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Next OMAS Meeting:
Wed. March 18, 2020
10 a.m. to noon
Christ Lutheran Church
445 Anndale Rd, Waterloo
(Lexington at Davenport)
Program:
SLF Project Research: Bring your laptop, tablet or phone (fully charged) and be prepared to learn about one of the projects supported by the SLF. Questions? Contact Pat at offthewall@bell.net
ALL WELCOME! 
  
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SAVE this DATE:
Saturday October 17, 2020
OMAS SISKONA of KW will host the
2020 Annual Regional Gathering
Grandview Baptist Church
250 Old Chicopee Drive, Kitchener
Theme – The Journey Forward: When Women Lead
Details TBA
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OMAS SISKONA of KW
was nominated KW Oktoberfest Women's Group of 2019 ____________________________________________________________________________
In 11 years, April 2008 - April 2019
OMAS SISKONA of KW
has raised $686,365.55 
to benefit the grandmothers, women and children of
Sub-Saharan Africa through the
Grandmothers Campaign of the
Stephen Lewis Foundation
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OMAS SISKONA of KW
* OMAS SISKONA = Grandmothers together.

The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign in March 2006, in response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to care for millions of grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. What began with only a few groups of committed Canadian grandmothers has since evolved into a dynamic and responsive movement working to mobilize support in Canada
for Africa's grandmothers.
 We shall not rest until they can rest
OMAS SISKONA* of KW is one of 240+ grandmothers groups in Canada and around the world partnering with their African sisters to "turn the tide" of the AIDS pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Since our launch in 2008, OMAS has raised over $686,365.55 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation which in turn partners with community-based organizations to provide care and support to women, orphaned children, grandmothers and people living with HIV and AIDS.
With about 130 members and many "friends", OMAS meet monthly to plan fundraising events, educate ourselves through invited speakers and DVD presentations, make presentations ourselves on SLF projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, speak to local community and church groups, and advocate for our African sisters.  But mostly we enjoy a wonderful solidarity with each other and with our African sisters by working together and having FUN!!! 
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OMAS SISKONA of KW September 2016
Grandmothers Campaign

Stephen Lewis Foundation

Grandmothers Celebrate and Rededicate