Also big thanks @ElizabethMay from @GRANadvocates for your leadership on #CanadianAid and your deep understanding… https://t.co/fzA5JpsUkj —
1 week 1 day ago
Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)
Who are we?
We are a non-partisan network of volunteers working together across Canada to advocate at local, national and international levels for the human rights of grandmothers, vulnerable children and youth of sub-Saharan Africa.
What do we do?
- We educate to raise public awareness and invite engagement.
- We advocate to influence national and global policy-makers.
- We partner with like-minded organizations to amplify our voices and increase our impact.
Current GRAN campaigns in support of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals:
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Health: Ensuring access to affordable life-saving medicines. [Read more...]
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Education: Improving access to quality education for all. [Read more…]
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Gender-Equality: Working to end violence against women and girls. [Read more…]
We invite you to join us.
[Click here for more information on how you can get involved.]
Time for a reset: Foreign aid and the minority government https://t.co/f7egouTk8F via @themcleodgroup —
1 week 6 days ago
RT @RAMESHFERRIS: #endpolio #WorldPolioDay @CanWaCH @UNICEFCanada @GlblCtznImpact @ResultsCda @Rotary @EndPolioNow https://t.co/c5UvDEtQxw —
2 weeks 5 days ago
News Posts
"Hungry Children Cannot Learn"
04, 11, 2019
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) recently announced they are teaming up to reach vulnerable children and youth caught in crisis-affected countries.... Read more
UN Women Announce this Year's Theme for the Orange Campaign
27, 10, 2019
Under the umbrella of UN Women’s Generation Equality... Read more
Conservatives Plan to Cut International Assistance by 25%
01, 10, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced on October 1st that, if elected, he would cut Canada's International Assistance spending by 25%, a move that is unprecedented and would have serious... Read more