Watoto Children’s Choir Concert
Comments(0) On the 22nd and 23rd January we hosted these remarkable children. Everyone was delighted by their infectious smiles, bubbling happiness, joyous dancing and obvious musical ability. We were also touched by their moving stories as all of them are orphans.
The Choir tours the world helping to publicise and finance the work of ‘Watoto’, a charity that works with orphans in Uganda. Watoto have developed a pattern where groups of 8 children are placed in a newly built house with their ‘mother’. Houses are grouped into clusters of 9, and several clusters make a Watoto village. Each village has a school and medical centre. So far nearly 1700 children have been rescued from terrible situations and become part of the Watoto family. We fully support their work and would encourage you to help them spiritually and financially. For more information see their website.
Their performances are a riot of sound and colour with a distinct African flavour. It’s hard to get a clear photo because they’re constantly dancing, but you can see some of our best pictures below. For a better idea of what it was like take a look at the video on youtube which will be available from later today.
