11 things you don’t know about Invisible Children
I have progressively found that when I mention a random fact about Invisible Children to someone (friend, husband, person on the street), they’re surprised. Thus, this helpful list of tidbits. 1. We have six offices in Africa (Bangui, Obo, Dungu, Gulu, Pader, and Kampala), and one in San Diego, CA. 2. We have been a company […]
How do you define yourself?
When Lizzie Velásquez was in high school, someone posted a video labeling her the world’s ugliest woman. It was 8 seconds long and it went viral. Join me in being utterly outraged. Lizzie has a condition that is so rare that only two other people are known to have it; so rare that it doesn’t […]
Bill Clinton requesting all world changers
Invisible Children supporters know a little something about giving a damn about the world. And when they get together in a confined space, it’s safe to say their A-game empathy successfully addresses solutions to global issues (see: Fourth Estate Summit). The good news: We’re hosting our 2014 Fourth Estate Summit this August and applications are […]
Why we do what we do
Quick recap: Our current #zeroLRA campaign is raising money to fund programs that encourage kidnapped men, women, and children to escape Joseph Kony’s rebel army and return home. Every time someone safely surrenders, we celebrate. One such person is Opondo who escaped the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) after 15 years in captivity. So the staff in our […]
An IC Fantasy Football update from the only girl in the league
Invisible Children is a pretty rad place to work. Besides the incredibly rewarding (intense, exhausting) work we do to reach our goal of #zeroLRA, we have an incredibly innovative office culture that rejuvenates our brains. Dress up days, 4 o’clock Fridays, random employee appreciation days, dance breaks during lunch, the IC running club, and for the […]
We’re back // The League (season 2)
Last year some Invisible Children staff embarked on the world of Fantasy Football. We formed a league, drafted players, competed against each other, and incessantly discussed strategy, trades, wins, loses, and yardage until everyone around us wanted to punch us in the face. At the end of the season, all participants acknowledged that it was […]
Sister Angélique named winner of prestigious Nansen Refugee Award
As we work tirelessly on our new #zeroLRA campaign to bring home every last abducted child soldier, woman, and fighter, we are happily sidetracked by exciting news. Our dear friend Sister Angélique Namaika has received the 2013 Nansen Refugee Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Since 1954, this prestigious award has been given annually […]
A guide to the next 150 years
No one knows what the future holds, but that doesn’t mean we can’t guess. BBC Future compiled 40 intriguing predictions made by scientists, politicians, journalists, bloggers and other assorted pundits in recent years about the shape of the world from 2013 to 2150. (Photo credit: BBC)
Facing my fears with Jason Russell’s “ABC’s of Life”
The following was written by Hillie Brumfield, an intern on our Engagement Team. Some might say that taking time off from school, moving to an unfamiliar city, living in a house with strangers, and starting an internship you’ve never tried before classifies you as “fearless.” But for me, I became an Invisible Children intern because […]
What we’re reading // Shake the World
Has anyone ever told you that if you choose a job you love, you will never have to work a day in your life? But then you get a job, and while you love it, it still definitely feels like work? Then get ready to go purchase the book I’m about to discuss because it […]