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The Right to Freedom from Violence

Violence against girls and women of all ages is a widespread and systemic violation of human rights. Many older women in sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to physical, sexual and psychological violence, as well as financial abuse and neglect. GRAN uses its voice to raise awareness of these serious human rights violations and advocates for action to prevent and eliminate gender-based violence.

GRAN Campaigns related to the Right to Freedom from Violence:

Child, Early and Forced Marriage

Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) is a human rights violation which has devastating consequences for women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa and around the world.  It perpetuates the gender inequality that grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere experience throughout their lives.  It increases the spread of HIV/AIDS and creates barriers to education, economic security, healthcare and safety – challenges identified by African grandmothers for themselves and their grandchildren.

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Vaccine Equity: The Problem. The Solution.

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World Refugee Day June 20th

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The Education Watch Group invites GRANs to celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20 by having a look at this beautiful online Annual Report, “Learning From Disrupted learners”, put together by the... Read more

A Devastating Global Failure

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Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) calls the WTO’s inability to agree on a TRIPS waiver a devastating global failure. “We are disappointed that a true intellectual property waiver, proposed in October... Read more