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Event Calendar

Greater Van Gogos’ groups hold a wide variety of events throughout Southwestern BC to support the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Check out the calendar below to find an activity of interest near you.

If you are interested in joining a grandmothers group, please contact us.

If you belong to an organization that is holding a fundraising event for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, we would be pleased to post your event on our calendar. Please contact us at events@greatervangogos.org.

You can also view a list of our events on our Event Listings page.

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13	14	15	16 GVG Newsletter GVG Newsletter Date: January 16, 2020 Time: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm More details... •	17	18	19
20	21 Pub Night Pub Night Date: January 21, 2020 Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Location: Micky’s Public House, 170 Golden Dr., Coquitlam, BC Description: Celebrate the beginning of another year with family and friends over a burger, some fries and a beverage of your choice – a sleeve of house lager, 6 oz. house red or white wine, a highball or a non-alcoholic beverage. This event is hosted by Coquitlam Gogos. Children are welcome until 8 pm.A small marketplace will also be available with signature “gogo” totes, designer bags, microwave bowl holders, triple and 7-function pens, and more. Tickets $25. Contact Linda Smillie, 604-931-2843, lsmillie@hotmail.com or Verna Thomson, 604-460-4644, vm_thomson@telus.net. More details... •	22	23	24	25	26
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The value of support groups in increasing adherence to AIDS medication...When Tadiwa* was six years old, he lost both his parents to AIDS. As with millions of children orphaned by the AIDS pandemic, his grandmother, Joyce*, was the only person left to raise him. During a visit to their community, a volunteer from Chiedza Child Care Centre, a community-based organization in Zimbabwe, recognized that Tadiwa was ill. The volunteer supported his grandmother in understanding the importance of taking her grandchild for health check-ups; Tadiwa later tested positive for HIV.

SLF partners like Chiedza are deeply connected to the communities where they work, encouraging openness and trust, crucial to supporting people in vulnerable situations. When Tadiwa was diagnosed, Chiedza helped him access life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART), and helped Joyce disclose his HIV status to him, in an age appropriate way.

Joyce and Tadiwa joined support groups, giving them a safe space to share with people in similar circumstances. Joyce joined a group for caregivers. Tadiwa joined a group that gave him access to counselling and psychosocial support to manage the stigma that often accompanies an HIV diagnosis, and most importantly, to adhere to his treatment.

In Tadiwa’s words: “Support groups helped me to know things I didn’t know. I know that if I take my medications, I’ll live longer.” Tadiwa hopes to one day be a doctor.

The majority of SLF partners that facilitate treatment access have adherence rates above 95%, which are indeed, inspiring successes. More insights like this can be found our most recent edition of Grassroots: bit.ly/SLF-Grassroots

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