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UPDATE: The first matching campaign for #zeroLRA was gone in just under three minutes. WOW. Here is a quick breakdown of who made up the $10,000: Laura Shkouratoff – $534 Monica Scanu – $102 Kristen Pedley – $5,000 Hayley Bengston – $50 Brenna Murphey – $529 Domenic Fish – $55 Nikki Gates – $50 Erica […]

I am now more than two months into my trip from Oregon to Patagonia, a full month into Mexico. We made it down the Baja peninsula but not without pain. The stretches of desert without towns or villages or visible life were emotionally exhausting. The heat and stress for water and food were not the […]

“Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.” –Steve Prefontaine Ambitious doesn’t begin to describe it. After speaking to Scot DeDeo, a 33-year-old software engineer from Belmont, Massachusetts, I’m never again going to use the excuse of being too busy to commit […]

This season, we are celebrating everything — every escape, every name, every life — and we are asking our supporters to do the same as we countdown to #zeroLRA. The Marciano family took celebrations to a whole new level when, after hosting our California Roadies at their home, they found out Proscovia, a Roadie from Uganda, […]

The multipurpose hall at Gulu Secondary School, a Schools for Schools project, stands close to completion. Typically, assemblies at Gulu SS are held outside because the student population is so large. The new hall, which was being used for exams earlier this week, will be able to hold close to 1,000 students.

This morning, reports started coming in of attacks by Joseph Kony’s LRA rebels in South Sudan. The reports are preliminary and have yet to be officially confirmed. We are following up for more information. The following was obtained through Invisible Children and on-the-ground partners: Nov 5 – LRA forces attacked people in Nabaria, South Sudan […]

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to tens of thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. Owiny Charles sat on a bench, twisting blades of grass in his hands while he shared memories of his daughter, Akello Vicky. “My child loved playing with […]

We have collaborated and worked with numerous NGOs, government officials, donors, civil society members, and foundations to implement effective, life-saving programs that contribute to the protection of civilians and an end to LRA violence. The LRA is currently being tracked by sophisticated multi-national military teams that in the past month have come closer than ever […]

Zachary Kimotho knows what it means to be caught in the crossfire of injustice. A native of Kenya, Zack was shot in a car-jacking incident eight years ago from which he suffered a severe spinal injury that has left him wheelchair-bound ever since. There is currently no specialist care for spinal injuries in Kenya, or elsewhere […]

Let’s talk about being in the right place at the right time. Back in July, even before my arrival in Uganda, I almost booked a trip to Kenya for early November. I was thrilled for the opportunity to travel with friends who are also working in east Africa, but something did not feel quite right. […]