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If you would like to take pledges from friends and neighbours, please make cheques payable to OMAS SISKONA KW and record the full name and mailing address of the donor to ensure correct information for the Stephen Lewis Foundation to issue tax receipts for donations of $20 or more. Click the link, below, to access a donation list to assist with this task.
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All donations to and profits from OMAS fundraising support the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Together we will make a difference in the lives of grandmothers, women and youth, those living with HIV and AIDS, and LGBTQ communities across sub-Saharan Africa.
* OMAS SISKONA = Grandmothers Together
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* OMAS SISKONA = Grandmothers Together
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Next OMAS' Meeting
WEDNESDAY October 21, 2026
10 am to noon
Program: Speaker will discuss a program in Mozambique
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 445 ANNDALE RD. WATERLOO
NEW MEMBERS & GUESTS WELCOME!
FUTURE MEETINGS:
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
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WEDNESDAY October 21, 2026
10 am to noon
Program: Speaker will discuss a program in Mozambique
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 445 ANNDALE RD. WATERLOO
NEW MEMBERS & GUESTS WELCOME!
FUTURE MEETINGS:
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
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We are saddened by the passing of our Founder, Stephen Lewis, on March 31, 2026. For more information about Stephen Lewis see 'A Legacy Honoured'.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign will host its 20th Anniversary milestone event in Ottawa from October 5–7, 2026. This gathering will celebrate two decades of solidarity, advocacy, and community-led action in support of grandmothers raising children in Africa.
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OMAS SISKONA of KW: MISSION STATEMENT
To build solidarity with grandmothers and others in African countries by raising awareness in ourselves and others about the lives of grandmothers and children in Africa, their struggles, hopes, and needs, and their courage, resilience, expertise, and leadership. As grandmothers and grand others, we do this as committed participants in the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign through activities of education, fundraising and advocacy.
To build solidarity with grandmothers and others in African countries by raising awareness in ourselves and others about the lives of grandmothers and children in Africa, their struggles, hopes, and needs, and their courage, resilience, expertise, and leadership. As grandmothers and grand others, we do this as committed participants in the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign through activities of education, fundraising and advocacy.
