Groundnuts generate income
Many members of Invisible Children Uganda’s Village Savings and Loan Associations take on Income Generating Activities (IGA) to earn extra income. The groups meet every week to save money together. They pool their earnings and out of that are able to take out loans to start up IGAs like rearing poultry, keeping goats and cows, […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
Young girls performing a traditional dance during the Legacy Scholarship Program volleyball tournament in Pader last weekend.
The coolest kid in the world
Hefty superlative, right? But trust us. Meet Tyler, and you will realize we are not being too generous. We befriended sixth grader Tyler Lang earlier this year when Invisible Children staff spoke at his school in Southern California. Tyler continued the conversation with us post-presentation, asking pertinent questions about the LRA conflict and how to […]
Supporter Spotlight // Sara’s first lobby meeting
Meet Sarah. She’s an Invisible Children supporter who recently sat down at her first lobby meeting to discuss the LRA with her local representative. It takes young leaders like Sarah to mobilize and speak with local leaders about the issue to ensure that our politicians follow through and take action against the LRA. Here is […]
Four questions with Malorie Tull
This week we’re kicking off our four-part model video series. First up: Recovery. This week we’re also kicking off our four question blog series that spotlights one person who works on that specific model. First up: Malorie Tull. Malorie is our Uganda Program Manager and helps to oversee our Recovery programs throughout northern Uganda. After […]
Water is life
She drinks a glass of water. She fills a tub with clothes to scrub and rinses them out with water. She puts a pot of water on the stove to boil vegetables for dinner. Her six children tramp home covered in dust from school or playing with their friends, and she has set aside plastic […]
TedxTalk Tuesdays // Every kid needs a champion
Rita Pierson is amazing. She comes from a family of educators and has been one herself for the past 40 years. This lady just gets it. Her energy is electrifying and her passion for teaching is evident. Her TedxTalk is oozing with hope for the future of education. In her talk, she discusses the importance of the […]
Top 3 reasons you should volunteer with us on Warped Tour
Warped Tour officially starts this Saturday, June 15. Tomorrow, Invisible Children Music is hitting the road to our first stop in Seattle, Washington. The beginning of the two-month tour, we’ll be traveling to 6 cities on the west coast before the festival takes on the rest of the country. Working alongside fellow roadie Stesha Durante, […]
Breaking down our four-part model: Recovery
Invisible Children doesn’t stop at documenting atrocities or activating youth or protecting civilians or rehabilitating post-conflict communities. We do it all. And we do it through a four-part model that focuses exclusively on the LRA conflict, addressing it in its entirety: immediate needs and long-term effects. One of the four parts of the comprehensive model is Recovery. […]
Le Wrens to play Fourth Estate Summit
Seattle’s Le Wrens will be joining Ghost Beach, Noah Gundersen, and The Jane Doze as performers at this summer’s Fourth Estate Summit this August in Los Angeles. The band is a new outfit birthed out of the ever-impressive folk scene of Seattle. Lead vocalist Elizabeth Gundersen is serving up both lyrics and vocals beyond her […]