Invisible Children

Last night in the Student Center Ballroom at 7pm, the non-profit organization called Invisible Children came to Ball State University to get the word out about their story and what we, as college students, can do to help the problem. To give a little background, this group started when a couple of guy friends went to Africa for fun and they then found that children were kidnapped from their homes and forced into war and a life of hatred. After seeing these kids living like this, these men decided to do something about it. They made movies (one of which was showed last night), clothing, bracelets, accessories, etc. Also, besides creating this group and items for people to buy, they had plenty of fundraisers to raise money that goes directly to Uganda and the children.

After the movie was over, a man who lived in Uganda and was apart of this terrible world, came to speak to all of us. He was definitely heartbroken by this tragedy, but he's incredibly happy that all of us are willing to help and take interest in this issue. He was incredibly motivating and touching to hear. A "roadie" from Invisible Children was there and able to speak to us about what we could do and how we can get things started on raising money. There were booths set up from Raphahouse, Free the Slaves, Invisible Children, and a few other groups. It was a great night to learn about the unfortunate people in Uganda and how I can help. It was definitely worth going to and it really helped get the word out about this organization and problem.