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  • Access Afya - health innovation

    We fund and support innovations that save and improve lives

  • See how our investments are transforming lives and driving global change

  • Explore our open funding opportunities

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    Partner with us to fund bold ideas and scale impact

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About us

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  • Peter Singer and Jim Flaherty at GCC launchOur vision

    Our vision to build a world where innovation helps everyone thrive

  • Our approach

    Learn more about how Grand Challenges Canada invests in bold ideas for big impact

    • Grand Challenges model

      Overcoming barriers through innovation

  • Akin Alaga speaks to the GCC teamLeadership & team

    Meet the people driving strategy, partnerships and impact

  • Jacaranda - Kenya - PROMPTS - MNCHAccountability

    Our audited financials, policies, and commitment to transparency.

    • GCC Board and innovators - GCAM 2023Governance

      How we're governed and held accountable

  • Innovator resources

    Resources, policies and helpful documents for GCC-supported innovators

  • Work with us

    Join our team and help drive innovation that changes lives

Access Afya - health innovation

What we do

We fund and support innovations that save and improve lives

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  • How we fundHow we fund

    Learn how we find, find and support high-impact innovations

    • Blended finance

      We use blended finance and strategic investments to support innovators on their journey to scale

    • Investment funds

      Learn more about our role as a catalytic investor in global health investment funds

    • Gender lens investing

      We apply a gender lens to all of our investments

  • Our portfolios

    Our portfolio includes bold ideas that span global health, humanitarian and Indigenous innovation

    • Being Initiative illustrationBeing Initiative

      Being is a global mental health initiative that envisions a world where young people feel well and thrive

    • Climate and health

      An emerging area of our work: we’re exploring bold, locally driven solutions to address the growing health impacts of our changing climate

    • Field ReadyCreating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge

      Humanitarian grand challenge that focuses on life-saving interventions in crisis and conflict settings

    • Global Mental Health

      Community-driven solutions to promote mental health and well-being

    • Indigenous Innovation InitiativeIndigenous Innovation Initiative

      Investing in First Nations, Inuit and Métis innovators in Canada to advance community-led solutions

    • Pregnant woman holding her bellyMaternal and newborn health

      Innovations to improve care, outcomes, and survival for mothers and newborns.

    • OPTionsOPTions Initiative

      Expanding access and the creation of next generation methods for pregnancy termination, where there are legal grounds to support it

    • Play Learn ThrivePlay Learn Thrive

      Supporting early childhood development and education for children in crisis settings

    • Sanitation

      Innovations that improve access to safe, sustainable sanitation for all

    • Tiny TotosSaving Brains

      Early childhood innovations that protect and nurture brain development in the first critical years of life.

    • Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

      Investing in community-led solutions to end sexual and gender-based violence

    • SATO VTrapStars in Global Health

      Seed funding for bold, early-stage ideas to address pressing global health challenges

Impact

See how our investments are transforming lives and driving global change

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  • By the numbers

    Explore the impact of our investments around the world

  • Impact measurementHow we measure impact

    How we learn, adapt, and measure what matters

  • GCC Annual Report cover photoReports & publications

    Annual reports, case studies, white papers, evaluations and more

Apply for funding

Explore our open funding opportunities

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  • How to apply

    Find out if you're eligible and how to apply for funding.

  • Play Learn Thrive—a new funding opportunity to address gaps in early childhood development in emergencies (ECDiE) and education in emergencies (EiE).RFP: Play Learn Thrive

    Play Learn Thrive—a new funding opportunity to address gaps in early childhood development in emergencies (ECDiE) and education in emergencies (EiE).

  • Play Learn Thrive—a new funding opportunity to address gaps in early childhood development in emergencies (ECDiE) and education in emergencies (EiE).RFP: Being

    Being is a global mental health initiative that envisions a world where young people feel well and thrive. We are seeking applications for seed and Transition to Scale innovations 12 priority countries.

Grand Challenges Canada’s programs are primarily undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through Global Affairs Canada.

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