Holiday Gathering with Nancy Edwards
One World Grannies and guests from other grandmother groups gathered on December 16 for a buffet lunch and “Re-thinking Good Intentions,” a one-act play, wonderfully performed by Nancy Edwards. Nancy is …
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Cheese Please Results
An enthusiastic team met at the Rockcliffe Community Centre on December 3 to pack the 648 boxes we sold. And to enjoy a feast of desserts! Although the delivery was …
GRAN Ottawa in the news
The Ottawa Citizen covered GRAN’s Ottawa launch of the UN’s 2024 campaign against gender-based violence. One World Granny Jo-Anne Stead is featured.
Grandmothers’ Campaign November Cross-Canada Call.
This month, meet FOST, an SLF partner supporting orphans and their care-givers, a new Grandmothers Campaign staffer, and find out what’s going on in grandmother groups across the country. Many …
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 …
SLF Grassroots, Fall 2024
Read about: the SLF winning the 2024 Lions Humanitarian Award, communities’ efforts to end HIV & gender-based violence, Rural Women’s Empowerment (an SLF partner profile) and more.
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 …