Students support Uganda with bracelets, films

Invisible Children at IU is a chapter of the nonprofit organization that strives to help children in Africa such as Emmy, a 14-year-old orphan living in Uganda.

“The main focus is on rescuing child soldiers in Uganda, rebuilding schools and communities and ending the longest running war in Africa,” said Morgan Conway, junior and group vice president.

The group is currently promoting its Bracelet Campaign by showing and selling copies
of eight documentaries and corresponding bracelets to raise money for African children.

Each film has a different color associated with it.

Invisible Children at IU will show the 22-minute documentary “Red is for Emmy,” at 8 p.m. today in Kelley School of Business 223.

The documentary follows Emmy in his day-to-day life.

Emmy is an orphan, but some of the other children in the documentaries are soldiers or live in displacement camps.

“What is so inspiring and moving about these documentaries is that you get to know the child they are following,” Conway said. “You are able to see the effects of the war, instead of just hearing about it.”

Purchasing one of the documentaries will provide jobs and money for schools and more in Uganda.

Each costs $20 and comes with a handmade bracelet from Uganda.