An example of using social media for good.  

Compare the number of  Facebook users to people on the planet 200 years ago

There are more people on Facebook than there was in the world 200 years ago.

Who is Jacob?  Where is he?

Jacob is Jason and Gavin’s friend. Jacob is in Uganda, Central Africa.

What happened to Jacob’s brother?

His brother tried to escape the bad people in Uganda so they cut his neck and killed him.

What would young Uganda children  rather do than stay on earth?

Because there is no one taking care of the children.

What is the promise made to Jacob?

That they are going to stop the bad guys.

Who is the LRA?  Who is the leader?  Who is the bad guy?

Lord’s Resistance Army. The leader and the bad guy is Joseph Kony. 

Why is he bad?

Because he steals the children away from their families and forces them to do bad things. He turns the boys into young soldiers, turns the girls into sex slaves and makes the boys kill their own parents.

How many children has he stolen so far?

Over 30,000 children.

Who is number one on the war crimes list?

Joseph Kony.

99 percent of people on Earth do not know what?

They don’t know who Joseph Kony is.

Why did the U.S. not get involved?

Because we are not in danger and it’s not messing with the money.

Explain, “Where you live should not determine if you live.”

Just because you live in Uganda, doesn’t mean you won’t live.

How does the movement make a difference?

They rebuilt schools, created jobs and they built a warning system.

Why do you think politicians began to speak up?

Because of media and they wanted to get re-elected and thought people actually cared so they should too.

What does Barack Obama say in October 2011?

They are going to send U.S. troops to Central Africa to help in Uganda.

Why does Kony change tactics?

Because he’s scared from hearing the U.S. troops are there.

In order for people to care, what must be done?

They have to actually know who Joseph Kony is.

What does make him famous mean?

They are going to make him a household name by having celebrities talk about him.

What happened in April of 2012?

They just put posters everywhere.

How can the Facebook world help?