To learn more about the situation of grandmothers in Africa, download the 'Grandmothers: Africa's Unsung Heroes' fact sheet:
- Encourage awareness in Canada about Africa’s grandmothers and their struggle to secure a hopeful and healthy future for generations of children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS;
- Build solidarity amongst African and Canadian grandmothers in the fight against HIV/AIDS;
- Actively support groups of grandmothers in Africa who are dealing with the painful
loss of their own children and struggling to care for AIDS orphans. Funds will provide
grandmothers with much needed assistance, for example: food, school fees and school
uniforms for their grandchildren, income-
generating projects, counselling and social support, and coffins to allow for a dignified burial of their loved ones.
To find out more about the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign, download the Grandmothers campaign fact sheet:
The 'Grandmothers to Grandmothers' campaign aims to:
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