Blog Updates and inspiration

This has been a record-breaking week in the pursuit to end LRA violence. Forty-six women and children were safely released by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and are now on their way home. This is the largest group to return from the LRA since 2008. Some of the women […]

Another day and another chance to meet one of our staff members in Uganda. And this one is especially exciting. Kinyera Moses is our the Finance Officer in our Gulu, Uganda office. He first began working for Invisible Children’s Pader District office in January 2014 before switching over the Gulu a few months later. Before joining […]

Update from Argentina Hello Invisible Children family. I love writing to you because if you’re on this blog, or on IC’s website, you probably have a global perspective that starts with a fundamental love of humanity, and the heart and care that flows from that. You see the world and those who live in it […]

At their yearly action audits, members of Invisible Children’s Village Savings and Loan Associations reflect on the challenges they faced during the savings cycle, discuss best practices for managing their money and consider what they learned along the way. One of the major takeaways often centers around empowerment. All of the participants of our VSLA […]

The following article is reblogged from Paul Ronan and our partners at The Resolve. Since its founding in 2007, The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative has worked to end violent atrocities perpetrated by the LRA and to support the sustainable recovery of communities in East and central Africa affected by LRA abuses. Ronan’s recent article about MONUSCO troops (UN peacekeeping mission) in Democratic Republic […]

We just received confirmation that on Sunday (August 10th), a group of 33 women and children were released by the LRA in Digba, Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR). Their ages and years in captivity vary, with the youngest of the returnees being a one week old baby. This is in ADDITION to the 13 women and children who came […]

We’ve just received incredible news from our team in Obo, Central African Republic – 13 women and children have escaped from the LRA. This is the largest number of returnees that we have seen since December of 2013, and it’s a huge victory for the counter-LRA mission. Who has returned? A 15-year-old girl from DRC, who has been in the LRA for over 8 […]

When Acan Brenda selected her course of study, she knew immediately that she wanted to be a social worker. The chance to “work hand in hand” with her local community? Sounds like a winning idea. Brenda, a graduate of the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP), completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences from Kyambogo University in Kampala, Uganda […]

It’s been a busy summer in our San Diego office. First, our top #zeroLRA fundraisers touched base here before flying out to Uganda to see our programs in action. Then, 35 committed supporters and fundraisers visited our office last weekend for an intimate Fourth Estate Retreat. Ellen Orr is one of the few who made it to both events […]

As conflict reignited between Israel and Palestine in Gaza, you, our supporters, have called on us to respond. We know this is a terrible conflict that has changed the lives of thousands of people. It is with this somber understanding that we attempt to summarize our thoughts on the conflict in Gaza. First off, we […]