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…Mme Saucier. “In Dr. Silver and Ms. Mackie, we have chosen two strong leaders who combine an incomparable knowledge of GCC’s 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…

…yet, Noura’s story shows that women are capable of designing solutions to the challenges they face and that when they do, they have the power to completely change the status quo. I’m looking forward to seeing the Humanitarian Grand Challenge support bold, women-led projects doing just that. Natalie Boychuk is a former research assistant to…

…in a financially sustainable way which helps people thrive.Impact investing is evolving and the not-for-profit sector is changing dramatically, I believe that this organization is leading this change. The future looks promising and I want to be part of this movement, I can think of no better organization than Grand Challenges Canada which will serve…

…with Grand Challenges Canada, I hope to gain a more nuanced understanding of how global health projects progress from proof-of-concept to scaling-up, and how the theory of change model helps monitor progress and identify particularly impactful strategies. I look forward to building my skills in ad-hoc research and analytical writing, and supplementing my understanding of…

…social enterprise which has received risk capital to expand access to safe, high-quality, and affordable sanitary pads in Kenya. ZanaAfrica uses a holistic approach to instill behavior change around sanitary pads and deliver critical and accurate reproductive and menstrual health information. The funding will enable ZanaAfrica to scale up production of their pads, drive sales…

…in de-risking bold ideas and helping the most promising innovations to scale. Being a champion. The mental health field needs investors who are deeply committed to creating change and who show no fear to talk about it. The stigma that accompanies and sustains the burden of mental illness makes this advocacy even more important in…

…how they are collectively contributing to the elimination of these barriers. From my time here, I hope to become more familiar with the newly developed Theory of Change frameworks (that describe how our projects map onto our institution-level goals) and to understand how we work with the Investment Committee to evaluate innovations for transition to…

…a hard question to answer. Particularly when dealing with global health. Does solving a Grand Challenge mean discovering a cure for a disease? Does it mean affecting change at a systems-level to ensure the cure is administered to everyone who needs it? Or do we not stop until we conclude that the disease in question…