Doc On Viral Sensation Ghetto Kids & Founder Kavuma Dauda Set For YouTube Next Month
Produced by Toy Green, Ghetto Kids: No Plan B will launch July 6, starting with Dauda's journey when he was given a chance by a teacher thanks to his natural talent for soccer. That act of kindness set in motion his life mission, to rehabilitate, empower and uplift as many African street kids as he could. Having worked as a school headmaster, choreographer and music producer, his most proud role in life is as a humanitarian for the Ghetto Kids Foundation, helping street children reclaim their future through education and dance.
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The Ghetto Kids dance troupe began on the streets of Uganda and went on to open the 2022 Qatar World Cup before making it to the semi final of ITV entertainment juggernaut Britain's Got Talent, after which they went viral. Through intimate interviews with Kavuma and the children in the Foundation, Ghetto Kids: No Plan B explores stories of hardship, courage and raw drive and determination – and the love of music, dance and ambition to dream big that unites them.
YouTube was the obvious place for the doc. The Ghetto Kids dance troupe of 3 to 17-year-olds have become social media sensations, amassing more than 2 million subscribers on YouTube, 8.6 million followers on Instagram and 11.7 million TikTok followers.
Directed by Toy Green's Phil Griffiths, Ghetto Kids: No Plan B is a collaborative project between Toy Green and the Ghetto Kids Foundation, with Dauda as producer and Ghetto Kid's social media manager Ronnie Vybz Ssentongo as an assistant director.
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