Your Stories

Thoughts:
We thought the film was insightful. It helped us to see the cruelty that the children of Uganda must face every day. To realize that this is a documentary and not a made up story is disheartening. We as fellow youth cannot imagine that children our own age were sleeping in groups, faced with decisions like ' kill or be killed', a decision that even most adults will never face. We watched in despair, but also with hope that maybe we can contribute to making Uganda a better place.

Inspiration:
The children of Uganda are our main inspiration. To see their condition and the things they go through truly upsets us. No body should be subjected to that. We were also inspired by the mothers of the chiildren. They who look around and see hundreds of children dissapearing even more dying, and consantly worrying that their child is next, Raped and beaten and starved, they are aslo forgotten. But we want them to know that they are not invisible to us.

Tell People:
Our generation is steryotyped to be uncaring, spoiled, uneducated, heartless...but in channeling our creativity and our energies into helping others we may just change the outlook on youth today.

Story:
As a class, we viewed the Invisible Children film, and were in awe of the situations that occured. We dedided to do more than just watch. Together we formed the all youth organization called Y.O.U. (Youth Organization for Uganda). Our goal is to raise a thousand dollars every month for the children of Uganda. We also want to introduce and spread awareness to others, particularly our peers. We want fellow youth to personally take action on this cause, because we very well could be the ones needing the help.

Thoughts:
I loved it! I saw a clip on myspace and didn't think anything of it last April. I didn't think much of it until I went to the website. And started talking about it to my friends. It really made the story real for us. National Geographic has nothing on you guys.

Inspiration:
Jacob. Plain and simple

Tell People:
Life is short. It's better spent making someone elses longer than trying to make your's better.

Story:
Well, I don't have a hard life but i have always been compelled to help others. When I heard about this and contacted someone in California, the warehouse sent me a video and some posters and I put the everywhere up at my school and they aren't coming down anytime soon! I'm so excited for what we are planning this year!

Thoughts:
This film opend my eyes in so many ways. I had absolutely no clue about anything that was going on in that area of the world, and I am studying to be a history major! The fact that in America we have so much and do nothing for countries that actually need us is crap. People are really dying because someone makes an example of them! That blew me and my best friends mind away and we are going to do all we can to help out.

Inspiration:
Our youth leader sponsers someone out of Africa already, then he saw the movie and knew 180 would want to help.

Tell People:
THESE CHILDREN NEED US!! It is our duty as human beings to help other human beings and just because they do not live around you does not mean you can not help them.

Story:
Tonight at our youth group meeting (we call it 180) we watched that film. Our youth leader, Adam, came up with the idea to buy the braclets as gifts for Christmas. This was a good idea and, yes, i am doing that too, but more needed to be done. My best friend and i decided to take matter in our own hands and gather extra change and canned food like fruits. So much more can be done, but for now that is all we can do.

Thoughts:
the film is Amazing and it truely shows alot of what is actaully going on around us which most people don't pay attantion to.

Inspiration:
the inspirations is just knowing that some people still cares in this beautful but crazy world.

Tell People:
one man can change the world

Story:
I am also an african myself, a nigerian. I have personally never experienced any of these things these teenagers are going through but I cannot ignore the fact that it exists. I live in Sacramento, California, and I have been working with teenagers myself for years now, trying to keep them busy orietating them against crime and getting good job and good education we have so far this year made a movie titled "Through the Rearview" and we I have produced couple of Artist Rapper, R7 b singers, and gospel singer.

Thoughts:
The film is more than just a movie to me, as i am sure it is to all of you reading this now. I have never really been able to figure out what i wanted to do with my life until i discovered this group.

Inspiration:
Inspiration

Tell People:
we is meerly I with out You . . . only WE can change the future.

Story:
I am going to college at Piedmont, i small private school in northeastern Georgia. I discovered IC through a band that i am good friends with and immedantly knew what my life was going to be about. right now i am having concerts and showings of the movie at my school to raise awarness and money to help. i'm a freshman but as soon as i graduate i plan on going to Uganda with IC to help, because honestly what other purpose is the blessing of education and freedom but to use it as a tool to help others. there is no other option in my mind. i want to be a part of this. a part of something bigger than my little world. a part of something good. i am studying mass comunications, and i want to use this education as a tool to help brodcast to the nation: the world is in dire need of help and if we, the wealthiest and most powerful nation does not do anything, who will? I just want to say thank you for letting my life have a purpose.

Thoughts:
I cried so hard, and it seriously touched me.

Inspiration:
My Inspiration was the kids, watching them, there face, there voices. It made me find out I was put on this Earth to do something to change the world/ or help. And watching the kids and how they lived changed me.

Tell People:
That these kids are going through hell right now, and we need to get up and do something about it. If the president won't do something, then lets do it ourself.

Story:
my sister in college went to this thing for Invisible Children and slept outside all night in the cold to raise money for the kids, and she came home the next week and told me all about it. I watch the video and was amazed. I went to school the next day and told so many people about it and informed them too. I promised myself one day I will go to Uganda and try to help. I will do all I can do.

Thoughts:
It inspired me to get involved. It tugged at my heart and just screamed in my head to do something.

Inspiration:
I guess it was the peoples faces and the look in their eyes.

Tell People:
Help the children.

Story:
My friend Damarea and I feel like we need to do something for the invisible children. Our school has already watched some of the movies together, as a group, but me and D feel like we should do something more. So we would really want to join your guys' group to help the Invisible children.

Thoughts:
I have only seen the one that comes with the white bracelet, but i thought that it was both insperational and moving.

Inspiration:
Well, i didn't realy have an inspiration for it, but i was told about it by my sister. It was a big thing at her school.

Tell People:
That anyone can make a difference.

Story:
I told some of my friends, Chelsea, and Reachel about the invisible children and we started to raise money. Selling lemonade, work around the house, ect we raised $84.80 for the fund.

Thoughts:
It was so inspirational. It's amazing how so much can be going on in a different part of the world, and nobody even realizes it. It really makes you re-evaluate how you are living your life.

Inspiration:
Inspiration

Tell People:
Only to help in any way possible and to spread the word about these kids.

Story:
I'm a Senior Girl Scout, and I had been looking for a cause that I really wanted to help with for my Girl Scout Gold Award project. I saw the IC DVD and attended the Night Commute and began thinking of ways I could contribute. I decided to gather fellow high school volunteers and visit the local nursing home to arrange a day of making very simple fleece blankets that we can send over to the children in Uganda. My event is scheduled for this coming Saturday, January 20, and my friends and I couldn't be more excited to contribute to the awareness of this campaign.

Thoughts:
Personally, the film opened my eyes to other things going on in the world then just the events or tragedies of the United States. It was an inspiring film. The rebellion and what is happening to these children disgusts me, to think that small children that are as old as my little brother being abducted and being made to fight, being made to kill when they should be care free and live life admiring how beautiful it is. It brings tears to my eyes and it hurts that there isn't much I can do. But I am determined enough to try and help every way I can.

Inspiration:
Inspiration, many things in this film inspired me. The young boy with his brother in the film talked of how his older brother was killed and they way that young boy cried, it inspired me to do something. That single thought of what if my life was different? I put myself in their places for a second and thought that this could be my little brother.

Tell People:
Of course, I want people to know that things like this should be stopped. Children are children, they are innocent, young, and they are supposed to be our future, what kind of future will we have if this continues? I want everyone to know that you all can do something, no matter how big or how little, it's something and it'll help. Think of your kids, your brothers or sisters and the question what if this was you? Please do something to end what shouldn't have started.

Story:
My story is that I am a normal high school student trying to get through life and school to become something great. I want to make something of myself one day. I had no clue to this problem and to the Invisible Children. I'm sad to say I was ignorant to this. In a Senior English class I'm taking we were learning of different traditions and that's when my teacher showed us this video. Just seeing all the pain, all the hurt, and all the hiding brought tears to my eyes. It also made me feel, well, spoiled. I grew up recieving everything I need plus more. Seeing these children with barely an education and food, I told myself I had to do something, I may be just a 17 year old girl, but it's not right to have children fighting as soldiers. It would kill me if that was my 10 year old brother. And that thought is what made me think of something to do for these children. And so my story begins and hopefully my actions will inspire others to follow, to help and aid as much as possible.