Gauging the impact of our Teacher Exchange Program
The following was written by Mercy Southam, Invisible Children’s Uganda Programs Coordinator. While she primarily works out of our San Diego Headquarters, she is currently working in our Gulu, Uganda office while doing research and gathering information for our Teacher Exchange Program. Since 2007, Invisible Children has hosted the Teacher Exchange Program (TEX) – a cross-cultural […]
Why the UN Regional Strategy on the LRA matters
This week we’re launching an urgent advocacy campaign aimed at Members of the United States House of Representatives and U.S. President Barack Obama. After hearing word that the U.S. led counter-LRA operations were once again in jeopardy, we had no other choice but to act. We’ve come so far and to give up now, when we are […]
Where is Sunday now?
The fifth Invisible Children film, Sunday: the story of the displaced, was released in 2007. Okello Sunday was a 15-year-old orphan living in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in northern Uganda when he met an Invisible Children team doing research for the Displace Me event. Sunday stood out to them as an exceptionally bright […]
Andrew Belle to play Fourth Estate Summit
We’re extremely excited and honored to announce that Andrew Belle will be the final artist to perform at the 2013 Fourth Estate Summit. He will join the roster of Noah Gundersen, Aaron Embry, Ghosh Beach, Carousel, Le Wrens, IN-Q and The Jane Doze. You’ve probably heard a few of his tunes on television, including iconic shows like […]
TedxTalk Tuesdays // All It Takes Is 10 Mindful Minutes
By now it should be quite apparent that I love TedxTalks of the self-help variety. Whether it’s Shawn Achor talking about how to live a happier life, or Dan Pink talking about motivation and productivity, I love hearing all the ways I can fix the simple things that I’m probably doing wrong. This TedxTalk is […]
Reblog // Post Civil Conflict: Rebuilding Education in Northern Uganda
Invisible Children’s Teacher Exchange Program (TEX) was recently featured on GoAbroad.com. The below guest post was written by Catherine Hanna, the Program Facilitator of TEX, and discusses how TEX began as a professional development opportunity both for Ugandan and North American teachers, and is now helping to rebuild education in northern Uganda. Applications for the 2014 […]
On Warped Tour with Juan Frausto: Part Three
Check out IC’s feature at the 2:40 mark. It’s insane how fast days go by on Warped, especially when some days seem never-ending. Not that I want days to end, but somewhere between random rain storms, high humidity, crazy temperatures and hundreds of conversations, I start to lose my mind a bit – and so […]
Supporter Spotlight // Meet Justin Reid
Justin is an Invisible Children supporter with big dreams. He attended MOVE:DC back in November and is now looking forward to joining us at the 2013 Fourth Estate Leadership Summit. We’re super excited to see Justin in a few weeks at UCLA and super grateful for the big moves he made to be able to attend […]
On the job at IC Uganda
It’s Monday morning. It’s time to go to work. Again. But instead of letting the days blur together, what if you were to pick out the highlights, the days that remind you why you always show up? Remembering you are part of something bigger might give you the energy you need to seize the day. […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
A graduate of the Functional Adult Literacy course signs her name to an attendance list after a meeting of their Village Savings and Loan Association. Before taking the literacy classes, many members of the group could only sign with a thumbprint. Now they can all write their names.