WDF supports development of Indigenous Diabetes Reduction Bond

Diabetes and its complications are a serious burden for Indigenous communities in Canada. To address this, the Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation (RIIF) today announced plans to create a Diabetes Reduction Bond – an innovative model for designing and financing diabetes interventions in Canada and around the world. 

The project is supported by a $506,000 (USD) grant from the World Diabetes Foundation.

“We have to rethink how we address social problems in order to make lasting change in our communities,” said Jeff Cyr, CEO of RIIF. “Indigenous communities and knowledge have to be at the centre of the approach. This solution really is a trifecta that will drive transformation in the health care system: the investment of private capital allows indigenous community-led intervention to improve health outcomes, resulting in massive systemic savings for government.”

RIIF will use the WDF grant to build on the groundwork established by its Indigenous Solutions Lab on Diabetes Reduction, a project to co-create diabetes reduction interventions for Indigenous communities in Canada. Solutions Lab participants included 6 First Nations communities, the RIIF, the Lawson Foundation, the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of the Department of Indigenous Services Canada (FNIHB), as well as regional health authorities, medical professionals, Novo Nordisk, and several foundations.

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