First #zeroLRA Uganda trip winner – Meredith Hoffman
We are proud to announce that the winner of our first Uganda trip giveaway is the one and only Meredith Hoffman. As the president of Ursuline Academy’s Invisible Children club, Meredith absolutely blew it out of the water by raising $7,276 in the past two weeks for our #zeroLRA campaign. Not only is Meredith a […]
TED Talk Tuesdays // The key to success?
Big-shot-consultant-turned-teacher Angela Lee Duckworth studied the elusive question of what makes people successful. Disclaimer: it wasn’t IQ, talent, or money. Her answer? Grit. As a teacher of seventh graders, Duckworth noticed that it was her hard-working, determined students that had the highest test scores, even if they had lower IQs compared to some of their […]
10 reasons why you don’t want to fundraise for #zeroLRA
From now until December, we are asking you to raise money for the men, women, and children still affected by LRA violence in East and central Africa. We know it’s a tall order, so we’re addressing 10 things that might be preventing you from diving headfirst into fundraising. Prepare to have all your #zeroLRA campaign […]
Stories of the missing // Ojok Daniel Opoka #zeroLRA
Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army contribute to hundreds of missing children in central Africa each year. This is a story of one still missing. Akello Rosemary’s first born was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in September of 2002. He was only 12 years old and studying at Layibi Central. Rosemary was living with […]
From the long road south // Jedidiah’s updates from his bike trip to Patagonia, Entry #1
This is my first of many updates I am writing for the Invisible Children community about my bike trip from Oregon to Patagonia. This organization is about celebrating and defending the common humanity of us all, specifically focusing on defending the lives of children and families caught in war in central and East Africa. But […]
TED Talk Tuesdays // How to make stress your friend
Stress. We all have it, and we’re all trying to get rid of it. It gives us wrinkles, bad nail-biting habits, and premature death (or so the experts say). Well, psychologist Kelly McGonigal is here to give you a stress intervention (and no, she will not tell you to take deep breaths or do more […]
Phoenix // Get tickets to their New York City show
Phoenix, the band that won us over years ago with their hit single 1901 is back with a new album, Entertainment. The French foursome is currently on tour in the states promoting the album and are playing in New York this Wednesday, October 2nd. To honor IC supporters, Glassnote Records has generously given us tickets to […]
Stories of the missing // Olum Thomas #zeroLRA
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. Ojara Alex lost his 19-year-old son to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in 2001. Olum Thomas was at their farm on that fateful day. “My son was a calm, […]
Supporter Spotlight // Becca Grogan
I suppose it’s human nature to mold people into a preconceived category or stereotype. But sometimes, when you’re lucky, you meet someone who is too complex to fit any grouping at all. For me, that was true of a 21-year-old Visual Communication Design major at Virginia Tech. Becca Grogan seems to be a jack of […]
Celebrate every escape // the Mboki Five
Celebrate everything. Every escape. Every name. Every life. Last November, five people successfully escaped from the Lord’s Resistance Army. Two were young men from Uganda who had likely been just children when first abducted. The other three were girls who had been abducted about three years ago. Two girls were kidnapped in Central African Republic, […]