Recent News

The New York Times
The Weapon of Rape (15 June 2008)

Toronto Star
Silent genocide of African women (11 June 2008)

Canadian Press
Violence against women, spread of HIV escalating in the Congo: Stephen Lewis (9 June 2008)

Voice of America
DRC Hospital Receives Grant to Help Rape Victims (June 9 2008)

The Toronto Sun
Charity eases 'nightmare': $300K for treatment of Congo rape victims (June 10 2008)

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Upcoming Events

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 at 7pm (doors open at 6pm)
The Public Service Alliance of Canada Presents... (Halifax, NS)
The Toronto Children's Concert Choir & Performing Arts Company (TC3) in an event to raise funds for HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Sat. July 19th & Sun. July 20th, 2008 11am to 4pm
Blooms for Africa - Weekend Garden Tour
Tour through some of Dundas, Ontario's most stunning gardens, with special attractions at featured sites.

26 September - 12 October 2008
A National Event!
Take up our national challenge to hold a Scrabble fundraiser in your community! Granny groups all over the country are organizing to raise money through sponsored games of Scrabble - spelling Good Words for Africa!

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Give A Day for AIDS
A doctor's inspired idea gains momentum across the province of Ontario...

Good Words for Africa Scrabble Benefit
The Grandmothers of Alberta for a New Generation (The GANG) of Sherwood Park and Edmonton organized a Scrabble Tournament with over 200 participants,and raised $50,000 for grandmothers in Africa.

A Shave and a Haircut
Sautjuit School in the Inuit village of Kangirsuk, in Northern Quebec, raised funds to cut their gym teacher's hair - in whatever manner they saw fit!

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Highlights

A Grandmother's Tribe

The directors of this documentary about the lives of two Kenyan grandmothers caring for their orphaned grandchildren have kindly designated The Stephen Lewis Foundation as the primary beneficiary of funds raised by the film. Read more about it...

Public Service Announcements

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Race Against Time

The second edition of Stephen Lewis' book Race Against Time (a collection of his 2005 Massey Lectures) is available from House of Anansi press.

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About the Stephen Lewis Foundation

The Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) helps to ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa at the grassroots level. It provides care to women who are ill and struggling to survive; assists orphans and other AIDS affected children; supports heroic grandmothers who almost single-handedly care for their orphan grandchildren; and supports associations of people living with HIV/AIDS. Learn more about some of our projects here.