Invisible Children

Invisible Children started out as three young filmmakers on a journey throughout Africa that resulted in them coming face to face with something unlike anything they had ever seen. They faced the reality of the war in Uganda and children being abducted and forced to become soldiers in the Lord's Resistance Army led by Joseph Kony. Being from the states, this was a complete shock to them so while in Africa they shot a documentary which later became the video that exposed Uganda's trafficking secrets. The more people saw their video and found out about human trafficking in Uganda, the more they wanted to help. With that, Invisible Children Inc. was created as a non-profit organization which gives those who are compassionate about this topic an opportunity to play an active role in raising the awareness of children being trafficked as soldiers in the war. Invisible Children Inc. prove to have pursued a relationship with the Ugandan community by stating "it was not only important but essential to heed the wisdom of people that had not only lived in the war, but were surviving it." Seven years later and Invisible Children is still focused on fighting to end the war in Northern Uganda while building schools and helping educate the future leaders of the Ugandan community.

Before hearing about the child soldiers, I only viewed human trafficking as a sex slave industry. In fact, Invisible Children is the organization that helped me discover that the abduction of children into an army to fight at such a young age is just as much human trafficking as the other. I was enlightened about two years ago and have ever since been interested in following this movement. These three men started with a simple documentary which resulted in a massive media-based awareness tool used to tell people all over the world about the war in Uganda. I support this organization and think that it truly is making a difference, not only in Africa but in America as well. It educates Americans about a huge issue going on across the globe that otherwise, many people would have no reason to know about. I love that Invisible Children uses the advantage of media in every way possible to attract supporters and readers. Not only is this organization enlightening America about a war that has shaped history in Uganda and how it has affected the children of that country, but it's providing an outlet for these people to do something about it. This isn't just an awareness website; it's a revolution.

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"Our Story." Invisible Children. Invisible Children, n.d. Web. 14 May 2010. .