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…of waste being removed from communities that would otherwise have been dumped untreated into nearby rivers and waterways. The Rotman Family warmly congratulates Fresh Life on being named the third annual winner of the Award.” Lindsay Stradley, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fresh Life, added: “We are grateful to be recognized among many innovators all…innovations that seek to demonstrate evidence of real-world impact through addressing climate-sensitive health risks over a 12- to 18-month period. Funds requested should be commensurate with the activities outlined in the proposal. New registrations will be accepted until December 15, 2022. Applications will be accepted until December 22, 2022. https://www.grandchallenges.ca/funding-opportunities/   -30- About Grand Challenges…

…Max Foundation trains local NGOs to promote improved water, sanitation, nutrition and safe motherhood in rural communities in Bangladesh. Initial payments let NGOs adapt and implement interventions, incentivized by follow-on payments when results targets are met. The Max Healthy Village program emphasizes accelerated water, sanitation and hand-washing efforts critical to a COVID-19 response, and, with…promoting hand washing — a critical tool in preventing COVID-19 contagion.  HappyTap is an affordable, attractive hand washing station for use by anyone, including children.  Produced in Vietnam and Bangladesh, it is available across Asia and expanding globally. Video: https://youtu.be/uCW6WBvtOzw   Educational services   1) Ubongo Learning Ltd. (Tanzania) With GCC support, Ubongo locally produces…

…operations with a detailed plan for change and growth. In presenting their shared vision for a co-CEO model, the board was struck by the ambition, pragmatism and dynamism of their plans for GCC.” As co-CEOs, Ms. Mackie and Dr. Silver are being handed a mandate to build on GCC’s success by leading a new era…Johnson. BIOGRAPHIES: Dr. Karlee Silver, DPhil Co-Chief Executive Officer Karlee Silver is Co-CEO of Grand Challenges Canada, giving leadership and oversight to all aspects of the organization’s activities together with Co-CEO Jocelyn Mackie. Prior to being appointed co-CEO, Dr. Silver was VP Programs where she set strategy for development and humanitarian innovation initiatives, and enabled…

…Being will support research as well as community-based and young people-focused innovations in Romania, Tanzania, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Senegal, India, Morocco, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Vietnam – with the aim of creating supportive communities where young people have the means and agency to promote their wellbeing according to their needs. These initial priority…

…only after a successful result is achieved. By going beyond inputs, the DIB mechanism enables a shift in government and donor financing towards focusing on results, and incentivizes investors and implementers to consider the most effective ways to deliver health outputs and ultimately outcomes, rather than meeting a set of pre-determined input metrics.  Partners Global…

…and Uganda. Change:Water Labs, Inc. – Validating and piloting a compact, portable, sewage-evaporating toilet that provides safe, private sanitation to homes with no power or plumbing in Panamá, Lebanon, and Jordan. OmniVis – Developing a water-based smartphone diagnostic device for Yemen and Haiti that uses DNA-amplification to detect the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, which causes cholera,…