Invisible Children

With this blog post I want to go all the way to Uganda. About six months ago I watched a film about the “invisible children” of Uganda.The story was a sad one. Thousands of children have been abducted in Uganda by the Lord’s Resistance Army better known as the LRA. Children who live in rural areas of Uganda travel hundreds of miles to urban settings so they can spend the night.

They leave their parents behind, alone because their own parents won’t be able to protect them from being abducted. Sometimes hundreds of kids sleep in inhumane conditions in buildings located at urban areas because the rebels won’t go there to kidnap them.

If you are interested in helping out these children you can visit this website. Unfortunately, the voice of these children cannot be heard no matter how loud they scream. The following video is a clip from the documentary Invisible Children.

Invisible Children of Uganda

Some of the information on this blog was taken from an artible on the BBC website and you can read it here!

World at War

I’ve never used a gun before. I’ve seen them but never used one. I saw a bullet this weekend. This little tiny piece of metal, and it got me thinking about how something so tiny -in the wrong hands- can cause so much pain.

Very little is known about conflicts around the world. I am a firm believer that we should be more aware about what is going on, about the suffering of others. At the same time I wonder what good is that going to do.

A documentary by Kevin Sites is coming out. I have no doubt it will be very informative. So far, his coverage on conflict zones has been what I call the real face of war, without the mask. That is how it should be.

When my country was at war, journalists (local or international) were literally told to shut up. For years, no one said anything, the price? Thousands of people dead, for what? Some things were accomplished but not everything. All because of greed and thirst for power.

For what I read the documentary will be available on the website to watch it. I encourage you to take a look at it and get an idea of what those poor victims are facing. Also, if you have not seen the movie Blood Diamond you should.