Come to hear the remarkable story of the Invisible Children of Uganda, a group of child soldiers. More about Uganda's Invisible Children
This is their story: These children were taken by the Ugandan army and forced to kill. Once rescued from this hellish task, they had to walk miles by night, hiding in camps to avoid being killed by those who had trained them as killers. Their stories are now being told. Their lives have been changed.
Motivated by the unseen war in Northern Uganda, Invisible Children was created by three young filmmakers with a singular mission to use the power of stories to change lives around the world. After decades of war, Invisible Children is committed to supporting local leaders in the peaceful recovery of Northern Uganda through our innovative development programs that can bring 3000 child soldiers home. Since Invisible Children: Rough Cut was filmed in 2003, night commuting has ended for the children of northern Uganda. In recent years peace was seemingly within reach, largely due to the Juba Peace Talks. From June 2006 to March 2008 in Juba, Sudan, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GoU) engaged in a series of peace talks in order to end the conflict. These peace talks, supported by special envoys from the United States and other nations, allowed for the longest period of peace in northern Uganda’s 23-year war.
In the last two years, an estimated 900,000 of the 1.8 million displaced have returned to their homes. But that leaves one million people currently living in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. While the majority desire to return home, the issues surrounding their return are complex. Some have been displaced for more than a decade and their former way of life is all but gone. Access to clean water, economic opportunities, health centers, and education are a pressing concern for all, and even more so for the many who contemplate returning to resource-barren villages.
Come to hear from the leaders of this movement, see the film, hear from survivors and learn what you can do to help.
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