In 2026, GRAN is focusing its advocacy efforts on improving global access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), a UN-declared fundamental human right. GRAN is not ignoring the Canadian situation because so many Indigenous communities still live without reliable access to safe water and adequate wastewater systems.
After decades of action by Indigenous peoples, Canada has come under particular pressure following a damning 2024 report to the UN Human Rights Council. Learn more in this new Small Sips from GRAN and stay alert for actions we can take when Bill 61- The First Nations Clean Water Act is re-introduced to Parliament sometime this spring.