Grand Challenges Canada is powered by a dedicated team working to support bold innovations with global impact. From investment and program design to communications, operations, and strategy, our staff ...

Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), one of the world’s leading impact-first investors, is proud to announce a strategic ...

Brussels, Belgium – June 25, 2025 – Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), one of the world’s leading impact-first investors, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to ...

When Diana Sierra visited Uganda in 2013, she met young girls who were missing school simply because they couldn’t afford menstrual supplies. An industrial designer by trade, Sierra was struck by the ...

Toronto, Canada – May 7, 2025 – A major, often overlooked gap in global mental health decisions is limited meaningful youth engagement. To mark Mental Health Week, Grand Challenges Canada’s Being ...

Preventing sexual violence through empowerment training. In Kenya, where 1 in 4 adolescent girls faces sexual assault during her school years, Ujamaa-Africa is proving that prevention is possible.

Most of these deaths are preventable with access to quality healthcare. Impact: By the numbers. GCC envisions a world where pregnant women, mothers and newborns do not die of preventable causes and ...

The Options for Pregnancy Termination (OPTions) Initiative supports innovative approaches that put women, girls, and people with diverse sexual and gender identities in control of where, when, and how ...

Grand Challenges Canada is one of the world’s largest impact-first investors. We provide flexible capital, tailored support, and the right connections to help innovations scale and integrate into ...

Looking to the future. Impact isn’t just about today—it’s also about tomorrow. While tracking immediate outcomes, we also: Develop tailored impact models for later-stage innovations ...

Aperçu général. Jouer Apprendre S’épanouir est un nouveau portefeuille de financement lancé par Grands Défis Canada, en partenariat avec la Fondation LEGO, qui vise à soutenir des solutions innovantes ...