Uganda turns 50
Uganda celebrated 50 years of independence on Tuesday. There is much to celebrate, from heroes like Stephen Kiprotich who took the gold in the Olympics in August, to being ranked the “top travel destination for 2012” by Lonely Planet, to major successes in economic development. According to the World Bank, “Uganda has surpassed the 2015 […]
Reaching the finish line
CNN iReport is always incredibly reliable at bringing those work-hour doses of raw humanity. One of this week’s features continues the trend of blatant emotion – it’s a touching story from Florida’s Sea Turtle Tri-Kids Triathlon. A young boy who was struggling to finish the race was picked up and helped to the finish line […]
A real life Rocketeer
Blame it on the wind. Again. Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has postponed his second attempt at making a supersonic skydive over New Mexico due to high winds. What’s a supersonic skydive? Good question. It’s a free-fall jump toward Earth from 120,000 feet at supersonic speeds. The feat would make him the first human to break […]
Peacebuilding and reconciliation meeting in Bangui, CAR
A cross-border civil society meeting was organized recently in Bangui, CAR to discuss strategies to stop the LRA. Initiated by the Regional Civil Society Task Force on LRA, leaders and civil society representatives from LRA-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), and South Sudan, and members of the Gulu […]
KONY 2012 campaign: the support of local leaders
We hold the local leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan, and Uganda in the highest regard. Their support of our yearlong KONY 2012 campaign has humbled us and proven that collaborative teamwork and mutual respect can literally change the course of history. Abbe Benoit Kinalegu – Director […]
MOVE press release
INVISIBLE CHILDREN ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF “MOVE” A MOVIE ABOUT A MOVIE ABOUT A MOVEMENT ABOUT YOU SAN DIEGO OCTOBER 05, 2012 – Invisible Children, a non-profit organization that seeks to stop atrocities committed by Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa, today announced it will release “MOVE: A Movie About A […]
Facebook hits 1 billion users
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday morning that Facebook has reached one billion active users. “If you’re reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the honor of serving you. Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life,” said Mark on […]
Football goes to India
Like many countries around the world, India is a major fan of fútbol (soccer) and like many countries around the world, American football isn’t really a thing. India’s top leagues of soccer have regularly trailed behind cricket in TV viewership, but last weekend viewers were introduced to India’s first-ever American football league with hopes that […]
International Justice Mission makings things happen
At the Clinton Global Initiative, a bipartisan event where Gov. Romney and others were in attendance, President Obama issued an executive order to combat human trafficking and named our friends — International Justice Mission (IJM) — in the process. “We are especially honored to be joined today by advocates who dedicate their lives and at times risk their […]
The Defection Projection
As part of Invisible Children’s ongoing promotion of safe surrenders for LRA combatants, our design team has partnered with Acholi leadership in Uganda to create defection fliers. By using photos and quotes from recent escapees, these fliers directly target and reach out to LRA groups and encourage them to peacefully surrender. We work with various […]