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Okuli Wilfred grinned as he strolled side-by-side with his father Uma. Wilfred had just finished an interview with a local journalist and was now walking to join his fellow graduates of the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP). Wilfred completed his degree in education from Gulu University earlier this year. He is a member of a group of […]

What was your biggest concern when you were 12 years old? Was it making sure you left class early enough to grab a seat by your best friends in your middle school’s lunch room? Or preparing for your impending marriage to a man twice your age? According to the Council on Foreign Relations, for millions of girls across all […]

Odongo Innocent stopped by the Invisible Children Uganda (ICU) office the other day with a note of thanks. “You really helped me. In my life, I would not have made it,” he said, expressing his appreciation for the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP). Since joining the Legacy Scholarship Program in 2010 and later graduating from Awere […]

Like a parent, we supposedly love all our children equally. If we had to pick a favourite, though, it might be our Fourth Estate Donors. They’re the people who’ve committed to giving the same amount every month, come rain or shine. They’re also the backbone of our funding, and it’s funding that allows us to take […]

Okot Patrick was hiding in a tree when he heard his younger brother crying. “I wanted to shout ‘who is now disturbing my brother?’” he said. “I climbed down and started running, but I stepped on some sticks and they heard me. “ The whole compound was filled with members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). […]

Last week, while tagging along on home visits with some of the mentors from the Legacy Scholarship Program, I found that some of the students weren’t home. “Where are they?” I wondered aloud. The simple answer? Keeping busy. When students return to school at the start of February, they will have had two months to […]

Marylyne, a mentor from the Legacy Scholarship Program, unfolded the white piece of paper that Aol Kevin handed to her. She looked on approvingly. Kevin had performed well – receiving marks of good, very good or excellent in almost all of her subjects in the recent school term. Kevin, a student at Saint Mary’s College […]

At Invisible Children, we believe in the equal and inherent value of all human life. This makes campaigns such as “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” particularly important. “16 Days” is a global campaign running from November 25, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10, International Human Rights Day. […]

Education has long been considered the universal pathway to a better future, and that has never been more evident than with our Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP). The program, funded by Invisible Children supporters, grants merit-based educational scholarships to secondary and university students. 62% of LSP alumni are using their education to give back to their communities […]

As one of our 11 partner schools in northern Uganda, Keyo Secondary School holds a special place in our hearts. As does Keyo’s former head teacher, Ongiya Calistus Nyeko. Calistus, who also participated in Invisible Children’s Reciprocal Teacher Exchange (TrEx), was recently transferred to another school. Calistus joined Keyo in 1999 and was promoted to head […]