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OMAS SISKONA of KW

Highlights from "Swing into Spring" 2022
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Next Meeting of OMAS SISKONA of KW
Wednesday June 15, 2022 at 10 a.m.

​Location: Christ Lutheran Church
445 Anndale Rd, Waterloo (near corner of Davenport and Lexington)

Time: 10 a.m. - noon

Program: 
1. TBA
2. Lunch picnic-style if the weather is fair
3. Sale of items remaining from the June 11th "Swing into Spring"

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Thank you for supporting the 
OMAS' EASTER MARKET
 Donation to SLF: approx. $2211
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ARTIST-INSPIRED CARDS - Now available
https://www.omas-siskonakw.org/card-sale.html
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To our much-loved and esteemed mentor Stephen Lewis,
   OMAS SISKONA of KW sends support and solidarity
for the struggle that lies ahead.
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Here is where you can access and watch a full recording of the celebration
Hand in Hand                                                                                       

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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 160 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 $877,927 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 120 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