Blog Updates and inspiration

Thanks to your voices and dedicated commitment, earlier this year we proudly announced Congress passed the expansion of the Rewards for Justice bill (S.2318), aimed at strengthening efforts to arrest Joseph Kony. On January 15, President Obama invited Invisible Children to join him in the Oval Office as he signed it into law. To start […]

Members of a Village Savings and Loan Associations group know how to make visitors feel welcome as they come singing and dancing to meet us. With currently 2, 850 members, they meet once a week in groups of 30 to save money together, taking out loans to start up small businesses. Learn more about the […]

Lacor Secondary School, one of the 11 partner schools in Invisible Children’s Schools for Schools program, recently got a new addition. Construction has been completed on a two-classroom block that can accommodate 120 students. The ribbons were cut and the keys handed over during a festive celebration on a sunny day in Gulu (but more on […]

Sometimes two is better than one. And when it comes to HR interns, that statement has proven true. Enter Anthony and Nataly. They’re an integral part of our Human Resources Department. They’re masters at balancing work, school, and play. And frankly, they’re just plain fun to be around. You won’t find any Toby Flendersons in this office. In […]

In the daily interactions we have with people, a nod hello to a passing stranger could seem like nothing more than a nice gesture. But without even knowing it, that gesture may be the human connection someone really needed. Naturally, human interaction is something we strive to obtain. For musician Amanda Palmer, human connections inspired […]

Meet Juan. He loves music. In fact, he estimates that since high school he’s been to at least 600 live shows. He also spent four life-changing months in Spain. When he’s not standing in the middle of a crowd or dancing to the beat of the music, he’s using his innate understanding of social media strategy and […]

Conflict minerals are one of the most commonly overlooked social issues in the world today. For decades countries including the LRA-affected Democratic Republic of Congo have been ravaged for their vast wealth of natural resources in lieu of their most precious resources – people. Tin, tantalum, and tungsten in particular, are excavated from the mines of […]

Meet Saskia. She holds three nationalities – the U.S., France, and the Netherlands. She speaks both French and English fluently, and her immediate supervisors spend the majority of their time in Central Africa traversing the terrain, implementing early warning radio towers, and dropping defection flyers from planes. Saskia is a member of our international programs team, which […]

As you are reading this post, the Invisible Children Music team are en route to Austin, Texas, for SXSW. We’re mainly preparing for our Welcome Home SXSW Showcase – which you can find details for [HERE] – but also we’re just generally very excited for a week in Texas with some of the most promising […]

A Ugandan newspaper, The Observer, recently published an article on Legacy Scholarship recipient and former Invisible Children Roadie, Grace Obalim. She discussed her past achievements, current responsibilities, and future ambitions. Nkumba’s iron lady lives for the afflicted “Grace is an achiever. She is so principled and if you are working on a policy and a […]