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[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.]  Coming out of a weekend spent on Big Bear Mountain, this week’s Monday Mini Mixtape […]

Ending a war by dropping pieces of paper out of an airplane is kind of bizarre. Before working at Invisible Children, I had never even heard of a “defection campaign” before. So hang out with us for a second as we explain what this program is, why it’s the perfect way to rescue more men and women […]

I love TED Talks of the self-help variety that force you to reexamine your life and then motivate you to be a better person. Simon Sinek‘s talk, “How great leaders inspire action,” falls under this category indirectly. Drawing on economical, biological, and sociological evidence, Sinek traces the simple yet profound strategies that famous leaders like MLK, […]

I am now more than two months into my trip from Oregon to Patagonia, a full month into Mexico. We made it down the Baja peninsula but not without pain. The stretches of desert without towns or villages or visible life were emotionally exhausting. The heat and stress for water and food were not the […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to tens of thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. Owiny Charles sat on a bench, twisting blades of grass in his hands while he shared memories of his daughter, Akello Vicky. “My child loved playing with […]

After practicing our Oprah yell, we had the honor and privilege of announcing the winner of our two-week Uganda trip giveaway today to Carlie Frye. Carlie is the third winner, leaving four all-expenses-paid trips to Uganda still up for grabs. This win has been a long time coming for Carlie who has supported Invisible Children since […]

Invisible Children is a pretty rad place to work. Besides the incredibly rewarding (intense, exhausting) work we do to reach our goal of #zeroLRA, we have an incredibly innovative office culture that rejuvenates our brains. Dress up days, 4 o’clock Fridays, random employee appreciation days, dance breaks during lunch, the IC running club, and for the […]

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. It was on the 10th of October, 1999, that Okidi Charles had dinner with his son Opii Christopher for the last time. At the age of 14, Christopher was […]

The tally of those who have lost a family member, been displaced, or been abducted as a result of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) continues to grow decades after the conflict began. In northern Uganda, seven years after the LRA moved into central Africa and South Sudan, it’s difficult to find anyone who has not been affected by […]

Last summer I boarded a plane bound for San Diego and unknowingly altered the course of my life forever. In the nearly year and a half since, I have been fortunate enough to be a part of one of our generation’s most important endeavors. For the past 10 years Invisible Children has been working tirelessly […]