Blog Updates and inspiration

The following is written by Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey, as seen on The Huffington Post. The Situation in Syria Is Terrible, but What Does It Have To Do With Me? For many years, this would have been my perspective on the tragedy playing out in Syria right now. My worldview insulated my empathy from […]

I could sit here and bullet all the reasons you should invite our Roadies to your school this fall (it wouldn’t be hard—there are countless reasons). But you know that we at Invisible Children love a good story, so instead I will introduce you to Drake Alexander. Drake is a junior at Justin-Siena High School […]

Last week the Livelihood team was busy preparing community facilitators to teach basic reading and numeracy skills to the 161 groups in Invisible Children Uganda’s Village Savings and Loan Associations program. Community facilitators are responsible for training the groups in savings, leading adult literacy classes and advising groups on starting up income generating activities. A […]

A very good friend of mine recently wrote the following: “I’m beginning to think that the far worse outcome of our lives is that we would forever remain afraid and unwilling to create something beautiful because of the conviction it requires.” When I first listened to the debut EP Don’t Forget Me by Le Wrens, I’m was immediately […]

We’re back to the grind at Invisible Children Uganda and kicking off another week by talking with more of our staff members about their favorite days on the job. Concy Ayet, our logistics officer, has been working with ICU since August 2012.  She keeps our programming running smoothly, including the ever-important task of managing ICU’s […]

When TED Radio Hour (a co-production of NPR and TED) explored what defines millennials in their segment, “The Next Greatest Generation?,” they looked to Natalie Warne’s 2011 TEDxTeen talk for an answer. Entitled “How can young people make an impact?,” Natalie recounts her experiences as a young teenage activist organizing rallies, mobilizing fellow activists all […]

The following was written by Hillie Brumfield, an intern on our Engagement Team. Some might say that taking time off from school, moving to an unfamiliar city, living in a house with strangers, and starting an internship you’ve never tried before classifies you as “fearless.” But for me, I became an Invisible Children intern because […]

Often, when we think about Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) we think of those still held captive, those killed, and the nearly 440,000 who are currently displaced. Yet there’s another number that may surprise you. Camilla Matteucci, the protection coordinator at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimates that at […]

Has anyone ever told you that if you choose a job you love, you will never have to work a day in your life? But then you get a job, and while you love it, it still definitely feels like work? Then get ready to go purchase the book I’m about to discuss because it […]

Good news: Invisible Children is home to a department of innovative, talented Web experts. And we’ve clumped them together and decided to call them IC Labs. They are the ones we have to thank for the impressive design and user experience of our website. More good news: you can join their team. We’re currently hiring […]