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WHAT WE DO ORPHANED CHILDREN | VULNERABLE WOMEN | COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION
WWW.WATOTO.COM | ISSUE NO.1
WELCOME HOMEWe were thrilled to graduate 10 toddlers
from Baby Watoto to our Watoto Suubi
Village this February. The bubbly infants
were welcomed into their new families by
excited mums and siblings and it was a
momentous occasion for all. “I am excited
for my new bundles of joy. I’m going to love
and care for these two boys with all my
heart. My other children are in school, so I
have quite a bit of time to dedicate to the
babies during the day,” said Mama Rose
Nabulime.
“The toddlers’ graduation to the homes
is an opportunity for them to be in a new
environment, with siblings to grow up
with,” said Baby Watoto Team Leader, Fred
Katoogo. Babies rescued by Watoto find a
permanent home in a Watoto village when
they are old enough and well enough. A
month before they move to the village,
their new mothers spent time with them at
Baby Watoto. This helps with the bonding
process, which is key to their security and
development. “This practice is encouraged
to help the mother and child get to know
each other and build a relationship. At
the time of graduation the mother is no
longer a stranger to the child but rather a
person who loves and cares for them,” said
Katoogo.
Since 2007, over 1,000 vulnerable babies
have been rescued through Baby Watoto.
They now have a chance at a real future.
Partner with us to rescue babies. Log onto
www.watoto.com/sponsorship to sponsor
Baby Watoto now.
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Lucy Anyanyo is one of 191
women who joined Living
Hope Gulu last year and
experienced the power of
community. When Lucy was
bedridden and hopeless, she
received a visit from Florence
Acaa, a HIV+ woman who has
been empowered through
Living Hope. Florence is
now a community leader for
Living Hope in Gulu and is
actively involved in finding
women like Lucy who are
struggling because of their
HIV status. When Lucy’s
husband died, she lost all
hope. “I was certain that the
next thing for me was death
and that my children would
ACHIEVERS2014 was an incredible year
at Watoto and the academic
excellence achieved by our
students added to the jubilation.
The release of the 2014
Primary Leaving Examinations
and Uganda Certificate
Examinations brought much joy,
with the students of our schools.
The students of our schools,
Hope Junior School and Hope
Senior School, performing
extremely well. Jeremiah
Mutyaba, the best performing
student at Hope Senior School,
even ranked among the highest
scoring students in the country.
Our primary school finished
as the top school in the district
and our high school finished as
one of the top 10 schools in the
district.
Your faithful giving
has contributed to these
accomplishments. Jeremiah
now dreams of studying Food
Science and Technology. “I want
to solve the problem of wide
spread hunger in Africa. That’s
why I thought it would be good
to become a food scientist,” says
Jeremiah.
If you already sponsor a child,
why not encourage your friends
and family to do the same and
help us raise up more leaders
who will rebuild the nations of
Africa.
www.watoto.com/sponsorship.
The Australian office was thrilled to welcome Watoto Child Care Ministries E.D. Arora Majugo last month, as he made the trip from Uganda to spend invaluable time with the Australian team. Arora has been a part of Watoto Church since its inception 30 years ago, and has been on staff for the past 8 years. He does
Last month, eight passionate Watoto supporters took up the challenge of cycling 300 kilometres to raise funds for Watoto. This incredible team cycled for three days along the Great Ocean Road in partnership with 25000 Spins, an organisation dedicated to helping reduce global poverty.
Have you ever dreamt of meeting your sponsor child, mother or teacher? Cuddling the little ones at Baby Watoto or hearing firsthand stories from the ladies at Living Hope? Well now you can! Consider this your
Watoto is currently changing the lives of nearly 3,000 children in Uganda, East Africa. Amongst them are these 18 gorgeous and excited children who are about to commence their 2015 tour with the Watoto Children’s Choir.
This team of children,
COME WITH US TO BEAUTIFUL AFRICA
INTRODUCING CHOIR 72!
WATOTO’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISITS AUSTRALIA
GREAT OCEAN ROAD CHALLENGE
Their fundraising efforts were outstanding and between them, they have raised over $20,000 to help vulnerable women and children in Uganda. If you would like to join the team on next year’s ride, let us know by emailing mediaau@watoto.com.
along with the 10 adults who accompany them, will travel extensively throughout Australia during their 6 month tour, bringing their brand new production Oh, What Love to QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, SA and WA.
You won’t want to miss out
on the opportunity to, not only experience Choir 72 in concert, but also meet these beautiful children and hear their stories. Visit our website to find out when they will be in your area. www.watoto.com
personal invitation for our annual Watoto sponsor trip to Uganda. You will have the opportunity to spend time with your sponsored individual and their family, and experience all the Watoto projects including our villages,
Baby Watoto, Living Hope and sustainability projects. For more information, or to express interest visit www.watoto.com/watototrip or give us a call (07) 3208 3500.
A NEW START lose their mother. I thought the
stress alone would kill me,” she
said. Florence had met Lucy at
the clinic and recognised her as
a neighbour. When she noticed
that Lucy was becoming very
sick, Florence knocked on her
door and shared her own story.
“I couldn’t tell that Florence was
also HIV+ until she disclosed it.
She convinced me that I could
live,” she said. With Florence’s
support, Lucy took her first steps
toward recovery. Florence was
there to pray with her as Lucy
overcame the strong effects of
the ARV treatment. Last year,
Florence helped Lucy sign up for
Living Hope. “Through trauma
counselling I was able to release
the stress and pain from my past.
I learned that God loves me no
matter what,” she said.
The ladies from our 2014 intake
have experienced our embrace,
but this year they will also be
empowered through one of our
many skills departments. We
are excited to see them thrive
as they continue to grow in
different areas. Lucy is learning
how to sew Living Hope’s new
Amito doll, which is on sale
with the Watoto Children’s
Choir this year. The allowance
she makes as a trainee at our
centre helps her support her
three children and pay her
rent. Email us at livinghope@watoto.com if you would like to
help us empower women like
Lucy so that they also become
leaders who engage with their
community and bring hope to
others.
an incredible job overseeing the ministry worldwide and our team was honoured to spend time learning from him and being inspired by the ongoing vision of Watoto. We also made sure he had the full Aussie experience by trying vegemite, having fish and chips on the beach and meeting some of our local wildlife.
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Lucy Anyanyo is one of 191
women who joined Living
Hope Gulu last year and
experienced the power of
community. When Lucy was
bedridden and hopeless, she
received a visit from Florence
Acaa, a HIV+ woman who has
been empowered through
Living Hope. Florence is
now a community leader for
Living Hope in Gulu and is
actively involved in finding
women like Lucy who are
struggling because of their
HIV status. When Lucy’s
husband died, she lost all
hope. “I was certain that the
next thing for me was death
and that my children would
ACHIEVERS2014 was an incredible year
at Watoto and the academic
excellence achieved by our
students added to the jubilation.
The release of the 2014
Primary Leaving Examinations
and Uganda Certificate
Examinations brought much joy,
with the students of our schools.
The students of our schools,
Hope Junior School and Hope
Senior School, performing
extremely well. Jeremiah
Mutyaba, the best performing
student at Hope Senior School,
even ranked among the highest
scoring students in the country.
Our primary school finished
as the top school in the district
and our high school finished as
one of the top 10 schools in the
district.
Your faithful giving
has contributed to these
accomplishments. Jeremiah
now dreams of studying Food
Science and Technology. “I want
to solve the problem of wide
spread hunger in Africa. That’s
why I thought it would be good
to become a food scientist,” says
Jeremiah.
If you already sponsor a child,
why not encourage your friends
and family to do the same and
help us raise up more leaders
who will rebuild the nations of
Africa.
www.watoto.com/sponsorship.
The Australian office was thrilled to welcome Watoto Child Care Ministries E.D. Arora Majugo last month, as he made the trip from Uganda to spend invaluable time with the Australian team. Arora has been a part of Watoto Church since its inception 30 years ago, and has been on staff for the past 8 years. He does
Last month, eight passionate Watoto supporters took up the challenge of cycling 300 kilometres to raise funds for Watoto. This incredible team cycled for three days along the Great Ocean Road in partnership with 25000 Spins, an organisation dedicated to helping reduce global poverty.
Have you ever dreamt of meeting your sponsor child, mother or teacher? Cuddling the little ones at Baby Watoto or hearing firsthand stories from the ladies at Living Hope? Well now you can! Consider this your
Watoto is currently changing the lives of nearly 3,000 children in Uganda, East Africa. Amongst them are these 18 gorgeous and excited children who are about to commence their 2015 tour with the Watoto Children’s Choir.
This team of children,
COME WITH US TO BEAUTIFUL AFRICA
INTRODUCING CHOIR 72!
WATOTO’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VISITS AUSTRALIA
GREAT OCEAN ROAD CHALLENGE
Their fundraising efforts were outstanding and between them, they have raised over $20,000 to help vulnerable women and children in Uganda. If you would like to join the team on next year’s ride, let us know by emailing mediaau@watoto.com.
along with the 10 adults who accompany them, will travel extensively throughout Australia during their 6 month tour, bringing their brand new production Oh, What Love to QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, SA and WA.
You won’t want to miss out
on the opportunity to, not only experience Choir 72 in concert, but also meet these beautiful children and hear their stories. Visit our website to find out when they will be in your area. www.watoto.com
personal invitation for our annual Watoto sponsor trip to Uganda. You will have the opportunity to spend time with your sponsored individual and their family, and experience all the Watoto projects including our villages,
Baby Watoto, Living Hope and sustainability projects. For more information, or to express interest visit www.watoto.com/watototrip or give us a call (07) 3208 3500.
A NEW START lose their mother. I thought the
stress alone would kill me,” she
said. Florence had met Lucy at
the clinic and recognised her as
a neighbour. When she noticed
that Lucy was becoming very
sick, Florence knocked on her
door and shared her own story.
“I couldn’t tell that Florence was
also HIV+ until she disclosed it.
She convinced me that I could
live,” she said. With Florence’s
support, Lucy took her first steps
toward recovery. Florence was
there to pray with her as Lucy
overcame the strong effects of
the ARV treatment. Last year,
Florence helped Lucy sign up for
Living Hope. “Through trauma
counselling I was able to release
the stress and pain from my past.
I learned that God loves me no
matter what,” she said.
The ladies from our 2014 intake
have experienced our embrace,
but this year they will also be
empowered through one of our
many skills departments. We
are excited to see them thrive
as they continue to grow in
different areas. Lucy is learning
how to sew Living Hope’s new
Amito doll, which is on sale
with the Watoto Children’s
Choir this year. The allowance
she makes as a trainee at our
centre helps her support her
three children and pay her
rent. Email us at livinghope@watoto.com if you would like to
help us empower women like
Lucy so that they also become
leaders who engage with their
community and bring hope to
others.
an incredible job overseeing the ministry worldwide and our team was honoured to spend time learning from him and being inspired by the ongoing vision of Watoto. We also made sure he had the full Aussie experience by trying vegemite, having fish and chips on the beach and meeting some of our local wildlife.
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WATOTO AUSTRALIAPO BOX 782SPRINGWOOD, QLD 4127 (07) 3208 3500AUSTRALIA@WATOTO.COM
SEE THE WATOTO CHILDREN’S CHOIR LIVE IN CONCERTwww.watoto.com/the-choir/see-the-choir
Global Development Group (ABN 57 102 400 993), a DFAT approved NGO, is proud to be a partner of Watoto Child Care Ministries Australia and responsible for aid & development projects J210, J329, J416 according to DFAT guidelines.
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