Canada co-CEO Jocelyn Mackie
…business and philanthropy and government and policy and impact and innovation. That’s what I’ve been drawn to, am excited about and that I think can effect real change in the world. I think GCC plays in that space. We are a not-for-profit, we steward government and philanthropic funding and have an impact mandate, but we…
Meet 20 Innovators Supporting Youth Mental Health Around the World
…will be trained as peer mentors to connect with their youth clients on mental health issues and link them to appropriate care. SiyaFanaFana, FanaFana - Chat for Change - Improved well-being of Zimbabwean LGBTQIA+ youth using a scaled digital chatbot service, Zimbabwe [caption id="attachment_51255" align="alignnone" width="2042"] Photo credit: SiyaFanaFana[/caption] In Zimbabwe, levels of depression, anxiety,…
How Solar Power and Advocacy Brightens Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Uganda
…when needed. A We Care Solar Suitcase® at one of the health facilities. Photo courtesy of Amref Health Africa in Uganda Beyond the Delivery Room: Powering Policy Change The health system itself required strengthening in key areas so the benefit of electricity could be translated into saved lives. Here’s where Amref Health Africa in Uganda…
Kenya’s CeraMaji water filter uses clay and sawdust, sugar cane
…water purification technology available is boiling water but, for many Kenyans, this method is cost-prohibitive and limited by the availability of raw materials. Solution Innovative Canadians for Change (ICChange) has developed a ceramic water filter technology that is geared toward a resource-limited setting. The ceramic water filters (CWFs) are composed of local clay and an…
Bringing Together the Best and Brightest to Save Lives at Birth
…time of labor to the 48 hours after a baby is born. And they will be in Washington, DC this week for the Saving Lives at Birth DevelopmentXChange, world’s preeminent maternal and newborn health innovations Marketplace and Forum. Grand Challenges Canada (funded by the Government of Canada), USAID, the Government of Norway, the Bill &…
Empowering Indigenous Storytelling: The Haida Gwaii Media Collective
…way to address these issues is to have the storytellers from communities actually have a platform to be able to tell their stories authentically.” Patrick decided to change that. He moved to Vancouver to work in the film and television industry. He met Julia Weeder, and together they co-founded the Haida Gwaii Media Collective, with…
The Indigenous Innovation Initiative welcomes two experienced leaders to the team
…areas, following the latest trends and initiatives. Kathy is one of a handful of Canadians who have completed graduate work in Social Innovation and is driven to change the way we change the world. In her spare time, Kathy loves spending time with her family and is an avid cyclist! Julie and Kathryn both began…