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WHO WE ARE
Victoria Grandmothers for Africa
The Victoria Grandmothers for Africa (VG4A) is currently a group of over 150 women who are part of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF).
The campaign’s purpose is to increase awareness, build solidarity, and raise funds for 98 community-led organizations (CLOs) in 14 countries in Africa. These CLOs support grandmothers in Africa and their communities and amplify their voices and expertise as they work to build a healthy future for children who lost their parents to AIDS-related illnesses.
Our values
We strive to reflect our values in all our endeavours: collaboration, inclusiveness, cooperation, transparency, democratic process, and acceptance of new ideas.
Drugs, alcohol, violence and HIV and AIDS have left thousands of Cape Town’s children and young people vulnerable. Amidst these somewhat overwhelming statistics, the non-profit MusicWorksteam, started by two music therapists back in 2002, has witnessed thousands of positive results of Music Interventions, and these cemented their belief that music can unlock potential. If you need a 2-minute uplift watch this recent performance: youtu.be/MusicWorks performance. And just a couple of months ago they led the largest marimba band ever into the Guinness Book of World Records: youtu.be/Guinness WR Performance.
Music is a social resource, with the profound ability to strengthen and heal individuals and communities. MusicWorks Interventions offer a vital service – as a means of strengthening children subject to trauma and neglect; supporting their social, cognitive and emotional development; and ultimately impacting the fabric of their larger communities. Read more about this important partner here: continue here
VG4A members Laurie and Bonnie travelled with 14 other members of the Grandmothers Campaign and SLF staff to South Africa and Eswatini. Click the link above for the blog of their stories and adventures, and read about the people and groups they met.
65 members attended the Seasonal Social on December 6. We welcomed new members, had a rousing game of trivia, sang familiar songs, and gathered clothing and gift cards for The Mustard Seed and Victoria Women’s Transition House.
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VG4A partners with TruEarth, a Vancouver-based environmental company that sells laundry and household cleaning eco-strips, eliminating plastic bottles. Get free home delivery of all their eco-friendly products. We receive 20 percent of sales made through this link: tru-earth.sjv.io/VG4A
