After being heavily involved in a grassroots movement spawned by a documentary on child soldiers in Uganda, Sean Carasso went on a six-day journalistic trip to central Africa to gain information and distribute donated shoes. He finally left four months later. Sean managed to intermittently update an online blog throughout his journey and wrote an incredible post detailing one of his experiences. Through email and the internet, that post reached over 30,000 people and has sparked a movement of its own: Falling Whistles.

Many of us have heard the stories of the child-soldiers. Invisible Children and stories such as A Long Way Gone have been groundbreaking in granting us glimpses into their tortured lives.

I had heard. Known. Cared. I had even reacted and raged. But when these boys told me of the whistles blowers, the horror grew feet and walked within me.

I cannot describe to you the pain and anguish that I feel through reading the story, or the anger at the inaction of the governments of the region. It’s heartbreaking. Often I ask myself, “What difference can I really make?” But there is hope.

Change starts with information. Read the story. Get informed. Pass it along. The first step is bringing light to the issue and not allowing ourselves to pass it over as just another “African problem.” This, and every issue like it, is a problem of which the responsibility to address lies on all of humanity.

The Falling Whistles organization is currently working with two locals who escaped, created successful lives of their own in America, and then chose to return to their homeland to help those left behind. All monies received are being sent to support their day center for children, a facility that provides for some of the most basic needs that we take for granted: shelter, water, food (when it’s available), and loving human contact. They also employ an art-therapy curriculum to help the rescued children relieve some of their buried emotional scars. This is the first step in helping these kids regain control over their lives.

We can stop this.

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