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Ground-Breaking Partnership Will Empower Indigenous Women Through Innovation
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Humanitarian Grand Challenge Round 2 Launched
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First-Of-Its-Kind Development Impact Bond Launched in Cameroon to Save Newborn Babies
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USAID Administrator Green Announces Finalists for the Humanitarian Grand Challenge, Along with Additional Investment to Assist Conflict-Affected Communities
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Grand Challenges Canada Announces New Co-CEOs to Lead Organization Forward
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Ground-Breaking Partnership Will Empower Indigenous Women Through Innovation
Grand Challenges Canada, whose innovation platform hosts the Indigenous Innovation Initiative, and the McConnell Foundation, a champion in advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, applaud the Government of Canada for its continued leadership in supporting women empowerment and innovation. VANCOUVER, June 2, 2019 – Grand Challenges Canada and the McConnell Foundation are delighted to support the […]
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Humanitarian Grand Challenge Round 2 Launched
21 May 2019: Today, more than 201 million people around the world live in areas experiencing humanitarian crises. Millions of these people are unreachable by traditional humanitarian aid delivery due to armed conflict. As the length, frequency, and scope of the world’s conflicts increase, it is becoming more difficult to reach affected people in insecure […]
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Events You Won’t Want To Miss at Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Sunday June 2nd 8 AM – 5 PM: Uniting Forces to Ensure Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a Practice of the Past Hosted by: Amref Health Africa, Coalition on Violence Against Women, End FGM Canada Network, Equality Now, Orchid Project, Sahiyo, The End FGM European Network, The Girl Generation, The Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices, […]
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First-Of-Its-Kind Development Impact Bond Launched in Cameroon to Save Newborn Babies
Money will fund scale up of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in Cameroon to help newborns survive and thrive; The Cameroon Kangaroo Mother Care Development Impact Bond (Cameroon KMC DIB) aims to reach more than 2,200 newborns with life-improving care; The investor, Grand Challenges Canada, will provide the upfront funding required to implement the program; the […]
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