Newsletter Quarter 2 - UK

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JUNE -2016 NEWSLETTER

Julius is a 24-year-old pursuing a bachelor’s degree

in development studies at Uganda Christian University.

At the end of the course he hopes to be a development

practitioner majoring in urban planning.

“I believe that the biggest hindrance to development is

poor monitoring and evaluation of projects in Uganda. With

the integrity and morals that have been instilled in me, I

know that I will be able to make the necessary reports and

thus ensure that work is done correctly and at the right

time, ” says Julius.

Besides wanting to make the city and nation better,

Julius has always had a passion for sports, often officiating

soccer matches on the Watoto villages. His love for sports

has seen him acquire several certificates in sports courses

in pursuit of becoming a professional soccer coach and

referee.

“I have always admired Howard Webb and want to do

as good as he did when he was a referee and coach at

Manchester United. I believe that with great training I will

be able to acquire the necessary skill and knowledge to

become better.

After University I dream of going for a professional

course in football management,” he says.

Julius has seen the reward for his passion, at the

BORN TO LEAD

Every twice a year the Living Hope ladies come

together to worship God and be encouraged by a

mentor. Here the ladies get to share their life stories and

testimonies, the word of God and also have some fun

together.

This time, the ladies got together under the theme

“Arise and Shine” to celebrate those that have just

recently completed the 2 year long course and welcome

the newest intake of ladies to the fold.

The sermon kicked off with testimonies from the

graduating ladies who were excited for a chance to share

their stories. Among these was Ritah Ganda, who joined

Living Hope in 2008 and is now a teacher to the ladies.

“I was in a very poor state, living in a one room house.

It was everything, the sitting room, bedroom, bathroom

and toilet. Since I came to Christ, He has done a good

work in me. I could not read the Bible or write when I

first came to Living Hope but now I am a teacher. I am

also a leader of my cell (small prayer group).” She said.

A very energetic and cheerful Jane Nsangi was also

ARISE AND SHINE

happy to share her testimony of how she was almost

buried alive because she was very sick and thought to

be dead, only to be saved by an unknown gentleman.

“People feared and ran from me. When I came to

Living Hope, I couldn’t even fold my legs to sew but now

I own my own machine and the lessons that I learned

gave me hope and power. The people that used to fear

me now look at me in amazement.”

Christine Mugabi then shared a powerful sermon,

which revolved around forgetting the past, not dwelling

on present circumstances but having faith in God’s

ability to turn everything around.

“You are not your situation. Widow is not your name.

Don’t look at your children as orphans instead count

yourself blessed to raise God’s children. God’s word says

dare to start dreaming again. God wants to do a lot in

our lives. There is no age limit for you to learn new things

so dream big.” She said.

Angella Kimuli, the production coordinator at Living

Hope also reminded the women to keep testifying

wherever they go so that those around them will be

encouraged. She also encouraged the new ladies to

purpose and finish the course because then they will

have even stronger testimonies.

“When things get hard, turn nowhere else but to

God. It’s after you remain steadfast that you can give a

testimony.” She said.

The women were then able to let loose and have some

fun competing in number of activities that included

quizzes, pushups, dancing and singing competitions.

Living Hope started in 2008 with 2, 100 women. In

2013 and 2014, we had other intakes, entering 500

women each. In a bid to reduce the number of vulnerable

women in Uganda, we continue to bring in women. This

year 500 new women have come into the program. We

hope that through Living Hope, their lives and those of

their children will be transformed.

WATOTO CHURCH AT WORK

WWW.WATOTO.COM

WATOTO EUROPEPO BOX 64946

LONDON, E4 OEF +44 203 225 1048

EMAIL: [email protected]

Going to the zoo is a fun time for all ages, but especially

children. On 14 June, 24 toddlers took a trip to the

Entebbe zoo. Their eyes opened in amazement as/when

saw crocodiles, snakes, monkeys and many other animals

that they had only seen in their storybooks. A one baby

Eliot kept on calling out “crococodile” on seeing the

crocodile.

“Going to the zoo is a learning experience. Coming

face to face with these incredible creatures is something

they will talk about for a long time. It is/was good to see

the excitement in their faces on recognising some of the

animals they had only seen in books,” said nanny Christine.

Little by little they made their baby steps around the

Zoo. They were reminded of their animal songs they had

been taught back at their Baby Watoto. They sang along,

calling out on given animals they set their eyes upon.

The zoo trip was also an opportunity for the children to

have a fun time and an educational opportunity outside the

usual at the Baby Watoto facility.

BABY WATOTO TRIP TO THE ZOO

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university; he has been appointed the Minister for games

and sports.

“This came as a surprise for me, I did not think that

the Guild President knew I loved sports. I would officiate

inter-course games at the university. Little did I know

that people had noticed and would actually trust me

with such a big office,” he said.

Before being appointed minister of games and

sports, Julius was president of all the university

class representatives and had also been contacted

about becoming the university Electoral Commission

chairperson.

“I was appointed the Electoral commission chairperson

but I turned it down because I knew I would not be

effective. Shortly, I was contacted by the guild president

and appointed minister of sports. I immediately knew

that my turning down of the EC position was God’s plan

and not my own wisdom. God knew what I would be

more effective at the sports department and gave it to

me,” he gleefully adds.

Julius joined Watoto in 2003 after the loss of his father

in 2001. He left Rwanda for Uganda and stayed with his

paternal grandmother in Masaka.

Julius still vividly remembers the day he left for

watoto.

“It was on the 14th of April 2003. I remember this

day so well because it was birthday. I remember my

grandmother telling me that I was leaving home and

going to a better place. We were 5 children, we left

home with our belongings and were picked up from a

church,” he recalls.

“It wasn’t easy for me to adjust into Watoto. I came

to a place where people spoke a language I did not

understand. I was not good at English and only spoke

Rwandese and French. I also hated school but later

adjusted and started making friends.” He said.

For Julius the homes were easy for him because

the lady he came to Watoto with turned out to be his

housemother on the village.

Watoto is geared towards raising credible future

leaders who will change their nation and the world at

large. With the help of sponsors, this is coming to be

through children like Julius and many more.

VILLAGE WIDE BLOOD SCREENINGThe month of May was a rather busy but no doubt

satisfying one for the medical team at the Watoto Suubi

and Bbira villages, carrying out much needed village wide

blood screening for all the children and adults.

The teams tested the village population for diseases

including HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis along with other

essentials like blood pressure, weight and height.

At Suubi village alone, it took a devoted team of 10

doctors, 4 nurses, 9 clinic staff, 6 runners and 5 volunteers

from Michigan University to cover the entire population.

“I can’t emphasize how good this is. I am so thankful that

we have been able to carry out such an activity. It will make

our work much easier as we will know the people we are

treating because we now have proper records about their

health.” Said Norah Kwagala, one of the nurses working with

the team

Having promptly divided the village into 5 sections, with

daily goals, the team was able to hit their daily goals and

have everyone tested. Among the last people to show up

for the exercise was Mama Nsubuga house 198, along with

her family.

“We were happy to come so that we can know how our

lives are faring. If anything is wrong we can have it treated

before it gets even worse. Thankfully the process hasn’t

been long as everyone is active at their role.” She said.

The different families were assigned to different doctors

by the Doctor in charge, Dr. Job Masaba. Despite being in

the middle of that, and making sure everything was running

smoothly, he was happy to share how proud of his team he

was.

“I think we have done well. 82% (1183 of 1435) of the

Suubi village population has been covered and yet we are

still working on the last section. This is also a very good

statistic because some of the children are not at the village

right now. Some are out for basketball and football games

and will be tested as soon as they are back.”

Thank you medical team and thank you our sponsors for

the support you give towards the children and mothers at

Watoto.

David Cardno, from Fraserburgh, Scotland, recently took

part in a parachute jump which raised £4,500 for the work

of Watoto- despite his recent hip replacement!

David says, “I wanted to support Watoto after hearing the

Watoto Children’s Choir, and ended up becoming Sponsor

a lovely little girl called Enid. In 2013, I visited Uganda for

the first time. After seeing first-hand the amazing work that

Watoto does, and meeting Enid and the other children, I

PARACHUTE JUMP RAISES AN INCREDIBLE £4,500

In May, we took a team of eleven UK Sponsors on a trip

to Uganda to meet their sponsor children and mothers -

and to see the work of Watoto for themselves!

The team visited all three villages, Baby Watoto,

Watoto Church and our Living Hope Projects.

Jane Penry, UK Sponsorship Coordinator said, ‘It was

an amazing week, I loved watching the faces of the

children and their sponsors as they met for the first time!

Most of our sponsors were surprised by the size of the

Watoto villages: they were so much bigger than they had

thought.

An unexpected highlight for many was our visit to the

Living Hope projects, where Watoto works with HIV+

and vulnerable women, and where they had the time to

sit and talk with the women. We loved sharing the work

of Watoto with our sponsors.’

To register your interest in future UK Sponsor Trips,

contact: [email protected]

UK SPONSORS IN UGANDA

just wanted to help!

Doing a skydive seemed crazy enough to attract some

serious attention, which helped me to raise as much as

possible for Watoto. The actual skydive experience was

amazing. I can’t even find the words to describe how

awesome it was- but I’m glad that the next time I’ll be

travelling through the air without a parachute, it’ll be

because I’m heaven-bound!”

A long-term friend of Watoto, David is an amazing

individual. He’s proof that you’re never too old to make a

difference when something touches your heart. Thank you!

Going to the zoo is a fun time for all ages, but especially

children. On 14 June, 24 toddlers took a trip to the

Entebbe zoo. Their eyes opened in amazement as/when

saw crocodiles, snakes, monkeys and many other animals

that they had only seen in their storybooks. A one baby

Eliot kept on calling out “crococodile” on seeing the

crocodile.

“Going to the zoo is a learning experience. Coming

face to face with these incredible creatures is something

they will talk about for a long time. It is/was good to see

the excitement in their faces on recognising some of the

animals they had only seen in books,” said nanny Christine.

Little by little they made their baby steps around the

Zoo. They were reminded of their animal songs they had

been taught back at their Baby Watoto. They sang along,

calling out on given animals they set their eyes upon.

The zoo trip was also an opportunity for the children to

have a fun time and an educational opportunity outside the

usual at the Baby Watoto facility.

BABY WATOTO TRIP TO THE ZOO

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university; he has been appointed the Minister for games

and sports.

“This came as a surprise for me, I did not think that

the Guild President knew I loved sports. I would officiate

inter-course games at the university. Little did I know

that people had noticed and would actually trust me

with such a big office,” he said.

Before being appointed minister of games and

sports, Julius was president of all the university

class representatives and had also been contacted

about becoming the university Electoral Commission

chairperson.

“I was appointed the Electoral commission chairperson

but I turned it down because I knew I would not be

effective. Shortly, I was contacted by the guild president

and appointed minister of sports. I immediately knew

that my turning down of the EC position was God’s plan

and not my own wisdom. God knew what I would be

more effective at the sports department and gave it to

me,” he gleefully adds.

Julius joined Watoto in 2003 after the loss of his father

in 2001. He left Rwanda for Uganda and stayed with his

paternal grandmother in Masaka.

Julius still vividly remembers the day he left for

watoto.

“It was on the 14th of April 2003. I remember this

day so well because it was birthday. I remember my

grandmother telling me that I was leaving home and

going to a better place. We were 5 children, we left

home with our belongings and were picked up from a

church,” he recalls.

“It wasn’t easy for me to adjust into Watoto. I came

to a place where people spoke a language I did not

understand. I was not good at English and only spoke

Rwandese and French. I also hated school but later

adjusted and started making friends.” He said.

For Julius the homes were easy for him because

the lady he came to Watoto with turned out to be his

housemother on the village.

Watoto is geared towards raising credible future

leaders who will change their nation and the world at

large. With the help of sponsors, this is coming to be

through children like Julius and many more.

VILLAGE WIDE BLOOD SCREENINGThe month of May was a rather busy but no doubt

satisfying one for the medical team at the Watoto Suubi

and Bbira villages, carrying out much needed village wide

blood screening for all the children and adults.

The teams tested the village population for diseases

including HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis along with other

essentials like blood pressure, weight and height.

At Suubi village alone, it took a devoted team of 10

doctors, 4 nurses, 9 clinic staff, 6 runners and 5 volunteers

from Michigan University to cover the entire population.

“I can’t emphasize how good this is. I am so thankful that

we have been able to carry out such an activity. It will make

our work much easier as we will know the people we are

treating because we now have proper records about their

health.” Said Norah Kwagala, one of the nurses working with

the team

Having promptly divided the village into 5 sections, with

daily goals, the team was able to hit their daily goals and

have everyone tested. Among the last people to show up

for the exercise was Mama Nsubuga house 198, along with

her family.

“We were happy to come so that we can know how our

lives are faring. If anything is wrong we can have it treated

before it gets even worse. Thankfully the process hasn’t

been long as everyone is active at their role.” She said.

The different families were assigned to different doctors

by the Doctor in charge, Dr. Job Masaba. Despite being in

the middle of that, and making sure everything was running

smoothly, he was happy to share how proud of his team he

was.

“I think we have done well. 82% (1183 of 1435) of the

Suubi village population has been covered and yet we are

still working on the last section. This is also a very good

statistic because some of the children are not at the village

right now. Some are out for basketball and football games

and will be tested as soon as they are back.”

Thank you medical team and thank you our sponsors for

the support you give towards the children and mothers at

Watoto.

David Cardno, from Fraserburgh, Scotland, recently took

part in a parachute jump which raised £4,500 for the work

of Watoto- despite his recent hip replacement!

David says, “I wanted to support Watoto after hearing the

Watoto Children’s Choir, and ended up becoming Sponsor

a lovely little girl called Enid. In 2013, I visited Uganda for

the first time. After seeing first-hand the amazing work that

Watoto does, and meeting Enid and the other children, I

PARACHUTE JUMP RAISES AN INCREDIBLE £4,500

In May, we took a team of eleven UK Sponsors on a trip

to Uganda to meet their sponsor children and mothers -

and to see the work of Watoto for themselves!

The team visited all three villages, Baby Watoto,

Watoto Church and our Living Hope Projects.

Jane Penry, UK Sponsorship Coordinator said, ‘It was

an amazing week, I loved watching the faces of the

children and their sponsors as they met for the first time!

Most of our sponsors were surprised by the size of the

Watoto villages: they were so much bigger than they had

thought.

An unexpected highlight for many was our visit to the

Living Hope projects, where Watoto works with HIV+

and vulnerable women, and where they had the time to

sit and talk with the women. We loved sharing the work

of Watoto with our sponsors.’

To register your interest in future UK Sponsor Trips,

contact: [email protected]

UK SPONSORS IN UGANDA

just wanted to help!

Doing a skydive seemed crazy enough to attract some

serious attention, which helped me to raise as much as

possible for Watoto. The actual skydive experience was

amazing. I can’t even find the words to describe how

awesome it was- but I’m glad that the next time I’ll be

travelling through the air without a parachute, it’ll be

because I’m heaven-bound!”

A long-term friend of Watoto, David is an amazing

individual. He’s proof that you’re never too old to make a

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WWW.WATOTO.COM


LONDON, E4 OEF +44 203 225 1048


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become better.




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ARISE AND SHINE







































WWW.WATOTO.COM


LONDON, E4 OEF +44 203 225 1048


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