About this Event
Grandmothers and grandothers in Canada have rallied in response to the crisis faced by grandmothers in Africa as they struggled to raise millions of children orphaned by AIDS.
Since 2006, the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign groups have raised over $40 million to support the life-enhancing programs run by grandmothers in Africa and the community-led organizations who support them. African grandmothers have moved from securing their most basic needs to taking on leadership roles in the community, and starting their own programs for child care, income generation and other support networks. They are pushing their governments to recognize their human rights and enact national policies to support all grandmothers within their country.
The grandmothers movement amplifies the voices and expertise of grandmothers in Africa, and shows the world that leadership by older women is critical in reclaiming hope and rebuilding resilience across communities.
All proceeds from the sale of tickets will go directly to the Grandmothers Campaign. The struggle to end HIV and AIDS is not over. There is still much work to do and we thank you for your support.
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Ottawa Little Theatre, 400 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa, Canada
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