Blog Updates and inspiration

This year for #GivingTuesday, we’re sharing the stories of people in central Africa who help their neighbors in times of need. Mama Courageous is one of those people. As part of a network of host homes, Mama Courageous opens her home to children in her community in need of a safe and loving home, including […]

On June 16, while we here in DC were just waking up, children in Nairobi, Kenya were busy celebrating International Day of the African Child through song, dance, and a rap battle. At the same time, hundreds were gathering in Batsinda, Rwanda for a commemorative walk that ended in a dance and music celebration. In […]

This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating one of the best moms we know. Meet Melanie Zawadi, Invisible Children’s Head of Office in DR Congo. Back in 2010, when Invisible Children first started working with communities in DR Congo (DRC) targeted by LRA violence, Melanie was one of the first community leaders we met. We were introduced […]

“Be humble, exhaust all your creativity, collaborate, innovate, work hard. Repeat. Isn’t this the greatest leap of faith there is?” –Lindsay Branham How would you most enjoy to spend your life, if money was no object? If you could go anywhere and do anything, how would you spend your time? We believe the most influential […]

  Monday marked the start of the new school term in Uganda. We think this is a perfect time to remember that 100 percent of the women at Mend are paying for their children’s school fees with the income that they are making as seamstresses at Mend. We celebrated the start of last term with […]

All ages are participating in Cover the Night. It just goes to show that you’re never too young to create awareness. Or too cute for social activism. Keep sending in your photos to [email protected] Want more? Check out our CTN live feed at http://www.ctn.kony2012.com