Ugandan Roadies: sightseeing
In only a few weeks, a new batch of Ugandan Roadies will be heading to San Diego to meet their American teammates and hit the road. Traveling all over the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, these teams will be encountering new experiences while also sharing their own. To prepare for the many screenings and […]
Keep Calm and Carry On: the story
It feels like these posters are everywhere lately – coffee mugs, bumper stickers, and they’ve all but taken over Pinterest. It got me wondering where and how it originated. It turns out that “Keep Calm and Carry On” was a slogan created to spur people to continue living in spite of Nazi Germany’s bombing raids; a […]
Tons of buzz at NASA this week
This week, NASA launched what could possibly be its final mission with a rover named Curiosity that landed on Mars. As the fourth successful rover to land on Mars, Curiosity holds the most responsibility on its robotic shoulders to date: it must determine whether or not Mars has ever been inhabited by life or is […]
Edward Sharpe Speaks Up
It’s always exciting to hear the inspiration behind why a song is written, especially when the inspiration is something anyone reading this has surely felt. Edward Sharpe, through our friends at The Voice Project, joined Invisible Children as an integral part of The Musician Coalition. Listen to Alex speak about about his work in trying to help bring the […]
On location: FM projects in Central Africa
Invisible Children supports FM radios across LRA affected areas in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic (CAR) and South Sudan. In addition to playing music, cultural and other community programs, these radios also broadcast “come home” messages encouraging LRA combatants to surrender. Last week I traveled to Bas-Uele, DRC, a densely forested […]
When his race began
Lopez Lomong is pretty familiar with running. As a U.S. Olympian, he has trained tirelessly for the men’s 5000m event. But that’s not where Lopez’s running journey began. When Lopez was six years old, he was abducted by rebel soldiers in a small village in South Sudan. He was held captive in prison for weeks and […]
Teacher Exchange: Summer scrapbook
It was a summer to remember. Whether they were teaching math at Gulu High, or Home Economics at Sacred Heart, the Teacher Exchange (TeX) participants had the unique opportunity to both teach and learn in a cross-cultural environment. Teachers from the US and Canada spent 6 weeks in Uganda, paired with Ugandan teachers at Invisible […]
Synchronized swimmers? No. Skydivers.
Who wouldn’t want to set a world record? Whether you’re the youngest tennis table player of all time, home to the world’s tallest thermometer, or responsible for the most viral video in internet history (wink, wink), there is something exhilarating about breaking a record. So when we found out that the vertical formation record for most synchronized skydivers was broken, […]
Bringing new light to activism
Over night, what used to be public drinking fountains throughout the city of Madrid were evolved into unsuspecting pieces of art. In response to the growing disappearance of these beneficial fountains and to highlight the global necessity of water, anonymous art collective Luzinterruptus revitalized the fountains with the help of LED lights. Water was nowhere […]
Artist Ambassadors: Mumford & Sons debut new single “I Will Wait”
It is no secret that the Invisible Children office runs on Mumford & Sons. The minute the British band released their first album Sigh No More in 2009, you could hear it blasting from all offices, soundtracking our films, and inspiring some of our most crucial moments as an organization. In the spring of 2011 […]