Blog Updates and inspiration

In June, we broke the news that an LRA group released 12 women and children captives to a community member in DR Congo. This LRA group also sent along a message with the community member that they would release even more women and children, but only if they heard news over the local FM radio […]

Flannel. Denim. Cuffed pants. Mason jars. What do all of these things have in common, you ask? Simple: if you are seeing all of these items, you have likely laid eyes on a fascinating breed of individual – the Invisible Children team member. Step into our office on any given day and you’re likely to […]

Today is World Refugee Day, and so today’s photo Friday is in recognition of the hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people as a result of LRA violence—and those who are doing something about it. This is Marie Francine. She and her husband live in Obo, a town in southeast Central African Republic […]

When he was 10 years old, Opondo was abducted by Joseph Kony’s rebel army. After being held captive as a child soldier for 15 years, he finally escaped. He was rehabilitated and is now home with his family. CELEBRATE EVERYTHING. We are dismantling the Lord’s Resistance Army from within by encouraging soldiers like Opondo to […]

They came, they saw, they Instagrammed. Check out some of the attendees’ favorite moments from day two of Fourth Estate Summit. We are livestreaming the Fourth Estate Summit over the course of the long weekend so that anyone and everyone can take part in the event. Hint, hint.

Pictures say a thousand words, yet not even these photos can capture the full amazingness of Fourth Estate Summit. Thanks to all the Summit attendees that are sharing and hashtagging #FourthEstateSummit. Join the experience via livestream.

All secondary schools in Uganda have a Head Boy & Head Girl who are appointed student leaders. They help coordinate between staff and students, representing the needs of the students to teachers, and the authority of teachers to students. In most cases they are democratically elected; they write an application, and then the student body votes. […]

Invisible Children doesn’t stop at documenting atrocities or activating youth or protecting civilians or rehabilitating post-conflict communities. We do it all. And we do it through a four-part model that focuses exclusively on the LRA conflict, addressing it in its entirety: immediate needs and long-term effects. One of the four parts of the comprehensive model is Recovery. […]

People from Ohio always want to talk about the weather. Correct me if I’m wrong, but judging by my relatives this is the truth. I call my dad from Uganda, and after talking about our dog and his latest idea for a book, he seems almost compelled to ask, “So what’s the weather like there […]

Let’s talk about water. It is a basic necessity central to human existence and it may seem inconceivable to imagine living without it. But the UN reports that 783 million people do not have access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation. What? Since 1993 there has been […]