Search results for:
- All (215)
- Pages (3)
- Innovations (108)
- News & Press (6)
- Blog (97)
All results for climate change
Behaviour change solutions to non-communicable disease challenges
…non-communicable diseases (NCD). Solution The team proposed to reduce NCD risk factors by piloting a micro franchise social enterprise business model, to prove that community members would change their unhealthy eating habits if presented with healthy and affordable alternatives. The main activities completed during the project included: · Creation of a training centre for low-income…
Guest blog by Kore Global: Navigating the complex space of measuring violence against women and girls
…to measure impact related to violence against women and girls (VAWG). Through a process of reflection and review of existing literature, we created a broad theory of change to identify change pathways related to prevention and response to VAWG and developed comprehensive guidance on how to measure these change pathways in a safe, ethical and…
A meeting of the minds: The Saving Lives at Birth DevelopmentXChange
Where can innovators from all over the world meet to exchange ideas, share their unique innovations, and find inspiration to press on toward their unified goal to protect mothers and newborns during their most vulnerable hours? Answer: the Saving Lives at Birth DevelopmentXChange. The third annual Saving Lives at Birth DevelopmentXChange will take place at…
Reflections from Grand Challenges Canada’s 2022 Summer Fellows
…was your favourite project that you worked on and what is a key takeaway from that experience? My favorite project was supporting the development of parameters for the climate-health funding call that GCC is aiming to launch. Through my involvement in this project, I not only got to learn from countless experts in the field from…environmental challenges, and as such, any holistic funding model must be prepared to work at this intersection by offering flexibility for initiatives that propose indirect pathways of change and, where possible, prioritizing an intersectoral approach to finding solutions. What advice would you give to future summer fellows? I would advise future summer fellows to seek…
Events You Won’t Want To Miss at Women Deliver 2019 Conference
…Convention Center, Room 220 This session is part of Johnson & Johnson's "The Power of We" series aiming to explore the unlimited power of collaboration in driving change and solving global challenges. The series will bring together unlikely groups of individuals - women and men, young and old, public and private sectors to drive provocative…
Chamas for Change: Mother-Child Clubs in Kenya
Chamas (‘groups’ in Kiswahili) have a longstanding presence in East Africa as effective networks through which individuals can meet outside the home and pool resources in emergencies. Building on this cultural tradition, innovators at the University of Toronto, working with Moi University through AMPATH (Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare), developed mother-child groups, called Chama [...]
Fostering a community of innovators to inspire and empower a generation
…of the mother and the family to the well being of their baby can only be far greater than ours – it is only then that true exchange, innovation and empowerment can happen. His Excellency's message to us was simple. While it is important to publish these findings in the Lancets of the world, it…I have witnessed few organizations that truly embody their values and purpose in what they do and how they engage. Grand Challenges Canada is fostering a global climate of innovation for the greatest challenges that face humanity, firmly established in genuine respect for diversity and collaboration, and with love and empathy as a guiding force.…
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,…