@article{1355778,
      recid = {1355778},
      author = {Rooney, Robert, and Rooney, Brenda.},
      title = {The great granny revolution [electronic resource] /},
      publisher = {Filmakers Library,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {1 online resource (52 min.).},
      year = {2009},
      note = {Originally released as DVD.},
      abstract = {The Great Granny Revolution describes the remarkable  partnership between black South African grandmothers who  are raising their grandchildren, orphaned by AIDS, and a  group of grandmothers from North America. It all began with  Rose Letwaba, a psychiatric nurse counseling these orphans  at a township clinic. She noticed that often their  caregivers were Gogos (meaning "Granny" in Zulu). She  brought the Gogos together for mutual support every  Wednesday afternoon. Before long forty Gogos were meeting  for comfort, sewing classes and to work in the garden.  These women had survived oppression under the apartheid  regime and the riots during the struggle for democracy.  They endured the isolation that the stigma of AIDS brings  to families and the heartache of burying their own  children. Now, in old age, with poverty forced upon them,  these women had the burden of the next generation. In 2004  Rose Letwaba spoke to a small group of people in Quebec  about her concerns for these women, and the next day Norma  Geggie, an 80-year-old, decided to do something about it.  Twelve women gathered at Norma's home to offer moral and  financial support to these Gogos living half a world away.  They inspired others to get involved and more groups were  formed. Meanwhile, the simple knowledge that women on the  other side of the world cared about them brought hope to  the Gogos and invigorated their efforts. Eventually there  was a meeting in Toronto of women from both continents  which sparked an exciting new movement. In Africa the AIDS  pandemic continues to rage, but where governments have  failed to respond, grandmothers in North America have  decided to act.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1355778},
}