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What Is Making A Difference-Invisible Children
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February 6, 2012
Invisible Children
Imagine having to make a trek every night away from your family to hideout from getting kidnapped. Imagine not having an education or a safe place to live. Imagine being kidnapped and forced to become a child soldier. Imagine having to watch your family killed or worse, you are forced to kill them. Does not sound too appealing does it? This is what the children of Uganda face every day of their lives. They do not get a proper education or a safe neighborhood. Every day they live in constant fear of not knowing whether they will see their family again in the morning. While this seems like a huge issue in the world not many people knew much about it before three guys decided to make a difference. The companion tactics of three young men were able to make a huge difference on a problem that they merely stumbled upon.
In 2003 during the spring, three filmmakers …show more content…
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