MEND: who made your bag?

MEND is designed to seam a personal connection between products and their makers, while repairing the lives of women in distressed regions of the world. 
This is not charity. MEND is a sophisticated, competitive, and internationally inspired brand catering to style and function. A subdivision of Invisible Children, MEND is constructed with the belief that what’s on the outside and what’s on the inside should both matter equally. ™ 

Our handbags are story-driven. Each piece carries the name of the seamstress who made it. Each individual name unlocks online profiles of each seamstress employed in our program. Through video bios and photos she will share how she is “on the MEND” because of a simple purchase. The women employed in our program are formerly abducted child soldiers, often used in captivity as sex slaves.

check out the bags here.

the INVISIBLE CHILDREN.

These were taken from Invisible Children.

Invisible Children: Rough Cut Trailer

Be Forever Changed.

This is only a small part of how Invisible Children is affecting the world.
In the spring of 2003, three young filmmakers traveled to Africa in search of a story. What started out as a filmmaking adventure transformed into much more when these boys from Southern California discovered a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them, a tragedy where children are both the weapons and the victims. After returning to the States, they created the documentary “Invisible Children: Rough Cut,” a film that exposes the tragic realities of northern Uganda’s night commuters and child soldiers. See this film and you will be forever changed. Buy the actual film here.

Fall Out Boy and Invisible Children

Have you seen the video from Fall Out Boy for their single Me and You?

Fall Out Boy teamed up with Invisible Children, the organization created by three young filmmakers as a result of their film Invisible Children: Rough Cut, which exposes the tragic realities of northern Uganda’s child soldiers.

Do More Than Just Watch.

I am starting this blog to spread awareness and share the current events taking place with the organization, Invisible Children.
Motivated by the unseen war in Northern Uganda, Invisible Children was created by three young filmmakers with a singular mission: To use the power of stories to change lives around the world. Invisible Children is an organization that makes documentaries about war-affected children in east Africa and tour them around the world, spreading awareness and collecting help to end the longest running war in Africa. However, this organization does not only spread awareness, it does much more. Check it out on their website, Invisible Children.