March 18, 2012

Spirit of Uganda

As I was meandering around Market Square the other day, I came across a poster for Spirit of Uganda.  A part of the NGO Empower African Children, this dance troupe of 22 Ugandans has been performing across the United States.  The dancers/singers ranged from 11-22 and serve as ambassadors for the 2.5 million orphaned Ugandan children; all of the participants have lost one or both of their parents to HIV/AIDS.   

Click here to view a trailer of the troupe.  


When I was in Uganda a few summers ago some of the volunteers and I decided to take a break one weekend and treated ourselves to an afternoon filled with hot showers, a pool and an evening of traditional singing and dancing.  Here is a clip from one of the groups we saw perform.  AMAZING!!

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