Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign

Final Day: Treasures from Grannies' Attics
2021-03-19 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
The Fenelon Falls Grandmothers for Grandmothers are holding an online art auction featuring paintings, photos and figurines. Successful bidders will need to pick-up their items locally in Fenelon Falls. To browse the lots up for auction visit http://maxsold.com and look for auctions under Peterborough.

Kingston Grandmother Connection Re-opens On Line Shopping (Online, Multi-day)
2021-03-21 00:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
We are re-opening our ON LINE STORE on March 21, 2021. PICK UP your purchase in central Kingston or ask for Local Delivery. Lots of new products, gifts for Mom, Nature Photos, Bath and Beauty products, textiles, African crafts and way more. On March 21, go to www.g2gkingston.ca and click on SHOP ON LINE. The Store will be open until May 14, 2021. All proceeds to Help Lesotho and The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. #allforthegrannies

Gardening with Native Plants (Online)
2021-03-21 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Join the Capital Grannies and start planning your native garden now! As we say goodbye to winter, let’s look ahead to spending warm sunny days in our gardens. Whether you’re a novice gardener or someone who has spent decades embracing their green thumb, this talk has something for everyone whose shares this passion. Fran Dennett and Candace Dressler, two Master Gardeners, will share their wealth of knowledge and expertise through their presentations. Mary Reid, owner of Green Thumb Garden Centre, will join them for the Question & Answer session.
To join in and/or donate, visit our Event Page: https://slf.akaraisin.com/ui/grandmotherspledges2021/t/nativeGardening

Chair Yoga with Sol's Fitness (Online)
2021-03-22 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Regina) | Zoom
Join G4G Regina and Sol’s Fitness for chair yoga!
Adapting the yoga practice with the use of a chair and other props. This class was designed to meet the needs of our changing body. You will need a sturdy chair and foam block (or small pillow).
To register please email g4gregina@gmail.com. There is no cost for the classes but donations to the Grandmothers Campaign are welcome and can be made on G4G Regina’s online fundraising page: https://slf.akaraisin.com/grandmotherspledges2021/reginafitness
Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more.

Spring Cookie-Baking Celebration (Online)
2021-03-24 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
The Gugu Gogos invite you to an online cookie baking demonstration with Chef Robert from Viva Whitby Shores.
This event includes a demonstration of the recipe followed by a delivery of our Spring-themed cookies to the doorstep of participants located in the East GTA and Durham regions.
Register for this event by emailing your name, address, phone number and email address to:
gugugogosgta40@gmail.com
The $10 registration fee can be made by e-transfer sent to gugugogosgta40@gmail.com.
Additional donations to the SLF are welcome (donations of $20 or more will receive a tax receipt).

Explore Africa - Food (Online)
2021-03-25 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Grandmothers Partnering with Africa presents a Somali/Fusion Cook-a-long with Xawaash restaurant Chefs
Join Abdullahi and Leila for a virtual cooking class. Somali food is simple. It relies on fresh ingredients and a balance of aromatic spices. This is an opportunity to participate in a hands-on Somali cooking experience and have a delicious dinner to eat at home the same evening. The session will be recorded and sent to you the day after the class, so if you prefer, you can relax and watch and then prepare the recipes at your leisure. Shopping lists, recipes and other information will be sent to you a week before the event.
Visit https://grandmotherspartneringwithafrica.com for registration details.

Strength & Balance Gentle Exercise (Online)
2021-03-27 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Regina) | Zoom
Join G4G Regina and Sol’s Fitness for “Strength and Balance for All.”
This class is designed for individuals who are looking to start a gentle progressive exercise program that will assist with balance, posture and overall body strength. You will need a sturdy chair, exercise bands and/or weights. Soup cans for weights work well, too.
To register please email g4gregina@gmail.com. There is no cost for the classes but donations to the Grandmothers Campaign are welcome and can be made on G4G Regina’s online fundraising page: https://slf.akaraisin.com/grandmotherspledges2021/reginafitness
Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more.

Cook like a Chef! (Campaign- wide, Online)
2021-03-30 00:00 (America/Toronto)
Join Chef Rob and the grandmas AIDing grandmas and learn to prepare a 3 course meal.
Tickets are $20 and email Alexandra.st.james@siennaliving.ca to register.

An Evening with Bianca Marais (Online)
2021-03-31 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Join Bianca Marais for her engaging presentation on her life and writing that will also include her first-hand accounts of the life-changing work of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign in South Africa. This event is a jointly hosted by Grands and Friends – Ottawa, West Hill Grandmothers – Montreal, Grannies for Good -Montreal, Grannies Aid for Africa – Hudson.
To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bianca-marais-an-evening-in-support-of-african-grandmothers-registration-140126077871
To make a donation, visit https://slf.akaraisin.com/ui/grandmotherspledges2021/t/eveningwithbiancaslf

Travel, History and Culture - Matera, Italy (Online)
2021-04-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
Please join Brookbanks for African Grannies as Dr. Franco Gallippi, a professional scholar and lecturer, takes us on a fabulous tour of Matera, Italy.
Matera (Basilicata), a city that was viewed as the “shame of Italy” after WW11, became one of the most spectacular cities in Italy and a Unesco site in the early 1990s. Along with being the European Capital of Culture (2019), it is also a city in which one of the best cheeses of Italy is produced: caciocavallo.
Click here to register on Eventbrite. Tickets are free, donations to the SLF are welcome and can be made through Brookbanks for African Grannies’ online fundraising page.

Virtual Stride to Turn the Tide (Multi-Day)
2021-04-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton)
Members of Rayanna’s Hope for Africa plan to do a variety of activities to accumulate enough kilometres to walk from south to north Malawi, the home of Rayanna. Along the way, we will learn about the grandmothers in the country, and the community support groups working with the grandmothers and grandchildren there! We plan to have a weekly newsletter tracking our progress and providing interesting information and pictures of the places we “visit” and the people we “meet”! All are welcome to join! Our Stride will go from April 15 to May 31.

Together in Concert Ensemble: In Solidarity with African Grandmothers (Online)
2021-04-15 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
A 90-minute concert of music, dance, storytelling and drumming from acclaimed artists across Canada. Hosted by Canadian grandmothers celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

Mother's Day Madness: A Spectacular Silent Auction (Multi-day, Online)
2021-04-20 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Regina) | Online
Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Regina is pleased to present its first on-line silent auction. All proceeds from the auction go to the Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa raising children orphaned by AIDS. To register and start bidding, please go to 32auctions.com/mda2021. You’ll see lots of beautiful items for Mother’s Day or for any day. You are bound to find something for that special someone in your life.

Zoom Book Club with Bianca Marais (Online)
2021-04-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Vancouver) | Zoom
Join Grandmothers to Grandmothers Prince George (G2G PG) on April 20th, from 2-3:00 PST, as they host a Zoom book club meeting. Our special guest is author Bianca Marais, author of “Hum if You Don’t Know the Words” and “If You Want to Make God Laugh”. Her powerful and moving novels are set in South Africa, where Bianca grew up.
If you want to join us, email Ruth Meger at ruth.meger@gmail.com and she will send you a Zoom invitation.

Explore Africa - Book (Online)
2021-04-29 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
In a casual and spontaneous conversation, Ruby Newman will discuss Baking Cakes in Kigali with author Gaile Parkin. Audience participation will be encouraged.
Baking Cakes in Kigali (storyline)
Angel Tungaraza has recently moved to Rwanda from her native Tanzania with her husband Pius and their five orphaned grandchildren. She pursues her passion: her small but increasingly successful business, baking individually designed cakes for her neighbours and friends from the community.
Hauntingly charming, funny, and involving, Baking Cakes in Kigali is a novel about the real meaning of reconciliation — about how, in the aftermath of tragedy, life goes on and people still manage to find reasons to celebrate.
The book’s theme resonates with the work Grandmothers Partnering with Africa does to support African grandmothers affected HIV and AIDS.

Final Day: Mother's Day Madness: A Spectacular Silent Auction (Multi-day, Online)
2021-05-05 08:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Online

Contemporary African Voices: The Son of the House - Relationships, Gender and Changing Traditions
2021-05-05 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Join the launch of Contemporary African Voices, a webinar series organized by members of the Grandmothers Campaign to spotlight acclaimed sub-Saharan writers. We come to know a country by reading its writers. Travelling virtually to Nigeria via Zoom, we welcome Dr. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, for the release in Canada of her debut novel, The Son of the House. She is a health lawyer, academic and writer who works in Lagos in the areas of health, gender and violence against women and children. Pulsing with vitality and intense human drama, The Son of the House is set against four decades of life in vibrant Nigeria, celebrating the resilience of women as they navigate and transform what still remains a man’s world.
Click here to register. Tickets are free, donations to the Stephen Lewis Foundation are welcome and can be made by clicking here.

Mother’s Day Tea and Treats Box ( In-person)
2021-05-08 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto) | Gardeners Cottage, Glenhyrst, 20 Ava Road, Brantford, ON, N3T, Canada
The Grand River Grannies offer you a special gift box of delectable treats and delicious teas for Mother’s Day.
All proceeds are donated to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, an initiative of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
Early Bird Special: pre-order before April 24th and save $5.00!
Pick up Saturday May 8th, 2021 between 1 – 4pm, GLENHYRST GARDENER’S COTTAGE, front porch – 20 Ava Road, Brantford
Order Online at https://www.grandrivergrannies.com/

Explore Africa - Art (Online)
2021-05-13 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Join Grandmothers Partnering with Africa for “Discover African Art” with Arlene Kushnir.
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to numerous and varied cultures who have been creating extraordinary works of art for centuries. In this illustrated lecture we will time travel from the mysterious Terra Cotta sculptures of 500 BC Nok through the realistic cast bronzes of 10th C Ife and 15th C Benin and then visit the imaginative, abstracted wood masks and sculptures of West and Central Africa to finish with the resplendent 21st C wall hangings by El Anatsui. Along the way we will explore the meaning and function of these magnificent works of art.

Queens, Goddesses and Women of Influence - virtual tour of the ROM (Online)
2021-05-17 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Join Grandmothers Partnering With Africa for a private virtual tour of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) exhibit called Queens, Goddesses and Women of Influence.
The tour will be led by 3 or 4 docents and will “take” us around the ROM, looking at women who were Queens, Goddesses or just pretty important. The entire event will take 1 hour; 45 minutes will be the tour itself and then we will have 15 minutes for questions.
We are able to have 100 screens and invite other Grandmothers Campaign members to join us. In order to manage the numbers, we are requiring registration. There is no charge for this event and it is not a fundraiser; it is just a fun activity for our collective.
Register in advance for this tour:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc–przooHt3D34aFh2jeNmfCY6X743Sm
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Please send any questions about the event to: GPWAfrica@gmail.com

Grandmothers Campaign Call (Campaign-wide)
2021-05-20 12:30 - 13:30, 2021-06-17 12:30 - 13:30, 2021-07-15 12:30 - 13:30, 2021-08-19 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom

The Forgotten Home Child (Multi-Day, Online)
2021-05-22 00:00 - 23:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
This is the second event in the Old Orchard Blossoms’ and BramGrans’ series of author conversations which are focused on some aspect of immigration to Canada. Genevieve Graham’s novel, The Forgotten Home Child, examines the lives of orphaned children, or children living in poverty who were shipped from Britain to Canada from 1869 to 1948 to work on farms and as domestics, supposedly to give them a better life. This relatively unknown chapter in Canadian history comes to life as Ms. Graham uses her extensive research to develop her characters and her plot. She will be interviewed by best-selling historical fiction writer, Jennifer Robson. You will enjoy their discussions of the book, the research, the writing of historical fiction, and also learn about their newest novels.
This pre-recorded event will be available to watch from May 22 until May 30, inclusive. A link to the YouTube video will be sent to all registrants a few days before the start date.
Genevieve Graham is a best-selling author of historical fiction. Her mission is to bring Canadian history to life through her fiction, and her most recent 6 books focus on different Canadian historical events and the people who lived through them. She was brought up in Toronto, trained as a musician and now lives in Nova Scotia. Jennifer Robson is another best-selling historical fiction author who has written six novels set during and after the two world wars. She has a Ph.D. in British economic and social history from Oxford, is a former editor, and now lives in Toronto.
There is no cost to register or to attend this event; however we do hope you will consider making a donation to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign. Your contributions will ensure that vital programs through grassroots organizations will be sustainable for the African grandmothers and the children in their care. Donations of $20 or more will receive a tax receipt.
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-forgotten-home-child-registration-146982609943

In Conversation with Idah Mukuka Nambeya & Niambi Martin-John (Campaign-wide)
2021-05-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
Join us for a special, live conversation via Zoom with Idah Mukuka Nambeya, Senior Advisor to the Grandmothers Campaign and Niambi Martin-John, Director of Development at the SLF. To RSVP and to receive Zoom details, please email the Grandmothers Campaign Team at campaign@stephenlewisfoundation.org.

Explore Africa - Travel (Online)
2021-05-27 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Join Grandmothers Partnering with Africa for “Safari 101” with Philip Solomon
Safari – what’s it all about? An in-depth look at the origin and history of safari in East Africa and why it has become a bucket list experience for travelers. The presentation will include an overview of the safari experience today including the annual migration and what the traveler can expect when visiting Kenya and Tanzania.
Visit https://grandmotherspartneringwithafrica.com/ to register.

Final Day: The Forgotten Home Child (Multi-Day, Online)
2021-05-30 00:00 - 23:30 (America/Toronto) | Online

Victoria Grandmothers for Africa Cycle Tour 2021 - Go Anywhere From Anywhere (Online, Multi-Day)
2021-08-14 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Toronto)
VG4A’s 15th annual Cycle Tour will again be a Covid-style individualized tour lasting for four weeks. Cyclists do not have to be members of a Grandmothers group. They can ride conventional bicycles, unconventional bikes, e-bikes or even stationary bikes. All women 55 or over are welcome, from beginner to veteran. Each cyclist will set their own personal target for the period from August 14th to September 10th and report their weekly kilometres to their team captain. As the grand total of kilometres grows, participants will be guided on a virtual tour of sub-Saharan African to meet some of the women working for the community-based organizations they are supporting.
Registration is $20. To receive the registration package and information as it develops, OR if you have questions, send your name to vg4acycleregistrar@gmail.com.

Victoria Grandmothers for Africa Cycle Tour 2021 - Go Anywhere From Anywhere (Online, Multi-Day, Last Day)
2021-09-10 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
