Grand Challenges Canada
Grand Challenges Canada
Supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact.
Government | Africa | Community Development
Overview
Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting bold ideas with big impact in global health. They are funded by the Government of Canada and they fund innovators in low and middle income countries and Canada. The bold ideas integrate science and technology social and business innovation (they call this Integrated Innovation) and they work to catalyze scale sustainability and impact. Grand Challenges have a determined focus on results and saving and improving lives.Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact. Funded by the Government of Canada and other partners Grand Challenges Canada funds innovators in low and middle income countries and Canada. The bold ideas Grand Challenges Canada supports integrate science and technology social and business innovation known as Integrated Innovation. One of the largest impact first investors in Canada and with a feminist investment approach Grand Challenges Canada has supported a pipeline of over 800 innovations in more than 80 countries. Grand Challenges Canada estimates that these innovations have the potential to save up to 1 million lives and improve up to 28 million lives by 2030.
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Jan, 2014
$100K Prize/Competition/Award
Wello Water
Delivering clean water to a thirsty world.
Wello has a bold vision to effectively deliver water to...
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Community Development
Access to Clean Water and Sanitation
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India
United States of America
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2014
Joint Seed Equity Other
VisionSpring
Affordable access to eyewear everywhere
VisionSpring an international social enterprise was founded in 2001...
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Health Improvement
Equality & Empowerment/Minorities/Previously Excluded Populations
Disease Specific Prevention and Mitigation
regions
India
People
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MARS Centre West Tower 661 University Avenue Suite 1720
Toronto
Ontario
M5G 1M1
Canada