Invisible Children

How it all started. In the spring of 2003, three filmmakers traveled to Africa in search of a story. That was when they discovered a tragedy that not only horrifically disturbed them but it also truly inspired and motivated them. The story that children were used as both weapons and victims. Invisible children is a non-profit Inc. that gives individuals an effective way to respond to this situation. These three young men just want to transform apathy into activism. There work includes working directly with individuals who survived and who are trying to end this after many years. 

To make the difference that they needed, they took it upon themselves to hear the wisdom of the people that not only lived in the war, but were surviving it. They found that the people from Uganda are asking for a future behind the conflict. Their pleas have become these three young men's development strategy. They focus on long-term goals that enable children to take responsibility for their future and the future of their country. 

The History of Uganda. From June 2006 to March 2008, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda engaged in a series of peace talks in order to end this conflict. These peace talks allowed for the longest period of peace in Northern Uganda's 23-year war. With every one of these everyone waited and waited for the signature of Joseph Kony. All of the reasons Kony stated for not signing or showing up vague. In the past two years, an estimated 900,000 of the 1.8 million displaced have returned to their homes. But that still leaves one million people currently living in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. With the majority wanted to return to their homes. Access to clean water, economic opportunities, health centers, and education are a pressing concern for all. 

This is by far Africa's longest running war, 23 years. As the motives of the LRA become more ambiguous and their crimes more horrific, Invisible Children remains committed to seeking sustainable solutions to foster an environment that encourages peace. I believe that the high school of Bishop Kearney should all work as a team and contribute our lives and ideas to help this war come to a end.