Blog Updates and inspiration

Sometimes, the only way to improve something amazing is to double it. We’ve all seen the evidence: Sister Act 2. The double rainbow. Ananda Robie (did you know she’s a twin?). Well now we can add #GivingTuesday to the list.  Here’s the deal: #GivingTuesday, an entire day dedicated to generosity and giving back, is only one week away. […]

Late last month, Invisible Children received encouraging news from Kiliwa, DRC that eight individuals were released from LRA captivity. The incident:  On August 21st, a group of fishermen were met by three armed LRA fighters just east of Kiliwa, DRC.  The fishermen were led to the bush to meet with five women and three boys […]

Jean Mbokihinie Koumboyo does not have any photographs of his daughter Adeline. In fact, he has not seen her in more than seven years. In 2008, when Adeline was just 12 years old, she was kidnapped by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and was forced to join the rebel group during one of the […]

After 10 years as our fearless leader, Ben Keesey is passing the torch to Lisa Dougan who will serve as Invisible Children’s new President & CEO in 2015 and beyond. Lisa has worked with Invisible Children since 2006, and there is no one more capable or qualified than her to powerfully push our mission forward. […]

Harnessing a simple feeling to weaken fighters in the Lord’s Resistance Army By Sean Poole   Coming home is a powerful feeling. As someone who enjoys the comforts and ease of a familiar place, I am not a prime candidate for living and working in the jungles of central Africa. The desire for home was […]

Members of the Community Defection Committee (CDC) in Mboki, CAR, which was established by Invisible Children and community partner Vision Development, have been busy lately. On November 29th, they welcomed Guy Issa Parfait, a 19-year-old LRA escapee who had been held captive for over a year. Guy specifically asked Mbororo cattle herders in the area […]

During this transition year, we want to spotlight a few of our staff members who will be keeping up the work and handing off Invisible Children’s programs to local partners. One of our rockstar team members is Munduga Patrick.   When we say you’re supporting Invisible Children’s best and brightest into the new year, here’s […]

In addition to the constant threat of attack and abduction, the LRA has presented vulnerable communities in central Africa with numerous institutional challenges. In recent years, the LRA’s survival strategies have shifted towards looting and stealing crops – threatening these communities’ food security on a huge scale. In fact, one of the worst consequences of the LRA’s […]

The LRA conflict has wreaked havoc on central and East Africa for 27 years, leaving communities in desperate need of protection and rehabilitation. Throughout this time, the rebel group’s tactics have remained brutal and atrocious – children are forced to kill members of their own families and become soldiers (or even sex slaves). In recent […]

After sitting for his Primary Leaving Exam (PLE), Otim Daniel Comboni was not quite sure if he would be able to attend secondary school.  “I prayed hard that I would be taken up by some organization and fortunately, Invisible Children selected me,” he said. Many students have to drop out of school after completing primary […]