Blog Updates and inspiration

Seeing firsthand the limited rehabilitation services available to children who have experienced extreme trauma as a result of LRA violence and abduction, Invisible Children and our partners from the Commision Diocesaine Justice et Paix (CDJP) and Sponsoring Children Uganda have opened the very first rehabilitation center in DR Congo focused on LRA-affected youth. We’ve been working diligently since January of 2011 on its […]

In Nwoya district in northern Uganda, the Invisible Children Uganda team is working with TechnoServe to drill 8 new boreholes. In Gulu district they are drilling 4 new boreholes. That’s 12 clean water sources that will make communities healthier and safer.

On December 28th, 2012, American and Ugandan teachers flew in from all over the globe for an orientation to Invisible Children’s Teacher Exchange Program (TEX). TEX, which began in the summer of 2007, is a program that allows Ugandan and international educators to form teaching partnerships while exposing their students to a world outside their […]

I need to wear more rings. So I’ve chosen to buy this one – it’s an IC Exclusive in partnership with Made and currently available on our online store. It makes a statement (I’m all about making statements) and I feel like it will go with everything. Dress it up, dress it down, go big, or […]

It’s me again, here to let you in on my favorite holiday product of the day. It’s a bag, it has books on it, it was made by my favorite ladies at Mend. Be still my heart. Get it [HERE] before it’s gone. Which translates to I’m going to buy all of them for every […]

If you’ve ever looked on our online store and wondered how we got so fashionable (stop, you’re making us blush!) then there is one person you need to know. Juan-David Quinones, Invisible Children’s product designer. Below is his interview with one of our elves (aka our Social Media Assistant, Carl) about our 2012 holiday product […]

Over the last ten months, we’ve been busy working with partners from four East African countries to bring together a collection of artisanal, handmade products representative of the beauty and talent of the people of the region. From handbags to jewelry to shoes, we’re thrilled to be able to support 377 artisans and their families […]

Today, Invisible Children joins ten other central African and international organizations in the release of a new LRA report entitled “Getting Back on Track: Implementing the UN Regional Strategy on the Lord’s Resistance Army.” The report reveals that the United Nations has made very little progress in implementing its international LRA strategy, which was released in […]

Invisible Children, along with our partners at Resolve, recently released the 2012 LRA Crisis Tracker Quarter 3 Security Brief. The brief analyzes trends in LRA activity and highlights attacks from July through September 2012. It’s in-depth and chalked full of infographics, analyses, and noted trends. But for the sake of summarizing, below are some honorable mentions. Please view the […]

Our partners at Resolve published the below article regarding the announcement of the United States’ innovative program to protect people from LRA attacks. As always, well-written & incredibly insightful. On October 3, the U.S. announced the release of up to 15 million dollars to help protect communities being targeted by LRA attacks in southeast Central African Republic (CAR). […]