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We made it!
2018 Virtual Stride Walk
image c Virpi Pekkala, Finland
February 14 - April 22
Join the Victoria Grandmothers for Africa and walk, bike, swim, and exercise from
Gaborone, Botswana to
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ****** AND BACK! *****
Along the way, visit the projects supported by the
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign
of the
Stephen Lewis Foundation.
A Virtual Walk is one in which instead of walking on one specific day, Grandmothers walk over several weeks and use pedometers or other technology to record their steps or distance. That means you can walk, cycle, swim wherever and whenever you want.
We are starting our Virtual Walk on February 14, 2018 and will complete our walk on Earth Day, April 22, 2018, approximately 9 weeks.
Registration for the event is $20.00 for each walker. After registering you will receive a package with tracking booklet, map, and pledge forms. The pledge forms are if you would like to ask people to support you on your journey or make a donation.
UPDATE!! We reached Ethiopia and made it back to our starting point.
20,600 km!!!
Our “soft” kick off walk took place on February 14th at 10:00 am. We walked from the Petting Zoo in Beacon Hill Park to Ogden Point for coffee, finishing in glorious sunshine
Working Group Chair: Dale Rolston - dalerolston@gmail.com Co Chair: Elizabeth McAuley - memcauley@gmail.com
Join the Victoria Grandmothers for Africa and walk, bike, swim, and exercise from
Gaborone, Botswana to
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ****** AND BACK! *****
Along the way, visit the projects supported by the
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign
of the
Stephen Lewis Foundation.
A Virtual Walk is one in which instead of walking on one specific day, Grandmothers walk over several weeks and use pedometers or other technology to record their steps or distance. That means you can walk, cycle, swim wherever and whenever you want.
We are starting our Virtual Walk on February 14, 2018 and will complete our walk on Earth Day, April 22, 2018, approximately 9 weeks.
Registration for the event is $20.00 for each walker. After registering you will receive a package with tracking booklet, map, and pledge forms. The pledge forms are if you would like to ask people to support you on your journey or make a donation.
UPDATE!! We reached Ethiopia and made it back to our starting point.
20,600 km!!!
Our “soft” kick off walk took place on February 14th at 10:00 am. We walked from the Petting Zoo in Beacon Hill Park to Ogden Point for coffee, finishing in glorious sunshine
Working Group Chair: Dale Rolston - dalerolston@gmail.com Co Chair: Elizabeth McAuley - memcauley@gmail.com
Coming up next in 2018 .........
Victoria Grandmothers For Africa Cycle Tour 2018
Find registration information here
from Harbour Living: Events
Friday, September 7th, 2018 - Sunday, September 9th, 2018
For the 12th consecutive year, the Victoria Grandmothers for Africa will sponsor a 275 km bicycle tour which begins at the Campbell River Rotary Beach Park. We hope to welcome many new cyclists this year!
Riders will gather at 8:30 on Friday morning Sept 7th and ride south to Victoria over the next 3 days. We are accommodated with lunches and snacks by the many Grandmother groups along the way and stay in motels/hotels for overnights. The weekend is completed with a “ride in” ceremony at the legislative grounds. You will recognize us by our colourful team jerseys of yellow, green, and orange stripes.
Riders are senior women 55+ and it is fascinating to hear their personal stories for taking on the commitment and training to ride and raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.The difficulty and challenge of the ride pales in comparison to, and provides a sense of solidarity with, the endless hard work done by African grandmothers. In addition to the time they invest in training and fund raising, all riders pay their own expenses for accommodation and meals. Every penny of funds raised by the cycle tour is forwarded to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to be used for African grandmothers.
African grandmothers are central to the life of their communities. With almost no support, they have stepped forward to care for millions of children orphaned by AIDS, sometimes as many as ten to fifteen in one household. They display astonishing reserves of love, courage and emotional resilience, even while grieving the loss of their own adult children.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) delivers resources directly into the hands of the grassroots organizations turning the tide of HIV and AIDS in Africa. SLF has partnered with more than 300 community-based organizations and over 1,400 innovative and inspiring initiatives have been successfully undertaken with proven measures of success in the 15 African countries hardest hit by the AIDS pandemic. Resources from the Campaign are invested directly at the community level, with organizations that provide grandmothers and the children in their care with supports that include food, educational supplies, uniforms and school fees, medical care, HIV counselling and testing, adequate housing and bedding, counselling and support groups, home visits, income generation and treatment adherence and much more.
Location: Old Island Highway CR-Qualicum Beach-Chemainus-Victoria, Victoria
This event is for Adults, Seniors
Submitted by Laurie Wilson
Registration information is here
from Harbour Living: Events
Friday, September 7th, 2018 - Sunday, September 9th, 2018
For the 12th consecutive year, the Victoria Grandmothers for Africa will sponsor a 275 km bicycle tour which begins at the Campbell River Rotary Beach Park. We hope to welcome many new cyclists this year!
Riders will gather at 8:30 on Friday morning Sept 7th and ride south to Victoria over the next 3 days. We are accommodated with lunches and snacks by the many Grandmother groups along the way and stay in motels/hotels for overnights. The weekend is completed with a “ride in” ceremony at the legislative grounds. You will recognize us by our colourful team jerseys of yellow, green, and orange stripes.
Riders are senior women 55+ and it is fascinating to hear their personal stories for taking on the commitment and training to ride and raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.The difficulty and challenge of the ride pales in comparison to, and provides a sense of solidarity with, the endless hard work done by African grandmothers. In addition to the time they invest in training and fund raising, all riders pay their own expenses for accommodation and meals. Every penny of funds raised by the cycle tour is forwarded to the Stephen Lewis Foundation to be used for African grandmothers.
African grandmothers are central to the life of their communities. With almost no support, they have stepped forward to care for millions of children orphaned by AIDS, sometimes as many as ten to fifteen in one household. They display astonishing reserves of love, courage and emotional resilience, even while grieving the loss of their own adult children.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) delivers resources directly into the hands of the grassroots organizations turning the tide of HIV and AIDS in Africa. SLF has partnered with more than 300 community-based organizations and over 1,400 innovative and inspiring initiatives have been successfully undertaken with proven measures of success in the 15 African countries hardest hit by the AIDS pandemic. Resources from the Campaign are invested directly at the community level, with organizations that provide grandmothers and the children in their care with supports that include food, educational supplies, uniforms and school fees, medical care, HIV counselling and testing, adequate housing and bedding, counselling and support groups, home visits, income generation and treatment adherence and much more.
Location: Old Island Highway CR-Qualicum Beach-Chemainus-Victoria, Victoria
This event is for Adults, Seniors
Submitted by Laurie Wilson
Registration information is here
...........see what we got up to in 2017
Powered by Love Book Launch Nov 6 & 7
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Victoria Grandmothers for Africa held three Book Events to introduce Powered by Love with special guests:
Nompumelelo Gladys Mayaba, grandmother with GAPA, S. Africa; Daisy Mapheele, staff member of GAPA, S. Africa;
Joanna Henry, author;
Ida Mukuka, Senior Advisor to the Grandmothers Campaign
Nov 6 “Women Making Change in Africa” a conversation moderated by Dr. Vibert, UVic Centre for Global Studies, Turpin A102
Nov 7 St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 9691 4th St., Sidney: book launch with St. Andrew's Grandmothers Helping African Grandmothers and Tanner’s Book Store
Nov 7 Central Library, 735 Broughton St, Victoria: book launch with Munro’s
Victoria Grandmothers for Africa held three Book Events to introduce Powered by Love with special guests:
Nompumelelo Gladys Mayaba, grandmother with GAPA, S. Africa; Daisy Mapheele, staff member of GAPA, S. Africa;
Joanna Henry, author;
Ida Mukuka, Senior Advisor to the Grandmothers Campaign
Nov 6 “Women Making Change in Africa” a conversation moderated by Dr. Vibert, UVic Centre for Global Studies, Turpin A102
Nov 7 St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 9691 4th St., Sidney: book launch with St. Andrew's Grandmothers Helping African Grandmothers and Tanner’s Book Store
Nov 7 Central Library, 735 Broughton St, Victoria: book launch with Munro’s
On October 23rd we sponsored two movies about African women at the forefront of change at the Star Cinema in Sidney
The AfriGrand Caravan
In 2010, African grandmothers, with granddaughters orphaned by AIDS, travelled from St. John’s to Victoria with stories of hope, inspiring others to join the Grandmothers Movement. This movie documents their journey.
Courtesy Stephen Lewis Foundation
The AfriGrand Caravan
In 2010, African grandmothers, with granddaughters orphaned by AIDS, travelled from St. John’s to Victoria with stories of hope, inspiring others to join the Grandmothers Movement. This movie documents their journey.
Courtesy Stephen Lewis Foundation
The Thinking Garden
A documentary about resilience, this features three generations of older women in a village in South Africa who come together to create a community garden. When women take matters into their own hands, local action in food production can give vulnerable people a measure of control over their food and their futures. Courtesy Dr. E. Vibert, UVic History
A documentary about resilience, this features three generations of older women in a village in South Africa who come together to create a community garden. When women take matters into their own hands, local action in food production can give vulnerable people a measure of control over their food and their futures. Courtesy Dr. E. Vibert, UVic History
Successful Christmas time Sales and Crafts events were held at the Hudson Market and the Cridge Centre. The group also participated in the VIDEA Christmas Fair Trade Sale and once again managed the coat check at the Out of Hand Christmas Craft Sale at the Victoria Conference Centre.
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Close to 40 women participated in our Annual Cycle Tours in September. Photos of both tours as well as the wonderful Welcome Home Celebration on September 10th are under the Photos drop down.
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50 km riders gather in Banfield Park 275 km riders gather in Campbell River
On April 8th we held another very successful African Dinner. Castro Boeteng once again served up a fabulous dinner to approximately 300 people. This bi annual event is now in the planning stage for the spring of 2019.
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