News & Events
International Development Week 2026 February 1 – 7
Each year, in the first full week of February, Canada celebrates International Development Week (IDW). It's a time to learn and to celebrate...
Advancing Climate Resilience: Nature-based Solutions, Partnerships, and Indigenous Knowledge
February 3, 2026 | 9:00 AM- 4:30 PM ET -- This full day online event brings together climate and development practitioners for a day of...
Transforming Access to WASH through Women’s Leadership
What if strengthening women's voices could transform entire communities' access to safe water, sanitation, and dignity? A Canadian non-profit is helping to do...
Exiting 𝕏
GRAN has taken the decision to delete our account on the social media platform 𝕏. As an organization that works to end violence...
UN Reports Global Water Bankruptcy
The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health has released an urgent new report, Global Water Bankruptcy. The world is living...
The Changing Climate: A Canadian Perspective
Beginning in February, Climate Action for Lifelong Learners (CALL) is delivering this eight-week climate course designed to get participants up to date on...
The Right to Clean Water and Sanitation
This year, GRAN will be focusing our advocacy efforts on improving global access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The United Nations has...
Going Rogue: US withdraws from international organizations
On January 7, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending support for 66 international organizations, agencies and commissions, including key climate-change...
Change Starts with Water (Recording)
Guest speakers Julie Truelove, Head of Policy and Advocacy, and Adnan Qader, Manager, Water Governance and Resilience for WaterAid Canada, helped to launch...
Human Rights, Our Everyday Essentials
Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on December 10. It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global...