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Published: March 3, 2026Funding OpportunitiesColombia Ecuador Ghana India Indonesia Morocco Pakistan Romania Senegal SierraLeone Tanzania Vietnam

Request for proposals for Transition to Scale innovations!

Grand Challenges Canada, through the Being Initiative, is investing in ready-to-scale innovations that address the root causes of young people’s distress before they escalate, strengthening the environments where they live,…

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Many young people in Vietnam grow up in environments marked by strict parenting, family conflict, and violence. Overly controlling parenting is widespread, with 69% of children aged 10–14 having experienced violent discipline at home in the past month. These experiences can make youth feel emotionally unsafe and limit their ability to seek support or express themselves.

Without open communication and emotional connection, young people are more vulnerable to mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance use, and suicidal thoughts. Despite growing recognition of the role families play in youth wellbeing, few initiatives focus on reducing violence or improving parent–child relationships.

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What we’re funding in Vietnam

Proof-of-concept funding:

Proof-of-concept (POC) funding up to $250,000 CAD will be awarded to early-stage projects that can implement, test and refine solutions to country-specific personal, social, and/or environmental factors impacting young people’s mental health and wellbeing in one of the 12 countries.

In Vietnam, we seek bold Proof-of-Concept ideas to strengthen family functioning. These innovative solutions should focus on addressing strict parenting styles or family conflict or violence for young people and their parents/caregivers.

Transition-to-scale funding:

Transition-to-scale (TTS) funding between $300,000 CAD and $1,500,000 CAD will be awarded to support tested mental health promotion and prevention approaches that align with country-specific priorities along their scaling journey to help catalyze their sustainability and impact.

In Vietnam, we seek bold Transition-to-Scale ideas to strengthen family functioning. These innovative solutions should focus on addressing strict parenting styles or family conflict or violence for young people and their parents/caregivers.

Ecosystem catalyst funding:

Ecosystem catalyst (EC) funding between $200,000 CAD and $300,000 CAD will be awarded to organizations that can address priority barriers to scale, such as legislation, evidence, coordination, and mobilize demand to help mental health initiatives succeed and grow in one of 12 priority countries.

In Vietnam, we’re funding Ecosystem catalyst proposals to support the prioritization and integration of improved family functioning and parental / caregiver involvement in national policies and/or guidelines that govern provinces and school settings.