The countdown's begun for the release of"Peace (for War Child)".

 

Goto www.willecho.com and check out, the countdown timer - it's ticking away!!!

I'll be posting all the news as it happens over the next two weeks, I hope you'll stay with me on this one - it's for a great charity.

Todays news is guest vocalist for Peace (for War Child) is announced as indianapolis singer Luka.

Best wishes. Will

 

More than 50% of all those affected by conflict are children. 

More than 80% of all casualties are civilians.

 

I wrote this song after being appalled by these statistics.

Thank you for being a part of this event and for caring.

- will

 

Bernadette’s Story (courtesy of War Child)

D.R Congo Bernadette’s name has been altered to protect her identity.

For a girl arriving on the streets of Kinshasa, her ‘initiation’ is only a matter of time. It usually involves being gang-raped by a group of street boys. It’s a brutal and violent introduction to the life of abuse and prostitution that most girls are forced into. Selling sex is the only way they can survive, and many end up having babies as a result. This was the fate surely awaiting 17 year old Bernadette. She’s a bright girl and had done well in school, but when she refused to marry the 56 year old man her mum had chosen for her, Bernadette was kicked out of home and onto Kinshasa’s streets. But thanks to your help, War Child got to her before the street boys did. Our drop-in-centre is a sanctuary where girls can come during the day and get a meal, healthcare and help with looking after their babies. It also provides emergency shelter for girls, like Bernadette, who are extremely vulnerable. With a safe roof over her head, she’s now attending a tailoring course which will give her the skills to earn an income and set up a whole new life.