David is Home for the Holidays
This year, we have helped many former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) captives reunite with their families. One of those people is David, a seventeen-year-old boy from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2012, David was eleven years old, in his third year of primary school. One day, he went with his mother to collect water […]
What it Takes to Reunite Families
For decades, Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has taken people from their families and forced them to become child soldiers, slaves, and laborers, and it continues today. This year alone, our Crisis Tracker has recorded 300 abductions by the LRA, including a number of children who are still missing. Thousands of people have come home over […]
#GivingTuesday 2018 || The Hunter and the Boy
Emmanuel* lives just outside the community of Dungu, in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These days, Dungu doesn’t experience much LRA violence but between 2008 and 2010, the LRA was pretty active there. According to our Crisis Tracker, the LRA killed at least 177 people and abducted 146 more during those three years alone. […]
The Value of Courage || Meet Mama Courageous
This year for #GivingTuesday, we’re sharing the stories of people in central Africa who help their neighbors in times of need. Mama Courageous is one of those people. As part of a network of host homes, Mama Courageous opens her home to children in her community in need of a safe and loving home, including […]
The LRA Captive Who Helps Children Escape
Today there are at least 200 people who are still held captive by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). For these men, women, and children, escape is the only way out — but, without help, it’s incredibly difficult and dangerous. Thankfully, there are dozens of brave Central Africans who are taking bold self-sacrificing steps to […]
Remembering our friend Arthur on #GivingTuesday
This #GivingTuesday, join us in celebrating Arthur, and the many Central Africans who are showing courage and making sacrifices to help their neighbors in times of need. Between now and November 27, we are raising funds to support the work of Central Africans like Arthur. HONOR ARTHUR WITH A #GIVINGTUESDAY DONATION Ten years ago, […]
Engaging Local Communities in Conservation
The areas of central Africa where we work are some of the most naturally magnificent places on earth. Here, in some of the most remote regions on the planet, people rely on their local environment to sustain them. But, as is true around the world, the exploitation of wildlife and the environment puts these local […]
Meet Our Partners || Local Leaders Committed to Progress
We believe that the best solutions come from those facing the challenges. We’ve seen time and again that we make more progress when we step back and follow the lead of local leaders and communities. That’s why, as part of the USAID-funded CRCA Activity, and in all of our work, we’re teaming up with local […]
Improvements to the Crisis Tracker (formerly the LRA Crisis Tracker)
In September 2018, we relaunched the LRA Crisis Tracker as simply the “Crisis Tracker.” Along with the new name, this relaunch included several new features and functions. These updates were made possible by the generous support of the American people, through a partnership between Invisible Children and USAID. See the highlights below. The LRA Crisis […]
On the Radar || LRA Targeting Children in DRC
In recent weeks, our Crisis Tracker team has reported on a series of LRA attacks in and around the community of Banda, located in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). YOU CAN HELP MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER BY GIVING TO OUR PROGRAMS TODAY Beginning on August 26, Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) fighters have reportedly carried out […]