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Mental health services are extremely limited and often unavailable for many people in the remote areas where Invisible Children works. We help build local communities’ capacity to address the “hidden scars” of severe trauma caused by cycles of violence and poverty. We accomplish this through community-based awareness campaigns, training volunteer community counselors, and providing one-on-one […]

Invisible Children invests in small-scale livelihood development projects to strengthen local economies, unite diverse communities and reduce exposure to violence and exploitation. Each project is unique to the community’s self-identified needs and existing resources. They range from small business to investments in local infrastructure, to savings and loan associations. In each community, Invisible Children facilitates […]

Harnessing the Power of Film to Prevent Violence & Support Conservation   Lack of information, the spread of misinformation, and deeply-rooted mistrust often prevent people from effectively addressing the challenges facing their communities. Invisible Children believes storytelling through film is a powerful way to challenge a society’s perceptions and behaviors and catalyze collective action for […]

Many Central African communities don’t have the communication tools needed to warn each other of danger or regularly collaborate on strategies for improving safety. Invisible Children helps local peacebuilders in isolated areas communicate with one another, share information about threats to safety and intercommunal conflict, and employ locally-developed solutions to prevent violent conflict.  This program […]

Peace Committees are volunteer groups that lead community efforts to strengthen peace and reduce risk of violent conflict. We help Central African communities establish these groups, train them on topics related to peacebuilding and violence prevention, and work with them to create strategies to improve safety, called Community Action Plans. Local Peace Committees provide the […]

Invisible Children collects data and analyzes trends in intercommunal violence in isolated areas of central Africa via our Crisis Tracker database and conflict mapping tool. We provide in-depth, up-to-date analysis on these trends to humanitarians, conservation experts, local peacebuilding partners, and others working in the region. Equipped with reliable data, information, and expert analysis, they […]

In central Africa, isolated communities have very limited access to information that could help them address the underlying issues contributing to violent conflict and disrupt the spread of misinformation which also leads to violence.   Invisible Children works with local partners and international experts to create and distribute messages that engage Central African populations on a […]

When someone manages to escape captivity in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) or other armed group, they are often hundreds of miles from home with no money, food, or resources.  Invisible Children coordinates with local and international partners, community volunteers, and civil society to provide recent escapees with safe shelter, immediate medical and psychosocial care, […]