5 things you should know about the International Criminal Court
Last Friday the ICC (or International Criminal Court) made its second ever conviction. Germain Katanga was convicted of complicity in the 2003 massacre of more than 200 people in the village Bogoro, which is in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the regional proximity, the crimes of Kataga don’t have anything to do with the LRA, […]
Kristen Bell is at it again
Invisible Children loves Kristen Bell, plain and simple. Between her love of sloths, her support of us, and her unending desire to stand up for what’s right, we can’t get enough of her. And in case you missed it, a little over a year ago Kristen and the crew crowdfunded a Veronica Mars feature length […]
Uganda Photo Friday // Picturing peace
There is a restaurant in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and home to Invisible Children’s regional office, with a chalkboard drawing that reminds us that peace is a global concept.
From the long road south // Jedidiah’s updates from his bike trip to Patagonia, Entry #5
The big things are the same, it’s the small things that are different. When traveling outside of the United States, especially into something as seemingly foreign as South America, I expected it to feel very foreign. I expected at all times to feel a sense of otherness, from architecture to temperature to general societal energy, […]
The link between child marriage and education
What was your biggest concern when you were 12 years old? Was it making sure you left class early enough to grab a seat by your best friends in your middle school’s lunch room? Or preparing for your impending marriage to a man twice your age? According to the Council on Foreign Relations, for millions of girls across all […]
Innocent Odongo // A scholarship success story
Odongo Innocent stopped by the Invisible Children Uganda (ICU) office the other day with a note of thanks. “You really helped me. In my life, I would not have made it,” he said, expressing his appreciation for the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP). Since joining the Legacy Scholarship Program in 2010 and later graduating from Awere […]
Supporter spotlight // Emily Ip
Meet Emily Ip. If a ray of sunshine somehow magically became a person, we’re convinced it would be Emily Ip. She is a mix of enthusiastic joy and endless creativity. If the world was full of Emily’s, the world would be a sunnier place. Emily is 18 years old and hails from the potato capital […]
Monday Mini Mixtape: marchTWO
Happy Monday to all you movers and shakers. Today’s Mini Mixtape is dedicated to the young people who may find themselves questioning their significance. Here at Invisible Children we believe that anyone can make a difference and we want you to believe it too. The artists that make up this mix are all 21 and […]
On the Radar: two Ugandans escape from LRA in Central African Republic
Two Ugandans, including one female and one male combatant, arrived in Obo, Central African Republic in late February after escaping from Joseph Kony’s LRA. The pair, 32-year-old Bosco and 24-year-old Barbara, reportedly escaped from a group of 34 LRA late at night more than one year ago. They have since been living in the bush, afraid to surrender to local communities. […]
International Women’s Day // Mend seamstresses inspire change
As women across the world make significant contributions to community development, the seamstresses of Mend are playing their part in northern Uganda. Each woman is a mother, and each has become a role model not only to her children but also within a region overcoming social and economic vulnerability. Our friends at the Half the […]