History
Otino-Waa Children's Village
Otino-Waa Children's Village is located in Lira, Uganda, East Africa. Otino-Waa, in the Luo language, means "our children." It is home to boys and girls, ages 5-18 and is a place of safety, learning and healing. It offers family, protection, housing, education, health and spiritual guidance to orphaned children.
The twenty acre compound contains circles of homes for eight kids, with a widowed "house mom." This home environment recreates a family unit where care and love can be shared. The children have on site school , medical treatment, vocational training, sports, nutrition and 24 hour security.
Welcome to Otino-Waa
In 2001 PATH was made aware of a group of orphans that were temporarily housed in a church in a rural village in northern Uganda. Ocassionally, bulk food was sent to assist. In 2002, through a series of communications, it was discovered that the
rebels (Lord's Resistance Army) had possibly targeted the kids for abduction. Arrangments were immediately made to get the 78 kids to
safety and a truck was rented to transport everyone to Lira. Temporary accomodations were arranged at a school.
In 2003 property was purchased and by fall of that year it was ready for the first residents.
Today there are 28 homes and 200 children.
