Blog Updates and inspiration

On June 9th, a 12-year-old Congolese girl, Michelle*, arrived in the village of Kpaika, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) after eight months of captivity with the LRA. Michelle was abducted from her hometown last November while on her way to school. The LRA group that kidnapped her was comprised of six armed men, women and […]

We don’t think it’s arrogant to say that our Central African Republic (CAR) office in Obo is made up of extraordinary individuals – and we’re looking to add to the team. We asked our outgoing Project Officer Sebastien Porter to tell us what it takes to thrive in his job, and to give some advice […]

Date: June 9th The incident: On June 9th, an LRA group attacked the small community of Gibanda, 10 km north of Bakouma in the Central African Republic (CAR). The LRA group looted food and non-food items from several households and then reportedly proceeded to carry out a mass abduction. Thirty-one of the men, women, and children […]

Margaux Fitoussi first heard about Invisible Children after reading an article about our Early Warning Radio Network. She was intrigued by this form of civilian protection – a mechanism that directly involves communities affected by the LRA and contacted Sean Poole, our Counter-LRA Programs Manager. After volunteering her time with Sean and the network, Margaux received $25,000 from the […]

Captain Awere may not be a familiar name to many people living in Lagile in northern Uganda. There, he is only known as Odong Nelson. And up until a month ago, many of those who knew Nelson presumed that he was dead. But Nelson, who should be around 38-years-old today, is reportedly still alive according to […]

Even over the roar of the car’s engine, Bala Walter could hear women ululating and people cheering. The vehicle came to a stop and he climbed out, accompanied by team members from Invisible Children and World Vision who had played a role in his rehabilitation process. But today was not about celebrating the efforts it took […]

On February 19th, 2014 a vehicle transporting Invisible Children defection equipment was ambushed by armed LRA forces about 28 kilometers from Obo, Central African Republic (CAR). Security forces shot one of the assailants, and the civilians all fled into the bush. The vehicle was found completely burned a few hours later –  valuable solar panels, […]

A vehicle transporting Invisible Children defection equipment was ambushed by armed LRA forces about 28 kilometers from Obo, Central African Republic (CAR). Security forces shot one of the assailants, and the civilians all fled into the bush. The vehicle was found completely burned a few hours later –  valuable solar panels, generators and batteries that […]

We love photo Friday. We love it so much that after years of featuring photos from Uganda, we’re going even bigger. From now on we’ll be rotating our photo Friday amongst all of Invisible Children’s international offices to give you a snapshot (pun intended) of what’s going on at Invisible Children in Uganda and across central Africa. I know, we’re excited too. […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. Martino sits under a tree next to his home gingerly cupping a booklet in his hand. A small face stares back at him from the page. He is holding […]