The Aid Uganda Project is on a great path. Recently, over the past two weeks to exact, we raised a total of $311, which $250 was used in order rent the Orpheum, where the benefit concert will be played in a couple of months. Those in FRCS who wish to donate, but haven't had the chance, come find us! Anything will help.

I went over the funds that the Aid Uganda Project has been recieving over the past couple of weeks. As of right now, we only have $167. It's not bad to start out with, but we really do need more. Hopefully with the selling of T-shirts, the benefit concert, etc, the funds coming in will greatly rise. COME ON PEOPLE!!!! DON'T STOP CARING!!!!!

For those who words do not affect them so much, there is a video that I would highly recommend. search invisible children on the google video search. The full length film will be available to you.

Invisible Children Forced to tote a gun,Instead of having funAs little children might,Brainwashed and numbed they fight-Child soldiers. While heaving silent sobs,Of everything pure their lives are robbed.To bus stops daily they tramp,A hospital serves as a camp.Packed together on the floor-This is the only safe placeFor the children who will tasteThe fear, it seems, forever more. Uganda, oh Uganda,Your land weeps with the tearsOf these little ones' unspoken fears.When, oh when!Will there be peace,From this slaughter, sweet release? No more these babes can cry,For if to start, they'd never finish;Sobbing for the ones who dieAnd their tears could not diminishThe terrible ache inside.
Crying for the tiny boy,
His heart growing cold to joy,As he watches the murder of his friend.Sorrowing for the heartbroken motherWho fears the more for the younger brotherOf her darling child disappeared. Mourning for the kidnapped girl,Struggling to preserve the precious pearlOf innocence and all that's pure. Weeping for a nation brokenTorn by war and evil's tokenViolence and lust for power,Found prowling next to hate's bower. Meanwhile, the world stands muteAs pain and bitterness take root,And children grow old before their time-Tell me, what is there to do but rhyme?These words only dimly can conveyThe devastation happening every day. When will we take a stand?I tell you the time is now at hand!Make the choiceTo be the voiceFor those that have none-It starts with one.
(http://www.progressiveu.org/031936-invisible-children-a-poem)

Right now the goal of my blogs are to get you to just think. Think about how you would feel if you were in their situation. Wouldn't you want someone to help you. Do not be a bystander.

Information is often hard to find about what happens in Uganda each day, as in a new report, so the main point of this blog will be for me to try and make you care.

Asidius Kisekka, Age 9
“I am 9 years old now. I am in primary two [second grade] at St. Kizito Sabina Boarding Primary School. After my studies I want to become a doctor. My best subjects are maths, English, and Luganda [A Ugandan language]. I also love dancing and singing. When I am not at school I like running around and digging.”

Urban Mugume, Age 13
“I’m in primary four [fourth grade] now. We have just finished doing mid-term exams which I hope to pass well. St. Kizito Sabina Boarding Primary School is my school. I love my teachers and classmates. In fact I want to become a medical doctor. I like eating bananas, cassava, and juicy fruits. Bananas are common in our area. My hobbies are playing football, reading novels about politicians and people’s life. I also enjoy singing.”

Bob Lubega, Age 7
“I am now in primary two [second grade]. I like drawing pictures, maths, and reading story books. I also like dancing and playing football. When I grow up I want to be an engineer.”

Stella Akello, Age 10
“I am in primary five [fifth grade]. In primary five we learn English grammar, English comprehension, math, science, and religious education. I like English grammar because my teacher is good. I don’t like math because it is difficult and tricky. My best game is basketball. When I grow up I want to be a teacher because we don’t have enough teachers.”

Sylvia Nakamate, Age 14
“I enjoy reading novels, playing football, listening to music, and playing netball. I also enjoy eating meat, matooke [a banana dish], and posho [a corn meal dish]. In the future I hope to be a nurse.”
(http://www.childrenofuganda.org/sponsorChildStories.html)

These are the wishes of just a few children; what they dream their life will become. You remeber when you were younger don't you? Dreaming of where life would take you. The difference between you and these children however, is that you were able to find out. If help is not aquired soon, they never will. How would you feel in their situation? Think about it.

Ideas For Fundraising/ Raising Awareness

1. Change for Change
2. A Day without Desks
3. Benefit Concert
4. Selling T-shirts
5. Selling Invisible Children Bracelets
6. What if Your Child Were Invisible
7. Writing Contest ( What is someone I loved were Invisible?)

Those are only a few, however we are open to other ideas that would either raise money or raise awareness. There will be more information to come including dates and complete explainations of what the events entail within a couple of days. There will also be updated information about the situation in Uganda.

The Aid Uganda Project is making great efforts to help people become more aware of the situation over in Uganda. Currently we are planning a mini displace me to take place in the school parking lot. The goal at some point this year is to have a giant displace me in the Foxboro Common. The purpose of this is to experience how people over in Uganda are forced to sleep on top of each other, often with nothing more to eat than bread and rice. What would it be like if you were displaced?