On the 23rd September,
20 children from Roots and Shoots Lwiro went to Bukavu to visit Roots and
Shoots at Heri Kweto to celebrate the International Day of Peace.
We met at 8am to load into the
bus for the 1 hour drive to Bukavu. For
a lot of the children, it was their first time in a vehicle and the first time
they left Lwiro!
A very warm welcome was waiting
for us at Heri Kweto, which is an orphanage and centre for helping people with
disabilities. The children from Lwiro
joined them and the festivities began. There
was a lot of singing and dancing and the children had prepared a banner with a
message of peace and all our names on it.
The Bukavu Roots and Shoots had prepared some songs, skits and memorised
some plays. Then the children from Lwiro
also shared some songs and skits.
After all the festivities, all
the children were given lunch and time to meet each other.
Overall it was a fantastic day
for all the children. In a country so
affected by wars and unrest it is important to give the children a message of
hope and peace for the future.
The CRPL would like to send a big
thank you to JGI Spain for their assistance with getting the children to Bukavu
to celebrate the day.
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