Changing Tides – August 2025
Welcome to Autumn! here is the kick start to our fall activities in the region – join in and enjoy.
Changing Tides – June 2025
Successful Fundraisers are highlighted including OWG/GoGos “Unconditional Love: the Grand Connection” Storytelling Event on July 18th. Also included is Stephanie Nolen’s article in the New York Times “Promise of Victory …
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 …
Feb. 20: Spend an hour on Child Hunger
Join Ottawa/ Gatineau GRANs from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. to explore solutions to the global hunger crisis. In 2024 UNICEF reported that two-thirds of the world’s youngest children are not getting enough …
Changing Tides Newsletter-December 2024
Our Regional Wrap-Up for 2024 – Happy New Year!
Climate Crisis: Communities on the Frontlines
“For many developing countries, particularly in Africa, the cost of climate impacts is staggering.” These are the urgent words of Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations, in …
The Granny Bulletin, October 2024
Some highlights: a moving video of Zimbabwe Grandmother Esther Gopito, a client of FOST (Farm Orphan Support Trust), another by The GANG (an Alberta grandmother group), the Canadian Association for …
GRAN Learning Event on Child Hunger Nov 27 — Save the Date!
Join GRAN via Zoom for a learning event on Wednesday, November 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET with guest speaker Dominique Denoncourt of Results Canada. Dominique is a global health advocate specializing in nutrition, immunization, and …
Child Hunger, Gender Inequality, and Violence
In hungry families, children are vulnerable in many ways and malnutrition is not the whole story. Withdrawal from school, early marriage, and violence at home are also consequences of food …
Child Hunger
More than a quarter of the world’s children under 5 are living in severe food poverty. Malnutrition in these crucial developmental years can irreparably harm a child. Find out more about …