- Grant Amount – up to CAD1,500,000
- Deadline – August 21, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Are you a not-for-profit organization in Jordan, Lebanon, Kenya, or Uganda? Do you have a project or idea that focuses on strengthening and supporting children’s education, development, and/or support networks? Now is your chance to apply for Grand Challenges Canada’s Play Learn Thrive Initiative to create strong support systems for children in complex crisis settings so that they can play, learn, and thrive.
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They recognize that children’s holistic development, including their physical, intellectual, psychological, cultural, and social wellbeing, is intrinsically linked to the wellbeing and capacity of their caregivers and educators, as well as other members of their community. Strengthening this support network is essential to foster children’s growth and development.
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They seek solutions that create more robust support systems for children from birth to 12 years of age in complex crisis settings, with a focus on those who are left behind and whose developmental and educational needs are not being met.
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Areas of Focus
- Innovations should either focus on:
- Strengthening children’s (from birth to 12 years of age) education and/or development, with a focus on those who are left behind and whose developmental and educational needs are not being met;
- Strengthening the capacity and/or wellbeing of the support networks around children, including though not limited to their educators, caregivers, community care providers,
- Supporting children and their support networks. While they would encourage and consider proposals that only focus on one of the first two options, preference will be given to proposals that demonstrate a dual focus on children and key figures in their support networks,
- Innovations should integrate playbased solutions in their programmatic concept,
- Innovations should be culturally sensitive and community-driven, accounting for the complex social, cultural and environmental drivers contributing to children’s early learning and development in at least one of the four priority countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Kenya, Uganda).
Funding Information
- Funding available: $300,000–$1,500,000 CAD
- Duration: Up to 24 months
Expected Outcomes
- Child Development Outcomes: This includes cognitive development, language and linguistic development, socio-emotional development, physical development and motor skills development.
- Child Education Outcomes: This includes assessment of foundational learning/education competencies, with a prioritization of literacy (e.g. reading comprehension and decoding skills) and mathematics (e.g., basic numeracy and number knowledge) skills.
- Education and Caregiver Wellbeing and Capacity: This can include mental health and wellbeing outcomes of caregivers and educators (or other key figures in children’s support network), and metrics of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to positive parenting, and nurturing care, and the creation of supportive learning spaces.
Eligibility:
- To be eligible for funding, applying organizations must (among other criteria):
- Be not-for-profit organizations that are legally incorporated
- Have an active presence in at least one of the four priority countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Kenya, Uganda)
- Be legally registered to do business in at least one of the four priority countries
- Implement programming directly in at least one of the four priority countries.
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