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#CaseStudy: Healthy Entrepreneurs' scale breakthrough came from a simple insight: Community Health Workers already exist, are already trusted, and are already in the hardest-to-reach communities. Explore more: www.grandchallenges.ca/story/health... @canadadev.bsky.social

💡 We're underinvesting in one of the most powerful economic assets of our time: the human brain. On the sidelines of #SkollWF, we convened a global roundtable on brain capital — and left with a clear mandate to act. Read the key takeaways👇 www.grandchallenges.ca/2026/brain-c... #BrainCapital

#CaseStudy: Karma's scale breakthrough came from designing around the constraints of rural healthcare rather than waiting for them to change. Explore more here: www.grandchallenges.ca/story/karma/ @canadadev.bsky.social

#Casestudy: CEL scale breakthrough came from taking a proven practice and embedding it into routine care.  Developed by GCC and Spring Impact. Explore more here: www.grandchallenges.ca/story/commun...

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

💡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...

🇰🇪 🏥 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

#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

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

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.

#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

🌏 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

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

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

🇨🇦 🇨🇴 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

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

🧒👶🎢On this #InternationalDayofPlay, we spotlight why #play matters, especially in #crisis settings. Our new #report shares insights on how play supports healing, #learning, and resilience. 📑 Read the full report:https://www.grandchallenges.ca/impact/reports-publications/ #childDevelopment

GDC à la 78ème Assemblée mondiale de la santé 🌏🇺🇳: Du #climat et de la #santé à la #santé_mentale des jeunes et au financement innovant, nous soutenons des solutions locales évolutives. 📹 Regardez la PDG, Dre. Karlee Silver, partager les principaux enseignements de #WHA78:

Grand Challenges Canada is at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva 🇺🇳 🌏. From #climate & #health to youth #mental_health and innovative financing, we're backing local solutions that scale. 📹 Watch CEO Karlee Silver share key takeaways from #WHA78 #GlobalHealth