This is a hard thing for me because I've been fundraising for Invisible Children since 2006. Back then, after the release of their original documentary, they were well-meaning, and they were raising money to address child soldiers, one of Uganda's biggest problems.
In the past few years, there's been a shift towards a political agenda, and that scares me. I agree that the situation is very bad, but I really don't think that sending in troops, or further arming the Ugandan army without a direct appeal from leaders within the country is a bad idea. America has never been good about disrupting the balance of power in unstable countries. And the point that one of the Tumblr articles makes is that killing Kony won't mean an end to the violence, just like killing bin Laden didn't mean an end to terrorism.
This article references other charities that work in Uganda that are working on more long term solutions, as opposed to fixating on the most visible aspect of a greater problem.
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Date: 2012-03-08 12:12 pm (UTC)In the past few years, there's been a shift towards a political agenda, and that scares me. I agree that the situation is very bad, but I really don't think that sending in troops, or further arming the Ugandan army without a direct appeal from leaders within the country is a bad idea. America has never been good about disrupting the balance of power in unstable countries. And the point that one of the Tumblr articles makes is that killing Kony won't mean an end to the violence, just like killing bin Laden didn't mean an end to terrorism.
This article references other charities that work in Uganda that are working on more long term solutions, as opposed to fixating on the most visible aspect of a greater problem.