The story of a 19-year-old girl who escaped the LRA
In February of 2012, Invisible Children spoke with a 19-year old former LRA abductee* in the Central African Republic (CAR) who was forced to become one of Joseph Kony’s 40+ wives at the age of 16. She explained how the combination of FM radio broadcasts and defection leaflets gave her the courage to finally escape, […]
Mother knows best: Legacy Scholarship student on what her mother means to her
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, so in honor of mothers everywhere and the education they work so hard to provide their children, we have decided that 100% of proceeds from select Mend products between now and May 13 will go toward our Legacy Scholarship Program. An investment in education is a way that we […]
Delta Spirit helps revive dying art of polaroids through The Impossible Project
[Invisible Children Music: We firmly believe that music has a necessary role in giving social movements tremendous amounts of momentum. It is a universal language, and at Invisible Children, it’s important for us to be a part of that language.] We’ve joined forces with one of our favorite bands on their current Spring tour. The […]
Thrice announces sixth tour with Invisible Children
We are honored and extremely excited to announce that Invisible Children will be joining Thrice on their farewell tour coming up in May. As sad as it is to use the word “farewell” in that sentence, it has given us the chance to reflect on how monumental their support has been over the last 6 years. I’m getting […]
LRA attacks on the rise in Central Africa
According to multiple articles, including Invisible Children & Resolve’s own LRA Crisis Tracker, the LRA has been ramping up attacks and abductions within the past few months. The UN News Centre, the Voice of America, and humanitarian news site AlertNet have all reported a rise of LRA activity since January both in the Democratic Republic of […]
Teacher Exchange: Connecting worlds
When Elizabeth, an English teacher at Sir Samuel Baker in Northern Uganda, visited the United States as part of the Schools for Schools (S4S) Reciprocal Teacher Exchange program, she was surprised – and a little amused – by some of the misconceptions she encountered. “The students had a lot of questions in their minds; they […]
When they agree, change happens
Today, 33 U.S. Senators introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the violence of Joseph Kony and the LRA. It’s further proof that this is one thing we can all agree on. The Senate Resolution already has 33 cosponsors, and the House Resolution that was introduced last week already has 29 cosponsors. See? Your voices are being heard. […]
Crisis Action: Creative and effective, indeed
Crisis Action wins MacArthur Foundation’s Award for Creative and Effective Institutions for 2012
The Worth of Water
Most of us are able to walk about ten feet over to the kitchen faucet, turn it on, and immediately fresh, clean water is pouring into our glass. Simple. Easy. Clean. However, the reality is that the lack of access to clean water is what thousands of people face around the world. A recent article published in Aljazeera discusses […]