# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Conversations on Global Health: Impact & Inspiration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join a moderated discussion with the Honourable Bob Rae (ally of SLF) and Meg French, Executive Director of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, hosted by Nyanyas of Niagara, a Grandmothers’ group supporting the SLF.

As international funding declines, communities across Africa are facing increasing challenges in responding to HIV and AIDS and related crises—making local, community-led support more important than ever.

Meg French will share inspirational stories and insights into the current global landscape and what these funding shifts mean for communities on the ground. The discussion will also explore Canada’s role in decades of progress—and how to sustain that momentum despite declining funding. 

6:00 pm: Reception, Hors D'Oeuvres & Refreshments, Cash Bar
6:45 pm: Introductions & Overview
7:15 pm: Moderated Conversation

Be inspired, be educated—and be part of a collective solution.
Ticket purchases directly support grassroots organizations working on the frontlines of HIV/AIDS across Africa.

Tickets
$125 per person | $40 charitable tax receipt per ticket
$200 for 2 tickets (Save $50) | $50 charitable tax receipt
Cash Bar $8/glass
Hors D'Oeuvres by Stonemill Ballroom Catering

We hope you will join us and be part of the solution.

This is a non-political, non-partisan event. 

Nyanyas of Niagara has submitted over $130,000 to the Stephen Lewis Foundation through the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Nyanyas means 'grandmothers' in Swahili.
 
The Stephen Lewis Foundation was created with the express purpose of supporting community-led organizations working on the frontlines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in countries across Africa.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/thorold/conversations-on-global-health-impact-and-inspiration/200029813528722
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.niagaratix.ca/events/an-evening-with-bob-rae-4-23-2026?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=thorold-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Thorold
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 680 York Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada
- **lat**: 43.1569
- **long**: -79.15085
- **full address**: 680 York Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada, Central Community Church, 680 York Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada, Thorold

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Nyanyas Now (https://allevents.in/org/nyanyas-now/27579843)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 680 York Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada, Central Community Church, 680 York Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0, Canada, Thorold
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Nyanyas Now
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Conversations on Global Health: Impact & Inspiration ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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