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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 […]

In recognition of World Water Day, we are taking a look at our Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programs. It’s one area under the umbrella of our Livelihoods program that we are particularly proud of at Invisible Children. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics says that between 2003 and 2010, 70 percent of individuals in rural areas had […]

Along the Thames River runs a variety of London’s culture. From historic places such as Westminster Abbey and London Bridge, to a new age art scene and outlawed skate park – it is a hot spot for both tourists and locals to take a stroll. Located strategically along that walk is a small art gallery […]

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 […]

As women across the world make significant contributions to community development, the seamstresses of Mend are playing their part in northern Uganda. Each woman is a mother, and each has become a role model not only to her children but also within a region overcoming social and economic vulnerability. Our friends at the Half the […]

Hand-painted signs like this one are located at each of the 32 boreholes drilled with the help of Invisible Children’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene program in northern Uganda. The images depict responsible water usage and explain how to maintain the cleanliness of the water point. Water User Committees (WUC) identified by Invisible Children are made […]

Saskia is a French-Dutch American powerhouse in our San Diego office. To know her is to admire her: she’s our Central Africa Programs Coordinator, she’s brilliant at what she does, and she just got back from her first trip to Uganda and the conflict region. She’s also allergic to any kind of metaphorical sugar coating, […]

A flashback Friday to when installation began on the shortwave radio station sponsored by Invisible Children and Mega FM in northern Uganda. The project is generously funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and will help “Come Home Messages” reach LRA-affected combatants still in the bush. Once the power sources are connected to the site, […]

Schools for Schools began in 2006 as a response to the poor condition of many schools following the Lord’s Resistance Army conflict. Invisible Children linked schools around the world together with our 11 partner schools in northern Uganda. Rather than thinking of the conflict as something that was too far away or difficult to understand, […]