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...
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...
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...
Civil Society Perspectives on Canada’s Proposed Budget Cuts to Critical Development Assistance (Recording)
Join The Group of 78 for this conversation with NGO leaders as they examine the government’s rationale for the announced aid cuts, what...
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...
A Special Briefing on Global Aid Cuts (Recording)
An important update from Oxfam on the global humanitarian aid sector and the impacts of recent funding cuts like USAID. (May 12, 2025)...
Ending Poverty Together (Slides)
Ending Poverty Together -- GRAN Workshop with Feed the Hungry (May 3, 2025) PDF of presentation slides here.
Keeping GRAN Strong: Recruitment, Retention, Diversity and Inclusion (Recording)
GRAN learning event focused on strategies for sustaining volunteer engagement. (April 23, 2025) https://youtu.be/lqgXm0hCvVM
Good Nutrition = Successful Learners (Recording)
GRAN learning event on the many benefits of school feeding programs in both Canada and Africa. We welcomed a panel of three guest...