Blog Updates and inspiration

John B. “Lacambel” Oryema has become something of a household figure in northern Uganda, especially when it comes to the role radio plays in encouraging and facilitating the peaceful surrender of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) combatants. In fact, he’s a household figure in name and in voice, as the host of the radio program “Dwog Paco,” […]

The below article was published in 2011 by Phil Paoletta, but I recently came across it and thought it was interesting. And by interesting, I mean funny and true and snarky. All of my favorite things. Phil is a writer and musician based in West Africa who teaches people how to draw camels for a living. Below […]

[Invisible Children Music: We firmly believe that music has a necessary role in giving social movements tremendous amounts of momentum. It is a universal language, and at Invisible Children, it’s important for us to be a part of that language.]  WELCOME. October has proven to be quite hectic, right? I blinked and it’s almost Halloween. […]

Lili Cairl’s favorite quote is: “Be more concerned with what you can do for others instead of what others can do for you. You’ll be surprised at the results.” – John Wooden Today, we are thrilled to surprise Lili (age 17) with a much-deserved all-expenses-paid trip to Uganda as the winner of our two week […]

What’s bigger than your best dream? Life, according to Jason Russell. This August, during Invisible Children’s Fourth Estate Leadership Summit, Jason spoke to a crowd of more than 1,500 activists, urging them to pursue their goals and aspirations, but understanding that their life was bigger than their best dream for it. More often than not […]

Sophia Akello proudly announced that the money she saved this year will help her put her children through school. She is a shop owner, a mother of nine children and treasurer of her Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) in Gulu District. Sophia and the 29 other members of her savings group recently came together […]

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. Anek Judita had suffered a stroke and her words were slow and halted as she recounted the story of her daughter’s abduction. Akello Acii was only 12 years old […]

The following post is reblogged from So, How Was Your Day?, a lifestyle blog that interviews influential and inspiring people, asking them to give an overview of their daily routine. Kenny is Invisible Children’s Director of Artist Relations. Morning ➛ Ya…I’m one of those – I set my alarm for 7am (it’s set to this WONDERFUL song […]

The following post was written by Sébastien Porter, Invisible Children’s Project Officer in Central African Republic. Last month, Invisible Children CAR staff was dispersed all over the Central African Republic (CAR) making things happen. Guillaume Cailleaux, Project Coordinator, and Sébastien Porter, Project Officer, met with Invisible Children’s Regional Ambassador Jolly Okot, in Bangui, Central African Republic. […]

There is such complexity, vulnerability, and sometimes obscurity in being an artist, but I’ve learned the most crucial of life lessons from artists only. As they put their insides on display for the world, they manage to set themselves apart and show talent that is so raw and rare. At 24, Gustavo Garcia is already […]