Uganda: Photo Friday
Remember Opono Opondo? Since escaping from the Lord’s Resistance Army in August, Opondo went through counseling and support at the World Vision Children of War Rehabilitation Center in Gulu, Uganda. He has now been permanently reunited with his family. We continue to celebrate successes throughout his reintegration process, including a recent surgery to repair injuries he […]
Mend // Growing in Confidence and Community Investment
Langee Vicky, a seamstress at Mend, has her own sewing machine at home. But she doesn’t let it sit idle. Instead, Vicky has started making school uniforms. She pays a small monthly fee to rent a stall at the market and was quickly asked by a local woman if she was able to make uniforms. […]
VSLA: A Refreshing Start to the Year
A local youth center and primary school hosted a different sort of student this week than those that might typically crowd into their classrooms. Approximately 70 members of Invisible Children’s Village Savings and Loans Associations came together in their communities for a “refresher” course that took place on Wednesday and Thursday. According to ICU’s Livelihoods […]
Student Success Becomes a Family Affair
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 […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
A typical sight from the road outside of Invisible Children Uganda’s main office in Gulu.
LSP: Always Thinking of the Future
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 […]
On the Job at ICU: Reuniting Families
You may remember meeting Jacob Okello, a mentor from Invisible Children Uganda’s field office in Pader district, through our blog a few months back. At the end of last year, Jacob transitioned into his new role as Invisible Children’s Regional Family Tracing Assistant. Now based out of Gulu, Jacob works directly with formerly abducted persons who recently […]
Functional Adult Literacy: Lucky Number 993
Many young people around northern Uganda are completing their academic programs and celebrating the end of the school term, but our celebration this week were all about a different group of learners. 993 members of Invisible Children’s Functional Adult Literacy Program were joined by their families and community leaders during two ceremonies held on Friday […]
Strong Women, Strong Communities
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. […]
The ripple effect of education // A Legacy Scholar’s work with children affected by Nodding Syndrome
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 […]