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Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. Ojok Patrick was abducted by the LRA in 2000, when he was 11 years old. His mother, Ajok Helen, remembers him being hardworking and passionate about everything he did. […]

If you have ever taken a selfie (and if you were born after 1985, you definitely have), you know that the perfect selfie demands a delicate dance of photographic conditions. Chin titled downward. Hair parted and cascading with balanced vivacity down both shoulders. Lighting in front of the face. Flash off. And finally — now […]

We’ve said it a lot, and we won’t apologize- Fourth Estate Leadership Summit attendees are our dream team here at Invisible Children. With #zeroLRA underway, they’ve really taken the opportunity to create innovative fundraising initiatives and our office is beyond impressed. 22 -year-old California State University student Nick Ventura is no exception. Nick put social […]

This week, we are continuing to welcome Opondo home. Invisible Children was lucky enough to be at the World Vision rehabilitation center in Gulu when he recently reunited with his family for the first time in 15 years.

Quick recap: Our current #zeroLRA campaign is raising money to fund programs that encourage kidnapped men, women, and children to escape Joseph Kony’s rebel army and return home. Every time someone safely surrenders, we celebrate. One such person is Opondo who escaped the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) after 15 years in captivity. So the staff in our […]

We are smack dab in the middle of our three-day Half Milli Holdout, where are goal is to raise $500,000 for #zeroLRA. All of our shenanigans can be viewed LIVE at www.livestream.com/invisiblechildren. For full details about the Half Milli Holdout, the prizes you could win, and all the ways we’re entertaining you (and ourselves) can be […]

Recent reports have been circulating about the possibility of Joseph Kony being ‘in surrender talks’ with the Central African Republic (one such report is this BBC article). Our CEO Ben Keesey has some thoughts on the matter: + We are very encouraged by the consistent reports over the last few months about the progress that […]

“I am ready to pass the exam I will receive today,” Pyerina Okot confidently stated. Her classmates were gathered nearby, pens in hand, anxiously awaiting the papers that their facilitator was preparing to hand out. Pyerina is a member of one of Invisible Children’s Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA). She is taking part in […]

In 2011, we started The Musician Coalition with the idea of bringing together artists we love in an effort to raise money for our programs in central Africa. The coalition brought together over 40 musicians fundraising to build a life-changing radio tower in the conflict region. Over the course of that campaign, they collectively raised […]

Congratulations to the fourth winner of our Uganda trip giveaway – Kristen Pedley! Kristen took the competition up a notch by raising $12,190 for #zeroLRA in only two weeks. Kristen discovered IC in high school when she attended a screening of The Rough Cut and has been involved in IC ever since. For this competition, she managed […]