Canadian aid to stem hunger
Up to 720 million people in the world experience hunger. Nearly 98% of them live in developing countries. GRAN is asking us to support The Canadian Foodgrains Bank campaign that …
Global Days of Action, Sept. 19-21
Civil society organizations in Canada and around the world are coming together to Draw the Line for people, for peace, and for the planet. In Ottawa, it kicks off at the Office of …
Grandmothers Bridge Crossing 2025
National Grandparents Day, Sunday September 7, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Rain date: Sunday, September 14, same time. Calling all grandmothers and grand-others! The One World Grannies (OWG) with …
Action request re Global Fund
GRAN is asking Canada to contribute generously to this critical fund that combats HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, builds health systems, and readies the world for pandemics. In 2022, GRAN and …
A heartbreaking reversal of progress on HIV
A June 2025 editorial in The Guardian One thing on which most people in southern Africa’s health sector agree is that it is not the actuality of the aid funding …
Stories on a Summer Evening 2025
Save the date for our annual storytelling event! One World Grannies and Unitarian Go-Gos promise you entertainment, door prizes, good eats and more.
Ending Poverty Together – GRAN Workshop May 3rd
Greater Vancouver GRANs invite you to join us on Saturday, May 3 for a half-day interactive workshop on Ending Poverty Together, facilitated by Food for the Hungry Canada. Poverty is at the heart of …
Canada Must Stand up for Aid to Children
“Cutting aid is not just a failure of moral leadership; it is a strategic miscalculation. Failing to address poverty, instability, health crises, human rights violations and gender inequalities worldwide only …
Your Voice Matters Now!
Hello GRANs, We don’t have to tell you that this is an incredibly important election for Canada and the world. As we begin to see the devastating impacts in the …
GRAN News: Do Not Build Military Bases on the Back of Foreign Aid
Canadian security is affected by insecurity and poverty elsewhere. Ottawa-based development practitioner and writer, Ian Smillie, has written an opinion piece for the Ottawa Citizen debunking the idea that cutting foreign …