News & Events
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
UN Takes Significant Step Toward a Global Rights Convention
Such good news! In a landmark moment for the global movement to protect the rights of older people, the UN Human Rights Council...
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...
Africa after Aid? The Impact and Possibilities (Recording)
Webinar hosted by The Resistance Bureau with a panel of human rights activists and analysts, as well as those who have been directly...
Canada Must Continue to Show Compassionate Leadership for Children
“Cutting aid is not just a failure of moral leadership; it is a strategic miscalculation. Failing to address poverty, instability, health crises, human...
World TB Day: Yes! We Can End TB!
“I think the most important thing is to become aware of the TB crisis. This is a crisis that has been unfolding over...
It’s Time for a Woman to Serve as UN Secretary-General
"After 80 years of men-only leadership, it’s time for a woman to serve as UN Secretary-General." In advance of International Women's Day, The Elders join...
Do Not Build Military Bases on the Back of Foreign Aid
“Security should certainly be part of the foreign aid discussion: notably, how our security is affected by insecurity and poverty elsewhere.” Ottawa-based development...
To Improve Child Nutrition, Educate Girls
We know that child malnutrition is not just a food issue. Ending child malnutrition requires concerted action on many fronts. One highly effective,...
Child Hunger in Canada and the Global South (Recording)
Learning Event hosted by Ottawa-Gatineau GRANs with guest speakers Ashley Quan from Feed Ontario and Loubna Al Batlouni of Save the Children Canada....