Blog Updates and inspiration

From everyone here at Invisible Children, we’d like to applaud the team at Pencils of Promise. Here’s a little note that PoP’s founder Adam Braun posted on Facebook earlier this week: Pencils of Promise came about after its founder Adam Braun handed a pencil to a young boy. Embarking on a backpacking trip across 50 countries where […]

On his first foreign visit since his re-election, U.S. President Barack Obama touched down in Burma on Nov. 19, making him the first sitting U.S. president to visit the once isolated country. President Obama validated the continuous efforts of Burmese President Thein Sein and the other leaders who took power in March 2011 and have […]

Traveling and reporting in more than 150 countries, Nicholas Krisof has covered a wide range of subjects. From writing for the New York Times to working on the PBS documentary Half the Sky to appearing in our newest film MOVE, Nicholas truly inspires and runs the gamut on all facets of journalism. When Fast Company‘s Rachael Chong recently interviewed […]

While Americans were eating turkey (or tofu turkey) on Thanksgiving day, many documented the day with that very popular smart phone app, Instagram. Users of the social media platform uploaded over 10 million Thanksgiving-themed photos. Getting logistics by using the captions, Instagram was able to track the millions of Thanksgiving-related posts. According to the bell graph above, about 226 photos per second […]

The art of storytelling (aka journalism/media), whether it’s told through print, photography, film, or any other medium, has the chance to capture history, propel ideas, highlight innovation, and bring facts into the limelight. Sometimes the story behind the story is the first to hit the cutting room floor, but then there are times when those […]

Bring in the Bing Crosby – it’s the holidays. At Invisible Children, that means it’s time for our fourth annual Holiday Benefit Show at The Troubadour in Hollywood. We’re beyond stoked to be able to bring on KCRW to present the evening. Here are all the things you need to know about what’s going down […]

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” + Isaac Newton Isaac Newton didn’t know it, but he wrote that quote to appeal almost exclusively to the view we hold about Invisible Children alumni. Since the beginning of Invisible Children, we have seen hundreds of people come through these […]

Invisible Children Uganda’s (ICU) Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) provide community members with an opportunity to save money, earn interest, and take out loans to start up their own businesses. The 95 savings groups meet once a week, and those meetings are overseen by a community facilitator. Facilitators are also trained in teaching Functional […]

In Gulu, Uganda, there is also movement. Friday saw more than 150 people gather to hear lectures from different contributors to the peace process. Religious leaders, local officials, academics, NGO representatives and others joined together to talk about their experiences, their unique perspectives, and their shared hopes for peace. The continued conflict in neighboring countries […]

We’re still catching our breath – literally and metaphorically – following MOVE:DC, Invisible Children’s most successful event. Starting last Saturday morning, we convened the leading figures in putting a stop to the LRA in one room to discuss how we can finally end this conflict, marched around the White House with thousands of supporters making […]