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Quality Crafts

Members of Greater Van Gogos fashion attractive, quality craft items to sell at events (and to each other!) with proceeds directed to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Some items have an African flavour and some are just plain cute and useful.

One of our bestsellers, tote bags, has become a signature of “the gogos.” Several of our groups have tireless sewers who produce totes in a variety of fabrics!

We also have talented women who make an ever-changing array of crafts including bridge aprons, eye-glass cases, sleep masks, knotted scarves, tea cozies, necklaces, wine bags, shoe bags, key chains, luggage ID tags, potholders, book marks and bracelets. Many of our items carry our logo, such as T-shirts, umbrellas, bookmarks, notecards, Christmas cards and waist bags.

Please note that we do not have an online store, however we can put you in touch with groups that sell the items in which you’re interested. For purchasing information, please contact us at info@greatervangogos.org.

Here are details on some of the items that our grandmothers groups create and sell in support of African grandmothers. Watch for more products to be displayed here!

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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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