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haileymitsui:

Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey answers some of the questions about Invisible Children that have been raised in the wake of KONY 2012’s viral success.

It includes an explanation of Invisible Children’s unique development model and the philosophy behind the allocation of its money. Ben also breaks down the organization’s financial expenses including travel/transportation expenses, production costs, and management/general expenses. In addition, he explains the purpose and goals of KONY 2012—in both the short and long terms.

If you have any additional questions, please tweet them to us @invisible with the hashtag #AskICAnything, and we will do our best to answer your questions. Stay tuned for instructions on how to turn your awareness into action.

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A Dash of Whimsical: ruffled feathers and a hopeful response

My friend from Invisible Children wrote this BEAUTIFUL message. read.

Love you Lindsey Williams

lindswill:

Can I be honest? Amongst the whirlwind of Kony 2012, tweeting, retweeting, connecting with new and old friends and contacts who want to be involved or have questions, and tweeting some more, I’ve been too frequently disheartened. The positive far outweighs the negative, but sometimes it seems like…

mendproject: Betty is building a house. A brick house. Her family owns five acres of land where they keep a cow and grow cassava. She grew up on that plot of land until the rebel activity in the 1980s forced her family to relocate. For 20 years they were displaced, only returning in 2007 when the LRA had left the region. Currently, Betty’s family is living in huts. The yearly renovation required for upkeep of the huts has been costly, and it has become more challenging for her to find the grass she needs for the roofs. The solution, Betty decided, was to build a house. The new house she is planning will have six rooms, where she and her mother and brothers can comfortably live. “Making bricks is one step,” says Betty. Once she finishes the 20,000 bricks she needs for the house, she’ll still need to buy cement and other materials. To defray those costs, she has plans to continue brick making so that she can sell the bricks for a profit. She has also been able to employ young local men to help her, benefitting not only her own family, but the community as well. Betty is a woman with lofty goals and a plan for reaching them!

mendproject:

Betty is building a house. A brick house.

Her family owns five acres of land where they keep a cow and grow cassava. She grew up on that plot of land until the rebel activity in the 1980s forced her family to relocate. For 20 years they were displaced, only returning in 2007 when the LRA had left the region.

Currently, Betty’s family is living in huts. The yearly renovation required for upkeep of the huts has been costly, and it has become more challenging for her to find the grass she needs for the roofs. The solution, Betty decided, was to build a house. The new house she is planning will have six rooms, where she and her mother and brothers can comfortably live.

“Making bricks is one step,” says Betty. Once she finishes the 20,000 bricks she needs for the house, she’ll still need to buy cement and other materials. To defray those costs, she has plans to continue brick making so that she can sell the bricks for a profit. She has also been able to employ young local men to help her, benefitting not only her own family, but the community as well.

Betty is a woman with lofty goals and a plan for reaching them!

“The most important thing you can do, is do a lot of work.”

-Ira Glass

!BAYUM

(Source: invisible)

mendproject: Growing Mend Step 3: Buying New Equipment  Shopping for new sewing machines should be easy, right?  Well. It can be, but not always. Especially when shopping in a developing country like Uganda. Last year, when five new seamstresses joined the Mend family we sourced their brand new genuine (Juki brand) sewing machines in Kampala…or so we thought!  When the machines reached the Mend center in Gulu - a strenuous five-hour journey from Kampala - we were a little surprised when three of the machines arrived in unmarked boxes. Still, as we took the machines out of the boxes we saw the trusty Juki logo, but Richard, our tailoring supervisor immediately identified that the logo, as well as actual motor and parts, were counterfeits. This year, as we sourced six more Juki machines for the new seamstresses, we were much more cautious. So Richard traveled to Kampala to inspect the machines and low and behold, more counterfeits. Luckily, he was able to source a new provider that promised to supply genuine machines within one week. A week later Richard was back in Kampala and to our surprise he confirmed that the six brand new Juki sewing machines were genuine. What a relief. In Uganda, counterfeits are common and we’ve found our fair share of them, but we’re committed to doing what it takes to make sure the seamstresses have the equipment they need because we know how much a sewing machine can change their life. Thanks to you, we have six new sewing machines for the six new seamstresses. What an accomplishment.

mendproject:

Growing Mend

Step 3: Buying New Equipment 

Shopping for new sewing machines should be easy, right? 

Well. It can be, but not always. Especially when shopping in a developing country like Uganda.

Last year, when five new seamstresses joined the Mend family we sourced their brand new genuine (Juki brand) sewing machines in Kampala…or so we thought! 

When the machines reached the Mend center in Gulu - a strenuous five-hour journey from Kampala - we were a little surprised when three of the machines arrived in unmarked boxes. Still, as we took the machines out of the boxes we saw the trusty Juki logo, but Richard, our tailoring supervisor immediately identified that the logo, as well as actual motor and parts, were counterfeits.

This year, as we sourced six more Juki machines for the new seamstresses, we were much more cautious. So Richard traveled to Kampala to inspect the machines and low and behold, more counterfeits. Luckily, he was able to source a new provider that promised to supply genuine machines within one week. A week later Richard was back in Kampala and to our surprise he confirmed that the six brand new Juki sewing machines were genuine. What a relief.

In Uganda, counterfeits are common and we’ve found our fair share of them, but we’re committed to doing what it takes to make sure the seamstresses have the equipment they need because we know how much a sewing machine can change their life.

Thanks to you, we have six new sewing machines for the six new seamstresses. What an accomplishment.

.i can’t tell you how many times i watch this 

.i could drink a case of you and still be on my feet .i would still be on my feet

.i could drink a case of you and still be on my feet .i would still be on my feet

.show me your teeth

.show me your teeth

.forgotten fun

.forgotten fun

.if my brain were a video

.i might not be much of a writer but that doesn’t mean I don’t have much to say

.i might not be much of a writer but that doesn’t mean I don’t have much to say

haileymitsui:

Bon Iver

I Can’t Make You Love Me

SO.FREAKIN’.GOOD. - one of my faves!