Global Health News

UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: September 8, 2014, at 18:00 ET

As many as 200 million children fail to reach their full potential, and children in poverty have a higher chance of adversity that risks disrupting brain development. This is a devastating waste of human capital that leaves the next generation ill equipped to solve the enormous challenges that lock individuals, communities and societies in poverty.

The challenge is to develop and scale up products, services and policies that protect and nurture early brian development in a sustainable manner, thereby unlocking the potential of the next generation of children and providing their countries with an exit strategy from poverty.

To address this critical challenge, Grand Challenges Canada has developed the Saving Brains program, which promotes the fulfillment of human capital potential by focusing on interventions that nurture and protect early brain development in the first 1,000 days of life.

For more information please visit the Grand Challenges Canada website.