Blog Updates and inspiration

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 […]

Akello Mary received the news that her brother Walter returned home to Uganda in December as one of the Zemio 19. She was eager to see him again. But, in addition to reuniting with Walter for the first time in many years, she also hoped to share messages of encouragement to more members of the […]

Community members in Omot sub-county in northern Uganda look over the most recent issue of “Invisible Voice.” Last year, Invisible Children’s regional office in Kampala began producing a newsletter that is shared as a newspaper insert and distributed across the region. The hope is that community members will better understand Invisible Children’s recovery and protection programs, […]

Last Friday, the seamstresses and staff at Mend celebrated Valentine’s Day together at the workshop. The ladies took tea together outside, as they do each day, but this time they also received personalized valentines from Mend’s social enterprise manager. It’s never hard to remember why these women inspire us through their resilience in light of […]

A small boy ambled up the road carrying two yellow jerry cans. He approached a nearby borehole, plopping down his empty containers under the faucet. A familiar creaking sound filled the area as he began to pump, but within seconds, it was overtaken by clean water rushing into the jugs. Besides this young boy’s visit, […]

Some people love Valentines Day. Some people hate it. Some people have no formative opinion on it (however, I would argue that they probably verge on hating it as well). Whether you like it or not, it exists. It happens every year. And there are probably a lot of loved people in your life who […]

Ayer John Bosco, the Deputy Head Teacher at Sir Samuel Baker Secondary School, stands outside his home with his children. The house was built as part of the Schools for Schools project. Not only do the houses provide more comfort for teachers and their families, they have also helped with time management for teachers and […]

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). […]

  Monday marked the start of the new school term in Uganda. We think this is a perfect time to remember that 100 percent of the women at Mend are paying for their children’s school fees with the income that they are making as seamstresses at Mend. We celebrated the start of last term with […]

Much of Invisible Children’s work throughout east and central Africa focuses on the safe return home of those held captive by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). But before escapees are transferred to rehabilitation centers and begin reintegration back into their communities, they participate in a series of interviews with members of the military. Three […]