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The Legacy Scholarship Program’s (LSP) debating competition attracted 22 schools from the districts of Gulu, Nwoya, and Amuru. Each school was represented by its best debating team, persuading judges and the audience to accept their argument either opposing or supporting the motion of the day: “The youth are to blame for the low levels of […]

Patrick Ocan is a member of the Village Savings and Loan Associations group Pur Kwiri Alok, which has the optimistic meaning “there is no loss in farming.” Everyone in the group is a farmer. For many members of the group, life has been about survival. Completing an education had to be put on the back […]

Awilo Kristie plants beans for her family. Later this month, she and other members of an Invisible Children Uganda Village Savings and Loan Association will work together to plant a field and share the profits.

“I have always dreamt of becoming either a journalist or an accountant and after the career guidance talk at my school, am looking forward to achieving my career goals,” says Bernard of Pabbo Secondary School. For students such as Bernard, choosing a particular career path from the many options available stands to be a challenge […]

A couple of months ago I wrote a series of blogs about Invisible Children’s Teacher Exchange program. Ugandan educators were spending six weeks in the U.S. team-teaching in American classrooms and we were publishing their insights on experiences inside and outside the classroom. In sifting through their journal entries and photos, I felt a kindred connection […]

Ten schools participated in the fifth annual inter-school volleyball tournament under the theme “Games and Sports Discipline the Mind,” a tournament organized by the Legacy Scholarship Program to provide an outlet for the competitive spirit among the students, preparing them for a competitive world. With teamwork and perseverance, the players gave it their all, encouraged […]

When Jason, Bobby, and Laren met Jolly Okot-Andruville on their initial trip to Uganda, I think it’s safe to say that none of them knew the impact that she would have on the vision of Invisible Children. Jolly, our Regional Ambassador to East and central Africa, has been instrumental in the identity of the organization, especially in […]

“I see no way of thanking Invisible Children for supporting me through school, other than through giving back to the community,” says Peter, a student at Gulu University. Last week, university students in the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) took a break from studies to clean up at a health center that serves the local community. According […]

A tree in bloom in a schoolyard in northern Uganda.

Earlier this month, a story ran in a Ugandan national newspaper about a promising student unable to continue his studies because his family couldn’t afford to pay for his tuition. He ranked at number one in his district, but knowing he could not pay for the much more expensive secondary education, he determined to repeat […]