Invisible Children

Invisible Children is a global, social, and political movement created to bring attention to the use of child soldiers in Uganda. The Lord's Resistance Army, a group of militant rebels, have been snatching children from their homes and forcing them to fight their war for twenty-three years. Invisible Children brings global attention to this atrocity by their radical campaigns. For instance, on April 25 last year thousands of people traveled by foot to a location in a city they claimed as their ‘LRA’ base, where they refused to leave until a senator, politician or public figure ‘RESCUED’ them by making a public statement on behalf of child soldiers. Invisible Children also helps Ugandans in ways that get less global attention. They rebuild schools, help educate future leaders and provide jobs to civilians.
Invisible Children is a great program. As far as I know, they are the most effective NGO targeting this issue. However, this movement could stand to expand. The only kids they are reaching are Ugandan children. There are at least two dozen countries in the world using child soldiers in either their government's military or the rebel forces. I don't understand why this program is so focused on Uganda when there are countries like Burma who are currently using far more child soldiers. I don't know what the answer to this problem is. Maybe we need a separate program like Invisible Children in every offending country. Maybe one program can't handle it all and that's why Invisible Children only focuses on Uganda.