Legacy Scholarship: Tangible Impact
As a fresh new member of the Invisible Children Uganda team, I have spent much of the last two weeks learning the ins and outs of our Recovery programs. Among this torrent of information, the “why” – the reason we do the work we do – is always the most apparent. It has become increasingly vivid […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
Thomas, a student in the Legacy Scholarship Program, is heading back to school on Monday! “I want to be a doctor in future,” said Thomas. “I should put much effort into some subjects like biology, chemistry and physics.” It’s a good thing physics is his favorite subject!
On the Job at IC Uganda // part 4
We’re back to the grind at Invisible Children Uganda and kicking off another week by talking with more of our staff members about their favorite days on the job. Concy Ayet, our logistics officer, has been working with ICU since August 2012. She keeps our programming running smoothly, including the ever-important task of managing ICU’s […]
Legacy Scholarship Alumni Conference
Witnessing the graduation of our students under the Legacy Scholarship Program has brought joy. But nothing brings more joy than seeing them under one roof for a common cause. Last week the Legacy Scholarship Program organized an alumni conference for former students who have graduated from university since 2007. The Conference had three main objectives; […]
Where is Emmy now?
In 2006, Invisible Children Uganda released Emmy: the story of an orphan, a film about a young boy who loses both his parents to HIV/AIDS. Not HIV positive himself, Emmy bravely faces a future without parents but surrounded by loving aunts and uncles who agree to care for him and his brother. Last week we […]
Legacy Scholarship: getting parents involved
Mentoring is a vital aspect of our Legacy Scholarship Program. Mentors are a great link between a student, their parents, the school and Invisible Children Uganda. How do mentors do this? They conduct home and school visits to assess the progress of the student both in their academic and social lives. School visits are done when […]
On the job at IC Uganda // Part 3
Happy Monday from IC Uganda! Here are two more stories from our staff on the ground in Gulu. Geoffrey Paul Makameri is the IT Officer for Invisible Children Uganda, and has been working at ICU three years. He’s a busy man: when he’s not traveling to the regional offices to set up internet, helping staff […]
Legacy Scholarship: turning on the lights
“You see light but you don’t know how. You can see wire, and you might not know that there’s electricity there. My aim was to discover and know more about it.” Fred, a student in the Legacy Scholarship Program, remembers being fascinated by electricity from an early age. After finishing the first four years of […]
Legacy Scholarship: making home a better place
“The funny thing about me, I have 3 birthdays,” Fred offers the bait, eager to share his favorite story. Fred is in his final year of secondary school, and dreams of becoming a doctor. He’s also a skilled speaker, winning trophies for his school in debate for the past four years. The birthday dispute boils […]
Reblog // Ugandan newspaper highlights Sunday Okello
The below article was recently published in the Ugandan newspaper, The Observer. As a former Invisible Children Legacy Scholarship Program beneficiary, Sunday Okello went from living in an internally displaced people’s (IDP) camp to heading to the United States to attend Franklin College in Indiana, where one international student each year is given a full-tuition scholarship. And you […]