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 …
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 …
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 …
Changing Tides – May 2025
Lots of upcoming activities for granny groups in the region – Stories, Bridge Crossing and Stride to Turn the Tide
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 …
GRAN Update, March 2025
There’s a report on the February Fundraising Campaign, information about upcoming learning events, a link to a list of the new Liberal cabinet ministers and updates on what the GRAN …