Blog Updates and inspiration

“You might think your mother is the best cook in the whole world, until you try eating from your neighbors house.” These were the words of Susan, one of the participants during Invisible Children Uganda’s (ICU) Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) exchange visit to in Pader district.  Susan was explaining how important it is […]

Sometimes you watch a TedxTalk and it’s earth-shatteringly inspirational, and other times, you watch a TedxTalk and it reiterates a lot of the truths you’ve already come to know. This TedxTalk falls into the latter category. This week, we’re continuing with the final installment of our four-part model by highlighting our Media programs. So,what better TedxTalk could there […]

This is a big deal. We are overjoyed to be partnering with Prizeo and Kristen Bell for a contest that could land you in the most coveted seat at our 2013 Fourth Estate Summit this August – the one next to the incredible lead of Veronica Mars. Kristen has a long history with Invisible Children. She’s […]

Can a story change the world? We’re counting on it. Invisible Children was founded on a film. The Rough Cut made its debut in 2004 after our co-founders Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, and Laren Poole traveled to Africa in search of a story. What started out as a filmmaking adventure transformed into much more when the […]

Last week the staff and seamstresses of our social enterprise, Mend, visited The Recreation Project, an organization that utilizes a ropes course to teach “the important life skills and character-building needed to navigate a new landscape that for decades has been defined by war and conflict.” Field trips like this also support Mend’s goals of […]

[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.] The heatwave is taking a toll. Our Vans Warped Tour Roadies Juan and Stesha have […]

Ladies and gentlemen, meet C.J. Campbell. He loves spoken word poetry, volunteers regularly in the drug and alcohol recovery program at his local rescue mission, and has started a weekly YouTube show about disability liberation and integration called Cerebral Conversations. C.J. is not shy about the fact that he endures a battle against Cerebral Palsy […]

“Proving the universal through the specific.” It’s one of the first things Jason said at the 2011 Fourth Estate Leadership Summit, followed by, “Write that down in your journals. I’m serious. Did you write it yet? Good.” Throughout the Summit, as an IC supporter, and now as the Communications intern, I’ve heard this phrase countless […]

Last week Invisible Children received an open letter from one of our supporters via Twitter. We were so inspired by the letter–especially the question it raised–that we passed it around the office. Ben Keesey, Invisible Children’s CEO, read it and wanted to respond personally. And he’s not the only one. A lot of us here […]

The head girl, Sandra, at Sacred Heart in front of the completed 18 classroom building at the heart of the campus. The second and third floors of the classroom block were built by Schools for Schools. Sandra’s favorite subject in school is chemistry, and she dreams of one day becoming a surgeon.