About CanGo GranniesThe CanGo Grannies is an active, grassroots, non-profit group in Kamloops, British Columbia who raise awareness and funds for the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. African grandmothers are caring for millions of children orphaned by AIDS. The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign raises funds in Canada for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s work with community level organizations in Africa that provide grandmothers and the children in their care with the necessities of life, including counselling, nutrition, shelter, school supplies and income-generating activities. CanGo Grannies are 20 to 30 older women of all backgrounds and lifestyles who meet monthly to plan fundraising events, and who also enjoy social connection and collegiality together around a shared purpose of helping other women and grandmothers. If you are interested in participating or becoming a member of the group, please contact us. CanGo Grannies fundraiser events have include the popular Flower Power Plant Sale held annually in May, (see photos left). From Kamloops This Week regarding the 2017 event: "The Cango Grannies’ 6th Annual Plant Sale at Gaglardi Square on Saturday, May 13th was a huge success. The Grannies wish to thank all those who helped make it a success: Gardengate Horticulture Program, RSM Horticulture Program, KRCC, Kamloops Garden Club, TRU Horticulture Program, FOG, Country Garden Greenhouse, Lyons Landscaping, Purity Feed, Home Hardware, Agri Supply, Rona, Canadian Tire, Home Depot, the Master Gardeners, media and Special Friends of the Grannies." For information on upcoming events, goo to our events page here: cangogrannies.weebly.com/next-event.html |
About the Grandmothers
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African grandmothers are central to the life of their communities. After stepping in to care for orphaned grandchildren struggling with the loss of their parents, African grandmothers become parents anew in the midst of the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
They put their grandchildren through school, harvest crops, create local savings and loan groups, teach others about HIV prevention and treatment, and participate in innovate income-generating programmes. They form support groups and deliver comfort and hope through home-based care. In the face of gender and age discrimination – and with few resources – African grandmothers have become advocates for change. They share their expertise in their communities and on the international stage, pressing for their human rights and a hopeful future. 10 years of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign 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. What began with only a few groups of committed Canadian grandmothers has since evolved into a dynamic and responsive movement, made up of grandmothers and grandothers working to mobilize support in Canada, Australia, England and the USA for Africa’s grandmothers. A decade later, the Campaign supports African community-based organizations that have developed programmes—with and for grandmothers—to transform lives and restore hope to their communities. In ten years, more than $24 million has been raised. African grandmothers are changing the course of the pandemic in their communities and beyond. And the Canadian Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign will be with them every step of the way. To learn more about the SLF Grandmothers Campaign, please click on this link: grandmotherscampaign.org/ |