Results of #zeroLRA Fundraising Campaign
Many thanks Fundraisers and donors from around the world participated in #zeroLRA and raised an incredible $1,025,000 to fund lifesaving programs for victims of Joseph Kony’s atrocities. Whether you donated $20 or raised $20,000, we are forever grateful, because fundraising isn’t easy (we know). Where we ended up: We started the campaign with an initial […]
2014 kicks off with two LRA escapees in CAR
Last week two individuals independently defected from Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic. On January 6, a young Central African mother came out of the bush near her home community, Fodé, with her two sons who are just nine months and three years old. She was abducted by the LRA […]
The crisis in CAR becomes personal | Honoring Seth Abel Songomalet
Last week, Invisible Children posted a blog highlighting the urgent crisis unfolding in Central African Republic (CAR). With the help of our brave staff on the ground in CAR, we’ve been monitoring the situation closely, and have been working with partners in Washington to identify how we can best support the pursuit of peace and security in […]
On the Radar: December 16 – 10-year-old boy escapes Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army
The Early Warning Radio Network gives communities in DR Congo and the Central African Republic the ability to report LRA activity to one another. Twice-daily security calls of LRA movement are made through high-frequency, two-way, long-range radios. Reports are transcribed, sent to our experts on the ground, the information is cross-checked, and the data is […]
19 LRA Defectors: New Details
As we announced on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, the largest defection of LRA combatants since 2008 occurred in Central African Republic last week. The “Zemio 19” was made up of 9 men, 4 women, and 6 children. How they lived Invisible Children’s team in Central African Republic had a chance to debrief with the 9 […]
BREAKING NEWS: Largest LRA defection since 2008
BREAKING: LARGEST LRA DEFECTION SINCE 2008 On the 6th of December, nineteen LRA defected en masse near the community of Zemio in the Central African Republic. This is the single largest LRA defection since the group moved into central Africa in 2008, and an enormous victory for African Union led counter-LRA efforts. The group was […]
Celebrate every escape // Matthew
Celebrate everything. Every escape. Every name. Every life. On November 30, 2013, a 15-year-old Congolese boy named Matthew* escaped from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Originally abducted in 2008, he had spent five years in LRA captivity. The group he was traveling with consisted of ten fighters, seven women, and two children (Matthew and an […]
More on the recent LRA ambush in Central African Republic
Last Friday, we shared the news that 14 LRA members were killed by the UPDF. Here is a breakdown of the events with information taken from the Daily Monitor, LRA expert Ledio Cajak, and our own Lisa Dougan. About the event: – At about 1:30 PM on Thursday, November 28th, Ugandan soldiers under the African Union Regional Task Force […]
UPDF kills top Kony commander in ambush
The following article is taken from the Daily Monitor. Our staff on the ground has verified the information stated in this article: UPDF soldiers hunting Joseph Kony in Central African Republic (CAR) have scored a huge battlefield victory after killing a top LRA commander with 13 fighters in an ambush on Thursday. The UPDF is part […]
Why we do what we do
Quick recap: Our current #zeroLRA campaign is raising money to fund programs that encourage kidnapped men, women, and children to escape Joseph Kony’s rebel army and return home. Every time someone safely surrenders, we celebrate. One such person is Opondo who escaped the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) after 15 years in captivity. So the staff in our […]