New York - Meet and Greet and special performance - The African Children's Choir

In town to take part in the African Children's Choir Gala, the children of the choir stopped by our office to meet and perfrom for the chapter staff.

The children were amazed at the grand view of the Empire State Building and awestruck to see "such a magnificant building, "as one child put it. They were treated to juice and cookies, and we were treated to the sites and sounds of their culture.

These ambassadors of peace and joy – aged 7-11, travel the world to perform, educate and inspire. These are children from the poorest countries on the planet but whose rich voices have been heard by international leaders and top performers the world over. During the past 26 years, these little ones have raised millions of dollars to educate and rebuild countries devastated by famine, war and AIDS. Each child is heartbreakingly familiar with such circumstances; every child in the choirs has lost one – or both – parents to these killers. However, they triumph. The children come from countries where education is not free, so through the efforts of the Choir and its sponsor, Music for Life, The African Children’s choir is able to educate 6500 children in seven African nations.

The first Choir was formed in 1984. Each year, a new Choir is formed and the children from the previous Choir return to their homelands to attend school.  Their education is completely funded by the African Children’s Choir.  Since its inception, the African Children’s Choir has established schools and provided educational scholarships in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. They have performed all over the globe, singing for presidents, joining performers such as Annie Lennox, Josh Groban, and Faith Hill, and have appeared on American Idol.