Grandmother to Grandmother: New York to Tanzania

Premiere of a new documentary film of the meeting and shared perspectives of the grandmothers of the Bibi Jann School in Tanzania and the grandmothers of the Bronx.

 In sub Saharan Africa, AIDS is wiping out a generation of parents, leaving 13 million orphans behind.  A similar thing is happening in cities all across America. AIDS, drugs, and violence are wiping out a generations of parents, leaving millions of children behind.  Grandmothers, often impoverished themselves, are rescuing the children and struggling to raise them

This film introduces two outstanding projects – one in the Bronx, one in Tanzania. The founders of these projects are finding simple and effective ways to support grandmothers who are raising grandchildren. Children who were “at risk” are now thriving. Grandmothers who felt hopeless are beginning to hope again. 

Tueday, April 28, 2009

7 p.m.     Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall

See the film trailer here .