Ending Violence Against Women
From November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10th, Human Rights Day, the United Nations' UNiTE Campaign: 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls. The 2025 UNiTE Campaign is focusing on one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse: digital violence against women and girls.
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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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Budget 2025: Canada’s cuts to development assistance weaken us all and undermine security
A coalition of over 100 NGOs -- including GRAN -- led by Cooperation Canada and the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health...
Hopeful news in child nutrition
A new World Food Programme report, The State of School Feeding Worldwide, shows a 20 percent increase in just four years of the...
World Food Day October 16
Since 1945, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has spearheaded global efforts to end hunger. This World Food Day...
Events
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Tour of new GRAN website (Recording)
On October 29th GRANs were invited to a guided tour of our new website to familiarize themselves with its features and content. In...
South African Film Festival
November 6 - 17 -- The South African Film Festival (SAFF) is returning for its 15th year in Canada. SAFF Canada is a...
Book Launch: Here Comes the Sun
Monday, November 24 -- 5:30 p.m. ET -- Join Bill McKibben, environmentalist, author, and founder of Third Act as he speaks about his...
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.
