Kony 2012

  So by now everyone should have seen the Kony 2012 by Invisible Children.With over 50 million view on Youtube it is one of the most successful video campang to date, I think. If not I added the video here, it is a 30 minute documentary about Joseph Kony the leader of the  militant group  LRA and how he kidnaps children, sell girls in sex trade and destroys families  in Uganda.

   Now seeing this video I was all work up. Like most people I shared it on Facebook, twitter it and even talk about it with close friends and family. I understand Invisible Children goal, which is to show the government that we do care that they need to send troops down there to aid in the capture of this person. 

Now, unlike most people I like to do my research, i don't like my stuff spoon feed.I decided to go online and gather all the information I can. I wanted my view on this whole situation be not to be based on one video. I also didn't want to donate anything until I saw this is a reputable charity, meaning that money is being spent on the kids and not them. 

   I was watching the news this morning, and one of the members of invisible children. I was shock when they said 13 million was donated, and about only 3 million was sent to Africa. Seriously? I mean, I know that it takes money to run an organization, but 8 million was spent on advertisement and over head.  But only 3 million was sent, lets see you tube, Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter all of them free so i think that would of took care of making Kony name well known. And i give about million for expenses and that's just me being gracious. Personally, I am not spending 10 bucks on a bracelet or 5 dollars on a kit. I rather give the money and not looking for anything in return.

I really wanted to go into a rant on you tube about this but it looks like someone beat me to it.