Monday, August 23, 2010
what have i become?
I believe I am a care giver. I love to take charge and help out everyone around me.ONE DAY I discovered that a mission in my life is to make a difference. I want to be able to effect the lives of others in a positive way. Since I have this goal in the back of my head I've always been inspired to do volunteer work. I have done volunteer work almost all my life. I enjoy seeing the impact I have in the community, nation, and world. It gives me a sense of warmth inside me. Just this past year I have been involved in an organization called Invisible Children foundation. This program helps spread awareness about the civil war in Uganda. After finding out about this horrible tragedy that is ignored by the media I knew I had to help do what I could to get closer to ending this war. I wrote my Jr. paper about this topic. I was mortified to find out the horrific acts happening to the children in Uganda. Since then I have been helping raise money and spread the word for this Foundation. Thus, they can help rescue children that are kidnapped into the LRA army an opposition group trying to over throw the government. I have been inspired to do my part to end this war and I hope that ONE DAY I can go to Uganda and help these children personally. Another thing that makes me who I am is my religion being Jewish has influenced my life in every way possible. I have made the best friends through my temple and embraced a culture for many years. I enjoy going to meet other Jewish teens through nfty youth group! It only took me ONE DAY at a nfty event to fall even more in love with my religion and the values it teaches me. I hope ONE DAY I can go to Israel again to teach in underprivileged schools. Lastly my friends and family help define me as a person. I have had some of my closest friends since I was 2 years old. I love everyone of them and they accept me for who I am. They are out going, caring, and loving people. My family has been the best support system I can wish for. They are always there for me and teach me about my culture, background, and new things around the world. I never could have got to where I am today with out there help. I hope ONE DAY I will have a family of my own to share the love my family has given me. That is who I am and what I hope to become. =)
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Do you think it's possible to rehabilitate a child solider?
ReplyDeleteyes and no, and it takes a long time. Invisible children foundation has programs that do just that. Many of these children by just going to school can become better. However the current state of Uganda sometimes posses problems for rehabilitation. The lack of supplies and many of these children are now orphans so they dont have the family support to rehablilate them. I think that they all will one day will rescued and rehabilitated in a way that they will no longer do the crimes of a child soldier however i think the drama and tragies they have seen will still be in there memory and can haunt them. There have been many success stories of child soldiers who have been rehablitated and now tell there story but not all are as lucky.
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