Join us at the meeting of The Abbotsford chapter of the Gogos (Grandmothers to Grandmothers) at Gladwin Heights United Church in the upstairs church hall.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign is a dynamic movement of thousands of grandmothers and grandothers, belonging to 240 grandmothers groups across Canada … and beyond! New groups have now formed in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Launched in 2006, the Campaign was a Canadian grassroots response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to care for millions of children orphaned by AIDS. African grandmothers became parents anew in the midst of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, putting their grandchildren through school, creating support groups to manage grief, and delivering comfort and hope through home-based care. They teach others about HIV prevention and treatment, create local savings and loan groups, and sit on land-rights councils. African grandmothers are leaders, sharing their expertise in their communities and on the international stage, pressing for their human rights and a hopeful future.
At the first international Grandmothers Gathering held in Toronto, Canada in 2006, grandmothers in Canada made a commitment to African grandmothers and to the world: we will not rest until they can rest. A decade later, thousands of grandmothers and grandothers are more committed than ever to three shared goals: raise awareness, build solidarity, and mobilize funds for community-based organizations that support African grandmothers and the children in their care.
For more information: Grandmothers to Grandmothers