The social impact fund was established in 2014 by St. Paul’s University College to support the testing and development of early-stage, ideas from GreenHouse Innovators.
The Social Impact Fund (SIF) was established in 2014 by donors from the St. Paul’s University College community. The SIF is used to support GreenHouse students in advancing their ideas into action. As a donor, your contributions support students with the resources they need to build and test prototypes with stakeholders as the progress towards validating their solutions and launching their ventures.
The recipients of the SIF are celebrated 3 times a year at the Social Impact Showcase.
179,000CADTo-date, 83 student ventures have received grants to grow their venture.
1,211,048CADSIF recipients have gone to secure additional follow-on funding and revenue as they grow their ventures.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are set in place to help the world move towards a more just society. Our students have come up with some amazing ideas that contribute to some of these goals. Scroll through the panels below to learn more about the goals and the number of GreenHouse ventures contributing towards those goals.
If you would like to learn more about these ventures, check out our Social Innovator Spotlights.
4VenturesSupporting No Poverty The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 1 is No Poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
7VenturesSupporting Zero HungerThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 2 is Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
34VenturesSupporting Good Health and Well BeingThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 3 is Good Health and Well Being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
11VenturesSupporting Quality EducationThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 4 is Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
4VenturesSupporting Gender EqualityThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 5 is Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
1VentureSupporting Clean Water and sanitization The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 6 is Clean Water and Sanitization: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
2VenturesSupporting Affordable and Clean EnergyThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 7 is Affordable and Clean Energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
16VenturesSupporting Decent Work and Economic GrowthThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 8 is Decent Work and Economic Growth: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
11VenturesSupporting Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 9 is Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
17VenturesSupporting Reduced InequalitiesThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 10 is Reduced Inequalities: Reduce inequality within and among countries.
7VenturesSupporting Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 11 is Sustainable Cities and Communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
13VenturesSupporting Responsible Production and ConsumptionThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 12 is Responsible Production and Consumption: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
7VenturesSupporting Climate ActionThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 13 is Climate Action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
6VenturesSupporting Life on LandThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 15 is Climate Action: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
3VenturesSupporting Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 16 is Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
1VenturesSupporting Partnerships for the GoalsThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 17 is Partnerships for the Goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
Team members Danial Betres, Victoria Li and Jon Dhanapala are engineering students working towards equitable healthcare worldwide. Emre is developing an electronic medical record system to help support medical professionals in providing high quality healthcare to conflict stricken nations.
Zied Etlab noticed that bedsores are the number one hospital-induced illness, affect more than three million people and Curiato was developed to try and solve it. Today, Curiato produces hospital beds that continuously monitors patient data and contributes to healthcare systems.
Most black women cannot walk into any hair salon and receive appropriate hair care, and Be Blended solves that. Aileen Agada used her time at GreenHouse to create a platform for black women to be able to find hairstylists that cater to their hair types.
Cassie Myers has developed Lunaria Solutions to decrease inequality, and increase diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She was also recognized as one of 50 Changemakers in the Globe and Mail's Report on Business magazine for 2021.
Aaiman entered GreenHouse wondering why there are significantly less number of women than men in STEM fields. Currently, she is an author who features women in STEM to encourage more young girls to pursue careers in STEM, and tackle the gender gap.
Richard Yim (right) lost a relative at a young age due to a landmine incident. After joining GreenHouse, Richard Yim created a robot that safely removes landmines to avoid others from being injured. He has also been acknowledged in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia for all the extraordinary work he has been doing in Cambodia.
Marlena Books produces age appropriate books that are easy to read for people living with Alzheimer's. Rachel's grandmother (right) has Alzheimer's, and is unable to read large books like she used to. When Rachel (left) saw older individuals reading children's books for leisure, she realized that the contents of these books are not age appropriate, and created Marlena Books.
