Joseph Kony
Articles
How to Help African Children At Risk: Constructive Activism beyond “KONY 2012” by Anne C. Richard, Foreign Affairs, March 12, 2012
Richard says you should:
- educate yourself
- give and raise money.
- raise your voice.
Cheat Sheet: Why #StopKony is Trending - DoSomething.org
Gives an outline of who Joseph Kony is and suggests getting involved in the following as a response:
- Start a genocide awareness campaign
- Check out the Humanity Helping Sudan Project
- Volunteer, share your skills
- Take part in the Students Rebuild Challenge
- Create and Sponsor a Bone
- Host a Bone Making Event
Congolese Reactions to Kony 2012 - Students Rebuild blog post, 3/15/12
The writer of this article visited a youth center in the Congo where there are many former child soldiers and found out their reaction to the #StopKony campaign.
Joseph Kony is Not in Uganda, Foreign Policy blog post, 3/12/12
Fact checks the movie
How to Help Child Soldiers in Africa by Kate Davey for findingDulcinea
According to Davey, The United Nations estimates that there are about 300,000 child soldiers in conflicts worldwide. Here are some organizations that are helping to put a stop to child soldiers, are working to raise awareness about the issue, or are helping former child soldiers.
- Red Hand Day organization “draws attention to the situation of child soldiers” by encouraging students and others to paint a hand red in honor of child soldiers and mail it to elected officials each year on Feb. 12
- The Child Soldier Relief Foundation advocates on behalf of former child soldiers
- “Children of War,” a documentary produced by Bryan Single, follows the rehabilitation process of former LRA child soldiers in a rehabilitation center in Uganda.
- Child Soldier Initiative is led by retired Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire and works to “increase the ability of security forces to prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers.”
- Child Soldier International works to stop the use of child soldiers.