Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign
Sunshine Coast Grandmothers and Grand Others partner with African grandmothers who are raising a generation of children orphaned by AIDS. We raise funds, increase awareness about the challenges and successes of grandmothers in Africa, and build solidarity between African and Canadian grandmothers. We are part of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, an initiative of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
African grandmothers are the centres of their communities. With few resources, they display astonishing reserves of love, courage, resilience and hope.
Through the support of Sunshine Coast Grandmothers and Grand Others, and more than 200 other such groups across Canada, grandmothers in 15 African countries can access: children's school fees and uniforms, adequate housing, skills training, home care visits, grief and trauma counselling, and micro credit grants for income generation. Working in community groups, African grandmothers identify their needs and the Campaign responds.
Since 2006, Canadians have raised more than $25 million for African grandmothers through the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Our group has contributed more than $214,445.00 to this total.
We've almost always got something in the works, so keep an eye on our Events page!
To find out more about the campaign visit www.grandmotherscampaign.org
To find out more about the Stephen Lewis Foundation visit www.stephenlewisfoundation.org
Please join us as a supporter or a member.
Contact us at [email protected].
An urgent message from Stephen Lewis - Feb. 2025
"The SLF is facing the greatest crisis since the nightmare days of the spread of AIDS in the 1990s and 2000s. I refuse to dissemble or beat around the bush. With the suspension and cutbacks of foreign aid, the Trump administration’s unhinged and random destructive acts put countless numbers of our projects in Africa, and the people they serve, at risk.
The uncertainty, the ambiguity, the wilful chaos have resulted in fear and confusion on the ground. As our Executive Director, Meg French, has said: “Lives will be lost.” Our best contribution at this perilous moment is to attempt to replace the resources that Trump has expunged. Please give what you are able."
— Stephen Lewis, SLF Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Board and former UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
In stark contrast to the hate and inhumanity behind these funding cuts stands the solidarity of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. We are more grateful than ever for your support. The community-led responses we are fighting together to protect are fuelled by your decades of unwavering determination to support health, human rights and community expertise, all essential to building a safer, more just world for us all.
The uncertainty, the ambiguity, the wilful chaos have resulted in fear and confusion on the ground. As our Executive Director, Meg French, has said: “Lives will be lost.” Our best contribution at this perilous moment is to attempt to replace the resources that Trump has expunged. Please give what you are able."
— Stephen Lewis, SLF Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Board and former UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
In stark contrast to the hate and inhumanity behind these funding cuts stands the solidarity of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. We are more grateful than ever for your support. The community-led responses we are fighting together to protect are fuelled by your decades of unwavering determination to support health, human rights and community expertise, all essential to building a safer, more just world for us all.
