Blog Updates and inspiration

Seeing firsthand the limited rehabilitation services available to children who have experienced extreme trauma as a result of LRA violence and abduction, Invisible Children and our partners from the Commision Diocesaine Justice et Paix (CDJP) and Sponsoring Children Uganda have opened the very first rehabilitation center in DR Congo focused on LRA-affected youth. We’ve been working diligently since January of 2011 on its […]

If you’ve ever seen The Social Network you more than likely remember the old pair of Adidas sandals that Mark Zuckerberg – played by Jesse Eisenberg – wears religiously throughout the film. It’s not a symbol of status for Eisenberg’s character but rather a reminder that he has more important priorities than keeping in line with the […]

“I hate it when someone says ‘I cannot do something.’ Anyone in this world can do something to make a difference.” David Ocitti sits in his friend Patrick’s home, looking through photos from his graduation last Saturday. David has relentlessly pursued his education, despite all setbacks. Held captive by the LRA for 6 months, David […]

We can credit a lot of things to the 1960s. Taco Bell, Sesame Street, and Jolly Okot are just a few of the gems created in the turbulent and iconic decade. Add another to the list: guerrilla gardening. Guerilla gardening grew out of an idea created during the Summer of Love in 1967 and has […]

[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.] Greetings. Our last installment of our january mixes has arrived. Set a calendar reminder for […]

Last week, our CEO Ben Keesey attended the the Rewards for Justice Bill signing ceremony in the oval office. It was a huge step towards removing Joseph Kony and his top commanders from the battlefield. Yet after the initial joy and relief, there was something I just couldn’t shake. As I sat there admiring the […]

Swimming pools and skateboards have always gone together. It was in empty swimming pools in southern Californian backyards during the 1970’s that the sport was born. Skateboards were created to mimic surfing, so it only made sense to try to carve the curvaceous walls of swimming pools in suburbia. During an iconic scene in the […]

The Ugandan teachers participating in our Teacher Exchange Program (TEX) have officially started their team-teaching. Six weeks, six teachers, six schools, six amazingly different experiences. We have been following two teachers in particular, Florence and Samuel, and have picked their brains on their experience thus far and tracked their movements in pictures. Fall in love […]

Teachers from Invisible Children Uganda partner schools were given an opportunity to acquire new computer knowledge, skills and working methods through a one week computer training at Sacred Heart School. The training, conducted this week by Schools for Schools (S4S), is designed to support teachers and build their capacity to help students. Computer applications like […]

The continent of Africa is on the rise, and while the majority of today’s headlines may indicate the opposite, many of its countries may be in a position of economic power before the halfway point of this century. In the late 1800s the Berlin Conference and King Leopold’s quest for global dominance crippled the continent […]