Recently, the Government of Canada announced renewed funding for Grand Challenges Canada on the floor of the House of Commons through the Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State for International Development. Stay tuned for more #CanadianInnovationWeek content!🇨🇦

Play is a powerful driver of children's learning, healing, and development. GCC & the LEGO Foundation invest in play-based innovations supporting children's development in #Lebanon, #Jordan, #Uganda & #Kenya. Explore more 👉 www.grandchallenges.ca/2026/play-le...

Last week, our team was in #Oxford, UK, at the #SkollWF and side events! Here is a recap 📽️ #GlobalHealth #Innovation #CatalyticCapital

Today, the Hon. Randeep Sarai announced a CAD $200M re-investment in Grand Challenges Canada. We're grateful for Canada's renewed commitment in strengthening global health innovation and building a safer, more secure future for all. Full announcement: t.co/mwo8oI9FKa

The latest edition of Grand Challenges Canada’s newsletter is out! 🗞️ Stay in the loop with fresh GCC updates and inspiring innovator stories. 📬 Check your inbox or read it here: us12.campaign-archive.com?e=9c2dadffd2... 📫 Not subscribed yet? Join our mailing list: www.grandchallenges.ca/subscribe/

💡Call for innovations: The Being Initiative led by GCC is launching a new #TTS #funding opportunity: $300K-$1.5 M CAD to scale proven #youth solutions. Learn more: bit.ly/3OFx1Uh @fondationbotnar.bsky.social @orygen.org.au @canadadev.bsky.social

🤖 Emerging AI innovations are transforming how we tackle global challenges. 👉 Explore #AI innovations backed by GCC. @canadadev.bsky.social #ResponsibleAI

In Vietnam, 83% of people living with depression receive no care.  🇨🇦 🌍 Researchers at Canada’s Simon Fraser University are helping change that with VMood—a mobile app bringing community-based mental health support beyond: www.grandchallenges.ca/2026/simon-f... @canadadev.bsky.social

🇨🇦 🌍 Continuing our #IDW2026 spotlights, we’re showcasing Canadian innovations making impact worldwide. Learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/2026/from-ca...

🇨🇦 🌍 This #IDW2026, we’re celebrating Canadian innovations, supported in partnership with @canadadev.bsky.social, making a big impact on global health and development, scaling solutions worldwide, and building strong international partnerships. Learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/2026/from-ca...

🧠 What does it take to build a strong brain economy? Investing in early brain development builds skills, creates opportunities, and strengthens the brain economy. Learn more: www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insi... #wef #SDG

🎙️Hear GCC CEO Karlee Silver's comments during the "Innovation at Scale for Global Health Equity" panel at the Goals House Jan. 21. Co-hosted by @gavialliance-fr.bsky.social & Global Citizen to explore how innovation and diversified financing can accelerate scale and build resilient health systems.

🧠 🌏 Grand Challenges Canada is pleased to be a Brain Economy Action Forum Pathfinder organization supporting “The Human Advantage: Stronger Brains in the Age of AI,” a new report from the McKinsey Health Institute and the World Economic Forum. 👉 Read the full report: www.mckinsey.com/mhi/our-insi...

📑 We are thrilled to have contributed to "From Momentum to Maturity - Global Mental Health Private Financing Insights 2025" by Prospira Global, discussing private financing, with a focus on supporting youth mental health via collaborative investment: lnkd.in/ehzXHMNZ @fondationbotnar.bsky.social

🇰🇪 🏥 When care was 12km away, a rural Kenyan community built its own clinic. Today, Lwala’s community-led model reaches 2.8M people and is scaling to 5M by 2028 with GCC support. This is what’s possible when communities lead! www.grandchallenges.ca/2026/scaling... @joinchic.bsky.social

🇨🇦🇰🇪 We were in #Nairobi, #Kenya, from December 1 to 5, 2025. Here are some highlights from our visit 👉 #IDIA

GCC joined @clintonglobal.bsky.social & WellcomeTrust in London to advance action at the climate-health nexus. Discussions emphasized: the climate crisis is a health crisis, and how insights from our global survey co-led with SFA are shaping our upcoming program. @canadadev.bsky.social

💰📈🌱 How can we move funds faster, smarter and with greater impact? At #CGI2025, GCC and Kiva co-led an Innovative Finance Working Group with 100+ global leaders to explore practical ways to mobilize capital where it's needed most. shorturl.at/3ZaMW @canadadev.bsky.social @clintonglobal.bsky.social

#WorldChildrenDay: 1 in 5 children live in conflict zones, facing displacement & trauma. Our PLT report shows how crises disturb early learning. GCC with LEGOFoundation supports play-based innovation, so kids can learn, play &thrive: www.grandchallenges.ca/impact/repor... @devcanada.bsky.social

#WorldToiletDay: 🍵 What if your morning tea was brewed using energy from a public toilet? Learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/transfo...

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#WorldPneumoniaDay: Every year, pneumonia claims over 725,000 lives, but FREO2 is helping change that by bringing #oxygen to those who need it most. Learn more about this life-saving innovation: freo2.org @canadadev.bsky.social

#Canada’s support is making a vital impact in #Tanzania & #Lesotho. With Canada’s support, M-mama has enabled 170K+ emergency transfers for moms & newborns, using mobile tech & community drivers. The result? A 27% drop in maternal deaths. #GlobalHealth #mMama #GCC #Innovation @gccanada.bsky.social

GCC is participating in #ICFP2025 ! From Nov 3- 6, 2025, our team will join global partners, innovators, and leaders advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide. We look forward to connecting. For more information: theicfp.org @icfp-conference.bsky.social #GlobalHealth #WomenHealth

👏We're proud to see @kwantlenu.bsky.social , featured for their transformative work with the WORP innovation in Uganda. WORP empowers youth leaders to deliver peer-led mental health programs. Read more: www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/s...

Get to know Jacaranda Health, this year’s winner of our Rotman of the Year Award! With support from GCC and @canadadev.bsky.social, their PROMPTS SMS platform connects expecting mothers to life-saving care, transforming maternal health in #Kenya. #MaternalHealth #DigitalHealth #Innovation

In #Palestine, #Uganda, #Lebanon, and #Jordan, innovations supported by GCC are creating safe spaces, using arts and digital tools to help young people heal and build resilience. www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/world-m... @canadadev.bsky.social #WMHD

At today’s #MadeInCanada event, MPs and innovators joined us on Parliament Hill to highlight Canadian solutions backed by @canadadev.bsky.social that are saving lives around the world and bringing innovation to the heart of global cooperation.

🎉 Congratulations to Jacaranda Health on winning the 2025 #RotmanInnovation of the Year Award! Their award was presented by the Honourable Randeep Sarai & Dr. karlee Silver at our #MadeInCanada🇨🇦 showcase. 🔗Learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/jacaran...

#UNGA80: We joined global leaders at the @clintonglobal.bsky.social to spark conversations on innovative financing and announce a new commitment: The launch of a Climate & Health Grand Challenge, in co-leadership with the Science for Africa Foundation and partners. @canadadev.bsky.social

What does it take to scale solutions that change lives? At #UNGA80, we’re sharing lessons from our grand challenges approach — and spotlighting bold ideas ready for scale. 🚀

We’re in New York this week for #UNGA80, joining leaders and partners from around the world. As Canada's innovation platform and a leading impact-first investor, we help bold ideas move from seed to scale. Meet the delegation & learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/unga80 #UNGA80

🌏 On the International Day of Science, Technology & Innovation for the South, we celebrate the local innovators transforming ideas into real impact. Learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Scale-and-Sustainability-report-2022.pdf #Technology #Science #TechnologyDay

🧒👶🌏 Children’s rights must be protected everywhere—especially in #conflict zones. On #ProtectEducationFromAttack Day, read the report by GCC & ECDAN on how the #polycrisis is disrupting early childhood development. Read: shorturl.at/g0fo6 @canadadev.bsky.social

In Kenya, PROMPTS helps women get timely pregnancy care with free SMS-based medical advice and referrals. With support from Grand Challenges Canada, it has scaled from a pilot to a nationally recognized solution in the country’s public health system. #AI #Health

Join GCC and ECDAN on September 3 for the exclusive launch of our landscape report: "Young #Children and the #Polycrisis: Where to from here?" #Webinar #ChildDevelopment #EarlyChildhood #ECD 👉Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Are you in Stockholm, Sweden for #WorldWaterWeek?💧🇸🇪 Join our Portfolio Lead, Sanitation, Syeda Zaki, at a session tomorrow at 4:00 PM CET focused on advancing innovative solutions in water and sanitation. 🔗 shorturl.at/dh5JD

In #Kenya, Sanivation is turning human waste into clean fuel, protecting #health, cutting deforestation and creating jobs. With support from GCC, the #innovation scaled from a pilot to government adoption in 11 African cities. #WorldWaterWeek2025 #WaterForClimate @canadadev.bsky.social

🚨 Important Update: The Play Learn Thrive RFP—Transition to Scale (TTS) call will now close with one final deadline: September 23, 2025. 🔗Learn more & apply: www.grandchallenges.ca/rfp-play-lea... #RFP #play #childhoodDevelopement #play-based #TTS #funding #crisis

In conflict settings, innovation isn’t a luxury; it’s a lifeline. This #WorldHumanitarianDay, @unicef.org & GCC highlight a new partnership to reimagine response—meeting urgent needs & building long-term resilience. Learn more: grandchallenges.ca/2025/innovat...

🇨🇦 🇨🇴 This week in #Bogotá, GCC-supported innovators aieoTU and Mixera Fund showcased their work at the Canadian Embassy. It was a great moment to share ideas, build connections, and highlight impact in #Colombia and beyond. #MentalHealth #Youth @canadadev.bsky.social

🚑 While in Tanzania, our CEO, Dr. Karlee Silver, visited the m-mama Dispatch Center, an emergency transport system that connects mothers, pregnant women, and newborns to urgent care. 🎥 Watch the visit video! @canadadev.bsky.social

🌏 🚨 The climate crisis is a health crisis, especially for the most vulnerable. Dr. Johanna Sanchez shares why action must be data-driven and community-informed. 👉https://www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/health-at-the-heart-of-climate-actions/

At GCC, we identify high-potential #innovations through competitive funding calls and expert review. Our model ensures that both bold solutions and the innovators behind them have the support to thrive. Learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/what-we-do/h... #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #RFP #Funding

📲In rural #Tanzania, m-mama dispatchers use a free app and phone line to connect moms to urgent care. With 160K+ transfers and a 27% drop in maternal deaths in Shinyanga, this life-saving #innovation is making a real impact. @devcanada.bsky.social

Too many women and newborns die because they can’t reach care in time. M-mama helps them get the care they need through a 24/7 emergency transport and referral system serving remote communities. Swipe below to see how this innovation is saving lives 👉 @canadadev.bsky.social

🎙️Proud to see our CEO, Dr. karlee Silver featured on the Global Health Insights podcast! She shares how innovation becomes most critical in times of disruption—when resources are scarce and the need for bold solutions is greatest. 🎧 singerp.substack.com/p/innovation...

🌏 How can AI help close the global mental health gap? Check out our new guide, co-developed with McKinsey Health Institute & Google, packed with answers, tools & real-world examples. Read more: www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/new-fie... #GlobalHealth #MentalHealth #AI

Could #AI help support task sharing and strengthen community-led #mental_health? We’ve launched a new Mental Health & AI Field Guide—co-developed with Google and McKinsey Health Institute—to help organizations explore this idea. Explore the guide: www.tasksharing.ai

Locally led #innovation is redefining #health care in some of the world’s most challenging contexts, including IDP camps.📲 Learn how CHATS, developed by @withconvexity_ and supported by GCC, is transforming care delivery in crisis-affected communities: www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/a-model...