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  • African grandmothers...

    delivering comfort through support groups





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  • African grandmothers...

    raising a generation orphaned by AIDS





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  • African grandmothers...

    advocating for their human rights







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  • African grandmothers...

    sharing expertise locally and globally







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  • African grandmothers...

    changing the course of HIV & AIDS in their communities





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  • African grandmothers...

    delivering comfort through support groups

    SS20 Alexis MacDonald SLF_3M0A7268 542x312





    © Alexis MacDonald/SLF




  • African grandmothers...

    raising a generation orphaned by AIDS

    SS20 Alexis_MacDonald SLF GMchildren-crop 542x312





    © Alexis MacDonald/SLF




  • African grandmothers...

    advocating for their human rights

    SS20 Alexis MacDonald_SLF_5499 542x312







    © Alexis MacDonald/SLF




  • African grandmothers...

    sharing expertise locally and globally

    SS20 Kibuuka Mukisa Oscar SLF _8V9B7856 542x312







    © Kibuuka Mukisa Oscar/SLF




  • African grandmothers...

    changing the course of HIV & AIDS in their communities

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    © Alexis MacDonald/SLF

We will not rest until African grandmothers can rest.

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HIV & COVID-19 Appeal

People with HIV & AIDS in sub-
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New year and new directions

Check out our first newsletter of the year for info on upcoming events and our new fundraising directions. Our solidarity remains strong with African grandmothers as they navigate challenges of responding to HIV & AIDS in the face of the COVID pandemic. (Photo by SLF)

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What’s a Gogo?

You may think it’s a mini-skirted dancer from the 1960s, but in the African countries where Zulu is spoken – a gogo is a grandmother! An African grandmother may be called shosho in Kenya, nyana in Zambia, jaja in Uganda or nkeku in Botswana. But no matter how they’re addressed, African grandmothers are the unsung heroes of the continent raising a generation of children orphaned by AIDS.
A Greater Van Gogo lives in Southwestern BC and belongs to a “grandmothers group” dedicated to standing in solidarity with African grandmothers and to raising funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.

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Grandmothers Campaign

African grandmothers are the heart of the response to HIV & AIDS. The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers Campaign in 2006 to support grandmothers’ needs such as housing, school fees and uniforms for orphans in their care, counseling, business skills, and support groups.

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