15 September 2010
From time to time, we are privileged enough to have the capacity and resource to welcome new children into the Watoto Family. Last week, such an occasion presented itself when 20 desperate children, between the ages of 3 and 8 years old, joined our Buloba village.
Uganda's Orphans
Coming from the government-run Naguru Reception Centre, caregivers were given these children after they had been abandoned and later rescued by the local police. Upon receiving a child, the police are usually responsible for making radio announcements and then waiting for someone to come and claim the forgotten child. In the case where no one arrives to take the child home, Naguru refers them to an organisation like Watoto.
Usually the children come from dire backgrounds where they have either been living in extreme poverty or on the streets. Some have been severely abused in their home situation or one or both of their parents have died. Others have been rescued from clubs, where their desperate mothers left them during a night out.
When our staff are called upon to rescue these children, they are met by some of the most desperate little faces. Some of them are scared, shy and even sad and it's easy to understand why. They have been moved from one environment to another and have had to adapt to many different circumstances.
To ease the transition, the Watoto team welcomes these precious little ones into a transitional home at Buloba village. Once they are used to the new mom and new life, they are settled in a permanent home in a Watoto village.
Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors for giving us the opportunity to impact the lives of these wonderful children.
Children in a Watoto village
