Blog Updates and inspiration

When I think of beer commercials, the first thing that comes to mind usually isn’t “colorful and inspirational central African subculture”. Shockingly enough, Guinness somehow managed to pull it off. Enter Sapeurs– culturally distinct men in the Democratic Republic of Congo who take the phrase “dress to impress” to a whole new level. This advertisement […]

Sights from the field: escapees from the Lord’s Resistance Army briefly stay at the Children Protection Unit (CPU) in Gulu before they are transferred to the rehabilitation center for further support and counseling. This quiet property stands just outside of town, home to unique buildings and this enormous tree.

A local youth center and primary school hosted a different sort of student this week than those that might typically crowd into their classrooms. Approximately 70 members of Invisible Children’s Village Savings and Loans Associations came together in their communities for a “refresher” course that took place on Wednesday and Thursday. According to ICU’s Livelihoods […]

Here’s a fact: in Utah, they’re ending homelessness by providing people with homes. Crazy blue-sky thinking, I know. Stick with me, because here come the interesting nuances. Firstly, it’s actually cheaper to provide permanent housing and a social worker for each individual than the average costs of ER and jail stays for this community (about […]

Many thanks Fundraisers and donors from around the world participated in #zeroLRA and raised an incredible $1,025,000 to fund lifesaving programs for victims of Joseph Kony’s atrocities. Whether you donated $20 or raised $20,000, we are forever grateful, because fundraising isn’t easy (we know). Where we ended up: We started the campaign with an initial […]

There’s no hope for the world, right? Actually, according to Bill and Melinda Gates, there’s not only a lot of hope, but a large amount of measurable progress that has been achieved in the last half century in terms of eradicating world poverty and tackling economic inequality. They’re authorities worth listening to. Since its launch […]

To say that we are extremely excited to premiere this exclusive video we made with our heroes Kid President and Jane Lynch… well, it would be a MASSIVE understatement. Enter for your chance to win an exclusive pep talk from Kid President and a special Glee experience all while supporting Invisible Children’s lifesaving work: http://inv.fm/glee It’s […]

I have some bad news. You’ve missed the deadline to apply to be a part of the first human colony on Mars. In fact, Mars One has just whittled the 200,000+ candidates down to a (very) long list of 1,058. Opinion in the scientific community is split as to whether the project has a hope of […]

Last week, while tagging along on home visits with some of the mentors from the Legacy Scholarship Program, I found that some of the students weren’t home. “Where are they?” I wondered aloud. The simple answer? Keeping busy. When students return to school at the start of February, they will have had two months to […]

[Disclaimer: Most book reviews are written for one of two reasons. You either love the book or you hate it. In true millennial fashion, I felt lukewarm. So here we are.] Here at Invisible Children, we love a good story. So it’s no surprise that we also love a good book (it may be important […]