Started in 1994, Watoto Child Care Ministries is a branch of the

Watoto Church Watoto Church, formerly Kampala Pentecostal Church (KPC) is an English-speaking cell-based East African community church headquartered in Kampala, Uganda. Watoto means "the children" in Swahili. Background The church was founded in 1984 in Kampal ...

in Uganda that builds villages with schools, churches, medical centers, and homes and populates them with new families built from orphans and widows. Currently there are three villages: Bbira and Suubi near

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

and Laminadera outside Gulu. Other projects being undertaken by Watoto Child Care Ministries include baby homes, vocational training, and farms to support the villages. Watoto Child Care Ministries is also the organization that runs the

Watoto Children's Choir The Watoto Children's Choir is a group of African children choirs based in Kampala, Uganda, at Watoto Church and which tours internationally. Each is composed of about eighteen to twenty-two children from Uganda. Their tours raise money as well ...

which tours internationally every year. Watoto aims to "raise the next generation of African leaders".

Watoto Model

The Watoto Model is one that Watoto seeks to replicate all over Africa and has been successfully executed in

Gulu, Uganda Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District. The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The distance from Gulu to Kampala, Uganda's capital and large ...

and twice near

Kampala, Uganda Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

. Watoto villages build homes for eight orphans and one widow mother and build a family to live together in it.Replicating the Watoto Model
/ref> The Watoto Church also runs a program called Father's Heart which enlists male role models to work and play with the children. Along with homes, these villages include schools, clinics, community centers, and churches. In this way, the children who live in the village are cared for physically, emotionally, and spiritually until they are adults. Along with these programs, Watoto is stretching out into farming and technical education as a means of sustainability and as another layer to strengthen the students and the community.

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Watoto website
Orphanages Orphanages in Africa Child-related organisations in Uganda

Watoto Model

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