If you are not familiar with the show, MTV’s MADE allows everyday kids to become their dreams. The ballerina can become a kick boxer, and the chess club president can score a date for prom. Well, on their most recent episode, an avid Invisible Children supporter got the opportunity to become a model.
At Invisible Children we always say we need your ‘time, talent, and money’. We ask you to use what you have to help. Well, we have found some people doing just that in some unusual ways. Here are two different stories, from two very different guys.
With our offices in a small corner of San Diego, CA, it’s always cool to find out what people are doing in other countries. A few months ago, we came across the story of a class in Norway raising money for IC. Sondre Ahlbæk and Benjamin Karsberg are 8 and 9 years old, and launched a project that raised over $500. From that money, they were able to provide scholarships and mentor support for two fellow students, thousands of miles away in Uganda. Needless to say, they were excited:
A weekend check-in…
Kevin Vandivort was recently profiled in the North County Times, detailing his “life-changing” trip to Uganda, as well as his work with Invisible Children. Check it out.
To any of our Brazilian friends reading, or anyone else native to the Portuguese language: Nós temos um web site invisível fantástico das crianças de Brasil para que você ver.