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.. Last Minute Message of
Hope at Vancouver International Airport A message of hope from across the world is what a group
of orphaned and abandoned children from Africa will be
sharing at the Vancouver International Airport (YVR), the
location they arrived at just a few weeks ago, marking their
first trip abroad from Uganda, East Africa. Individuals
waiting in the International Departures Level in YVR on
Friday, January 29th at 11:00am will Watoto means "The Children" in Swahili and these children
are on a mission that will take them on a journey from the
West to the East Coast of Canada in 2010. The Watoto
Children's Choir has traveled across Canada since 1996
sharing their message of hope and continues to do so each
year with great support of the Canadian public. The current
tour began in mid January and will end in early July. Brief Background: Watoto was established in 1994 as a
compassionate response to the critical AIDS crisis in
Uganda, East Africa. Today, Watoto is impacting the lives of
more than 1,800 children who have been orphaned and
abandoned as a result of the AIDS epidemic, civil strife,
extreme poverty, or other catastrophic events, by providing
for their physical, emotional, educational and spiritual
needs. The goal of Watoto is to give these children hope,
purpose, dignity and meaning. Living Hope is a new Watoto program that has already
committed to transforming the lives of an estimated 1200
women in Kampala and 900 women in war torn Gulu, Northern
Uganda. The target groups are HIV positive single women,
returnees from abduction by the Lord's Resistance Army, and
teenage mothers. The goal of Living Hope is to restore
dignity to vulnerable women. For mmore contact -
www.watoto.com Watoto's purpose is to RESCUE A CHILD • RAISE A
LEADER • REBUILD A NATION. EVENT INFO: Concert of Hope. Contact Sara
Price, Watoto Children's Choir Public Relations, by phone at
250-920-8615 or email at pr@watoto.ca.
have
the opportunity to see the Watoto Children's Choir perform
songs of hope. The performance will feature African rhythm
and harmonies, which will be accented by brilliant costumes
and the smiling faces of the children.
