Celebrate International Women’s Day
The Stephen Lewis Foundation is celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8 by telling the stories of six remarkable women from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda and Canada who are building …
Granny Bulletin, February 2024
Read about this year’s awareness campaign for National Grandparents’ Day on September 8 and other planned campaign events. View a short video about the Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS (GAPA) …
What is Canada’s “Official Development Assistance”?
This month GRAN’s Small Sips explains the basics of “ODA,” what it covers and does not, and how Canada is living up to its international commitments.
Don’t miss the GRAN gathering May 13-15!
Meet GRANs from across the country at Hello Friends 2024 in Toronto. The theme of this gathering, the first since 2018, is MAKING A DIFFERENCE – EMBRACING OUR GRANDMOTHER POWER! …
GRAN Learning Event Feb. 1
A conversation about African grandmothers’ role in climate change. Elsie Bokaba will share her research and passion for the often-neglected role of older women in rural South Africa. 12:00 noon …
Feeding the future with Nature-Based Farming
Small Sips is a series of short messages on world hunger. Issue # 22 looks at the success the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has achieved in scaling up small solutions …
The Latest SLF Impact Report
In case you missed it, the 2022 Impact Report highlights the SLF and its community-led partners’ achievements in health and human rights. It gives a report of money raised and …
Kenyan Women Facing Climate Crisis
A recent photo series by Maasai photographers Claire Metito and Irene Naneu captures the experiences of two older Kenyan women as they navigate everyday life in a changing world.
GRAN & partners win human rights award
On December 15, the Right to a Healthy Environment Global Coalition of which GRAN is a member, won the 2023 UN Human Rights Award. This prestigious recognition is awarded every …
Christmas Social
Thanks to Sue Ernst for hosting this year’s party, to our very own OWG Elf, and to everyone who contributed to the fabulous edibles. Here are a few photos: