Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
In 2026, GRAN is focusing our advocacy efforts on improving global access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
In 2010, the United Nations declared access to water and sanitation a human right, fundamental to health, dignity and prosperity, and essential to the realization of all other rights. However, lack of sustainable and safe water, sanitation, and hygiene r...
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Get to Know GRAN
We are a network of volunteers from across Canada, united in our advocacy for the human rights of older women in the Global South and those in their care.
We advocate for the right to health and well-being, the right to education and lifelong learning, the right to economic security and social protection, and the right to freedom from violence.
News
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Global Handwashing Day
Every October 15 the world celebrates Global Handwashing Day to increase awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an...
Global leaders mobilize $3.5 billion for education at UN General Assembly
“Everything we value — health, peace, equality, opportunity — begins in a classroom. The Global Partnership for Education works precisely because of this...
Canada announces funding for global education
At the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Canada's Secretary of State for International Development announced more than $398 million in international...
Events
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Sanitation
Tuesday, November 10 1:00 p.m. ET Save the date! GRAN is delighted to welcome Clarissa Brocklehurst as guest speaker for a webinar focused...
Five Good Ideas on amplifying community voices to achieve policy change
Tuesday, November 17 1:00 p.m ET -- At this time of geopolitical upheaval, with economic concerns and national security dominating political agendas, advocacy...
Commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters
On September 30, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and APTN invite Canadians to take part in the National Commemorative Gathering: Remembering...
Land
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the ancestral territories of all First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples who have been stewards of this land from time immemorial.
We commit ourselves to the struggle against the systems of oppression and colonialism that have dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of their land and denied their rights to self-determination.
This advocacy is essential to human rights work around the world.
