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The Pearl of Africa Children's Choir Ltd gains UK Charity status We are now registered with the Charity Commission and this means that we can now claim back gift aid from UK donations, meaning that your donations will go even further to support the work of The Molly and Paul Childcare Foundation supporting and educating orphaned children in Uganda. Our registration number is 1122809 Kamuzinda Farm School There has been plenty of activity on the farm - new buildings have been built, a tractor and prisoners have been hired to clear and plough the land. Three volunteers have been working hard with Apollo in February tackling many projects to develop the farm school and enhance its ability to provide education for the farm students and feed the school children. Read more |
School Projector Thanks to the generosity of one volunteer, the pupils at Kamuzinda can now benefit from some latest technology in their learning. A demonstration of the laptop and projector was given all all students, followed by a slide show on the wall of The Mission House! |
Footie Challenge Several volunteers from Liverpool are visiting Molly and Paul schools in March. In celebration, an eagerly awaited friendly football match will take place between the Kampala school at Kibuye and the Kamuzinda "Liverpool" Football Team. Whilst in the UK in 2007 The choir had the rare chance to visit Anfield, the home of Liverpool football. |
Accountant Visit Accountant Cathy Maden made a three week visit, just before Christmas, to all the Molly and Paul Schools. She helped improve all the accounting systems and established budgetary control systems as well as training local staff in their use. A huge thanks to Cathy for all her tremendous work. Well done! |
Fundraising update - A special thank you to donors who financially supported the practical work carried out by recent volunteers - Kimberely who raised money by being tied to her Mother for 24hours! - Barbara for running the Rome Marathon in aid of TPOACC - Burgess Hill School 6th Form for the Charity Valentines Dance and Fashion Show - those organisations who donated in lieu of Christmas cards, including St Catherine's C of E school and our major sponsor - Arch Insurance. - Sussex Enterprise for the Winter Tea Party. - Ron Crooks, St Davids Carr Mills Church for donating the proceeds of the sale of CD to TPOACC |
2008 TOUR IN JEOPARDY Sep 2008 - Due to new UK Border Control regulations, the fate of this year's choir tour has been called into doubt at the last minute. More news will be available here as soon as it is available. NEWS ARTICLES |
2008 TOUR RECEIVES GREEN LIGHT! After lobbying at high level - the choir children have been granted visas and we look forward to their arrival in the UK . A big thank you to everyone who made this possible. |
Choir on Sky1 -Hello Goodbye The choirs departure from Gatwick in early Decmber 2009 was shown on Sky1 in a new series, Hello Goodbye. Amongst the choas of trying to get the choir party, numbering 28 checked in and on board , they still had time for a song at the departure gate! |
The Pearl of Africa Children's Choir supporting the Molly and Paul Childcare Foundation of Uganda |
View Highlights of Choir Tour 2008 |
CAUTION - Email Scam |
Unfortunately some supporters have reported receiving emails from fraudsters trying to impersonate the Molly & Paul Childcare Foundation. If you receive an email that looks suspicious, especially if it asks you to send money to someone via Moneygram, please forward to security@pearlofafrica.org.uk and we will gladly check its authenticity. The most reliable and secure way to make sure your donation reaches the M&PCCF or the school for which it is intended, is either to post a cheque to The Pearl of Africa Children's Choir Ltd or to donate on line |