Fundraiser for Grandmothers to Grandmothers

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Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Canadian grandmothers raise money to support programs that give their African counterparts the means to access education and medical care for the children in their care.

Members of Grandmothers to Grandmothers include Rocks Bejewelled, Barb Akelaitis. Barbara and her jewellery partner, Darlene Ngo, are lapidary and wire artists who make pendants with Sterling Silver and 14K Gold-filled wire. The jewellery uses a variety of materials including local beach stones, fossils, semi precious and precious gems. See some of their work at http://www.rocksbejewelled.com


More about Grandmothers to Grandmothers:
The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign in March 2006, in response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to care for millions of children orphaned by AIDS. The Campaign aims to raise awareness, build solidarity and mobilize support in Canada for Africa�s grandmothers.
The Campaign has since evolved into a dynamic and responsive national movement, and currently boasts more than 240 grandmothers groups across the country. Many of the groups have organized into regional and national networks in order to support each other�s development and fundraising.
Funds from the Grandmothers Campaign go to African grassroots organizations working with grandmothers and the children in their care in partnership with the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The SLF collaborates with grassroots groups who support grandmothers� immediate needs such as: nutritious food, health care, transportation, home visits, adequate housing and bedding, school fees, uniforms and supplies for orphans � and longer-term needs such as parenting and business skills, micro-credit grants, bereavement counseling, HIV awareness training, counseling and testing and grandmother support groups.