Grandmothers to the Rescue

When Calgarian Dariel Bateman, 63, became a grandmother two years ago it rocked her world.

It also spurred her to join the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. The longtime volunteer -- who cooks for the Inn From the Cold and sits on the board of Volunteer Calgary -- was also drawn to the organization because she has a family member with "full-blown" AIDS.

"I would like for all those orphaned grandchildren of grandmothers in Africa to have what my granddaughter has: a good place to live, health resources, unlimited freedom to play, appropriate clothing and the ability to ability to access free, universal primary education," Bateman says.


RELATED LINKS:
Rescuing AIDS Orphans: A beautiful story about a delegation of 12 Canadian grandmothers who travelled across sub-Saharan Africa with the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
Tears Over AIDS, Inequality in Africa: A follow-up to the Rescuing AIDS Orphans above.