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      March 8th, 2012
Not sure if you all know about this but here is the documentary about it. Please watch it and help make a difference, and pass on the information!

 
Will this work? what about this? maybe if i do that would it work? can someone help me figure out the cheapest way to do this?

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      March 8th, 2012
That's deep.

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      March 8th, 2012
Wow that is a wake up call. Its so easy to overlook the Lil things such as this, and yet we have many people going above and beyond to help these innocent people.

 
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      March 14th, 2012
Just watched this today, if anyone hasnt seen it yet...watch it!

 
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      March 14th, 2012
Its been all over all the social networking sites for a while now. WATCH IT

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      March 14th, 2012
That video is a very cool experiment, and it's nice to see people caring about important things, but be careful with watching it. Invisible Children has come under A LOT of flak for their practices.

To be brief:
  • Only 32% of Invisible Children's funding went to direct services
  • Both the Ugandan army and Sudan People's Liberation Army are riddled with accusations of rape and looting, but IC supports them.
  • Kony is no longer active in Uganda and hasn't been since 2006.



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Joseph Kony 2012: growing outrage in Uganda over film

Another good summary of the whole thing

Good to raise awareness, Kony needs to be brought to justice, but I'm very leery of the Invisible Children Organization. Just my

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      March 14th, 2012
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That video is a very cool experiment, and it's nice to see people caring about important things, but be careful with watching it. Invisible Children has come under A LOT of flak for their practices.

To be brief:
  • Only 32% of Invisible Children's funding went to direct services
  • Both the Ugandan army and Sudan People's Liberation Army are riddled with accusations of rape and looting, but IC supports them.
  • Kony is no longer active in Uganda and hasn't been since 2006.



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Visible Children

Joseph Kony 2012: growing outrage in Uganda over film

Another good summary of the whole thing

Good to raise awareness, Kony needs to be brought to justice, but I'm very leery of the Invisible Children Organization. Just my
I've actually been hearing a lot about that since the video came out. As sad as it is to say I'm wary of a lot of non-profit organizations. A startling amount of them only give a fraction of their donations to the actual cause.

 
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      March 14th, 2012
+1 Brian

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      March 14th, 2012
As sad as peoples' situations are in 3rd and 4th world countries is (I'm from a third world country, myself), I find it sad that people will ignore their own country's problems and violences. I can't buy into the sadness in another country when I can drive 30 miles and find children who are in just as much need. You can say they're still better off than those in 3rd world conditions...but are they really?

And yes...be wary of who you give your money too. I don't donate to new organizations because they're not proven. Especially ones the crop up around the time of disasters/turmoils. Not to say older nonprofits are innocent. Just do your research before you donate to a cause.

 
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      March 21st, 2012
I firmly believe it is a scam. The man who made the documentary got arrested the other day for running make in the street and masturbating in public. They posted a video a couple years back and it will immediately show you it is a joke. Only 30% of the money you send goes to Uganda, the rest goes to his organization. He can then use he money for whatever he wants.

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