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Young children and the polycrisis

This report, commissioned through Grand Challenges Canada’s Saving Brains portfolio in partnership with the Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), examines how recent global shocks, including COVID-19, have disrupted progress in early childhood development. The report also highlights solutions and opportunities to advance children’s health, development, and well-being worldwide.
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This impact report shares narratives of the first cohort of Indigenous innovators dismantling colonial systems and rebuilding through principles of love, respect, responsibility, and reciprocity within the Gender Equality Program.

Focusing on decolonizing social finance, this report showcases how the initiative supported community-led innovation and reaffirmed Indigenous self-governance through bold, culturally grounded projects.

This report highlights the launch of Round 2 funding, the introduction of the Transition-to-Scale program, and emphasizes themes like food sovereignty, tech and data sovereignty, wellness, and land stewardship, all grounded in Indigenous values and community-led innovation.

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The Indigenous Gender Equality Program Impact Story (June 2022)

2022–23 Annual Report: Dream Medicine

2023–24 Annual Report: I3 Impact Report