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Sudanese President and ICC-indicted war criminal, Omar al-Bashir, said in a statement on Sunday that he plans to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, despite widespread calls for his arrest. Bashir was indicted by the International Criminal Court in 2009 and 2010 on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. […]

Invisible Children’s Development Team has one mission: to let our supporters know how much we love them. This department is all about relationships, connection, and engagement. Right now, this team of talented individuals is looking to fill the Associate Director of Development position, so we sat down with Jill, our Director of Development, to spell […]

Blindfold Magazine recently published an article featuring Emmanuel Jal, an internationally known rapper who is a former Sudanese child soldier. Jal’s dark and intangibly painful past gives him every excuse to be filled with a need for hateful revenge, but instead he says, “Now I’m fighting a different war: education and peace, coexistence, equality. There’s […]

As a mentor in ICU’s Pader office, Joy Oyado meets regularly with LSP students and their families to discuss the student’s academic performance, health, social life and any issues related to what she calls the “proper nurturing and development of a given child.” She recognizes the importance of building relationships between mentors, students and their […]

This International Day of Peace, two members of the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) shared their insights on peace in northern Uganda. Acknowledging the tragedy of the Lord’s Resistance Army conflict, they are hopeful that reconciliation and an eventual end to the violence will bring healing to the communities that have suffered and are […]

Activist, Father, Grandpa, Gardener…Jeff Man plays multiple roles and defies many stereotypes because of a very powerful force behind him – his family. Bear with me on this one, the list is lengthy: Leah, Wife Cliff, Son Michaela, Daughter-in-law Megan, Daughter Emmanuel, Son-in-law Sarah, Daughter Rachel, Daughter Hannah, Granddaughter Every single one is at the […]

Since 2006, the Schools for Schools (S4S) program of Invisible Children Uganda has constructed or refurbished 236 buildings at 11 partner schools in northern Uganda. These projects were funded by the creative and tireless fund raising of students at hundreds of international schools. Today, we take a look at what those efforts meant to Anaka […]

Meet Rebecca. Or, should I say, British Becca. Our beloved Donor Administration Intern came all the way from the UK to join the Development Team after graduating from Oxford University. But it’s not just her charming accent or clever intellect that we love about her: Becca is a integral member of the Development Team, a […]

While global dialogue surrounding human rights abuses and humanitarian disasters is critical, local reporting from areas affected by these atrocities is equally important. It not only allows for the voices and perspectives of those most affected by conflict to be heard, but it increases regional awareness of – and participation in – conflict resolution and […]

Last year some Invisible Children staff embarked on the world of Fantasy Football. We formed a league, drafted players, competed against each other, and incessantly discussed strategy, trades, wins, loses, and yardage until everyone around us wanted to punch us in the face. At the end of the season, all participants acknowledged that it was […]