This is a duty of our generation (watch this 1 minute video):
OUR VISION
Invisible Children Inc. changes culture, policy, and lives - through collisions of POWER and POVERTY.
CAN A STORY CHANGE THE WORLD?
In the spring of 2003, three young Americans from California left in search of such a story. What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them. Come, and discover the unseen.
They discovered children running from kidnappers wishing to make them into child-soldiers. They made a film about it - and showed it to over two million people so far. Invisible Children has been shown to the United Nations Association, The Carter Center, and the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Footage has been shown on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, and the National Geographic Channel.
To learn more and stay involved, hit the "HomePage" link above. See the film. Be aware. Do your own investigating on the web. Write your congresspeople. Tell your neighbors.
EVEN BETTER - attend a global awareness raising "Displace Me" event on April 28th; learn more by clicking HERE. Watch a YouTube video by clicking HERE to see what last year's Global Night Commute was like.
HELP THE KIDS that walk and sleep together to avoid becoming child soldiers. Our biggest enemy is apathy - American awareness will end this war by children on children. SHINE LIGHT ON THIS MADNESS.
MANDATE & ETHOS
When we first saw the thousands of children running for their lives, we were surprised by the lack of international attention. No one was talking about child soldiers, night commuters or the Lord’s Resistance Army. So, we asked ourselves, “How can we help?” While we had our own big ideas in the beginning, the more time we spent among the people of Uganda, the more their reoccurring pleas became our development strategies.
Invisible Children is not offering a handout, but instead, a life-long investment in vulnerable youth. We provide them with quality education and valuable life skills that enable them to take responsibility for their future and the future of their country.
To achieve this goal we emphasize community involvement and Ugandan leadership. As a part of a global community, we also promote cross-cultural education, and continuously look for ways we can better work together in defending the oppressed and promoting peace.
