The Kony project. The Invisible Children have released movie #11 - a powerful, shocking film that allows these hardships to be brought to light -
http://vimeo.com/37119711
So people can be fully informed, there is some criticism of Invisible Children, the people behind the Kony 2012 campaign. Read about it here http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/, and here http://ilto.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/the-visible-problem-with-invisible-children/
I understand what these two are saying ^ 'we' as a whole cannot ride in on a white horse and save the day, but I am still choosing to support the cause, perhaps not with the charity itself BUT the world needs to become aware of the truth. Yes, peace may have fallen in Uganda - but the IC state that in their movie. They are encouraging intervention, and at no point do they say 'kill Kony', they want to STOP him. One of the main arguments in one of these articles is that there is peace in Uganda and South Sudan - the fact is, Kony is still residing somewhere in Congo, last time I researched (last week) it is STILL a wartorn country. The mental health of the people of the Congo must be falling apart, think about it - having your nation already ripped apart by war, and knowing that somewhere out there is the leader of LRA of Uganda. Hiding, waiting. One article says he's starving to death? If they can't find Kony, how can they know that he's starving, how do they not know that he's not inflicting the same pain on families of Congo? I support the cause, and I encourage the continued support of the people of Central Africa to FIND THEIR FEET, and let them regain their independence and freedom. We cannot support them forever, as a nation they need to become their own people again, but everyone deserves help to find their feet when they've hit rock bottom. I support them...Just needed to say my piece.
And I understand the concern with regards to the military inntervention. Many African military have corruption rife through their ranks, but this could be seen as a way to improve things wthin them. I have no idea how, that's not my thing, but surely it's a CHANCE? And aggressively attacking Kony's army has negative written all over it, it would be attacking the CHILDREN that Kony abducted. There has to be a way, and if we continue to show that we're waiting and watching and listening and if we all work on this together, surely there is a way to save the children and end the horrors? I'm not saying I have the knowledge, I have no idea! But it needs to be done, every child deserves their childhood and I'm willing to support the charities/people/governments involved in giving lost childhoods back to the children and returning them to their families. They will need some continual support, mentally, the horrors these children have gone through, recovery could take years, but knowing that the world has their back? We're all human, we destroyed the environment, damaged the climate, and corrupted millions of lives, surely we can all stand together to get this one thing right?
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