Call me, maybe?
Either you’re awesome, or we’re awesome. Maybe both? Here’s why: last week, we asked you to email your members of Congress and urge them to help stop Joseph Kony’s violence by cosponsoring the LRA Resolution. Thousands of you raised your voices. We were unbelievably encouraged, but honestly, we weren’t surprised. We know how committed you are to stopping Kony’s violence — and that […]
Raising our voice // Invisible Children testifies before Congress
“This is a conversation that millions of young people around the United States would be very encouraged to know is happening in Washington, D. C. today.” -Lisa Dougan On Friday, September 19, our very own Lisa Dougan, Director of Central Africa Programs and Policy Advisor, gave her official testimony to Congress as part of a hearing […]
Escape from war // Impact of “come home” messaging
Sometimes, people assume that force is the most effective way to end a war, but this is not necessarily the case. Recent reports from our counter-LRA partners have suggested that the most cost-effective and nonviolent way to end LRA violence is in fact to invest in helping its members to escape. Of course, this is no easy […]
⚡ FLASH ALERT: 46 return from LRA with a message
This has been a record-breaking week in the pursuit to end LRA violence. Forty-six women and children were safely released by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and are now on their way home. This is the largest group to return from the LRA since 2008. Some of the women […]
UPDATE // 76 Representatives urge President Obama to keep pursuing Kony
Two weeks ago, Representatives Ed Royce and Jim McGovern introduced a bipartisan letter to Congress, which urges President Obama to stay committed to ending LRA violence and arresting Joseph Kony. Our IC Citizen team called on you with the ambitious goal of getting 50 additional members of Congress to sign that letter before it was delivered to President Obama. […]
Supporter spotlight // Helena Okolicsanyi
We believe young people can end a war. Political activism is an important part of how we address the LRA conflict, and we rely heavily on our supporters to make their voices heard in Congress. Your efforts have made some huge accomplishments possible. Mobilizing our supporters is a big priority for our mission. Those who continuously engage their representatives in […]
Immediate opportunity to encourage LRA in DRC to surrender. Here’s how you can help.
Since the beginning of 2014 Invisible Children has been reporting a significant increase in LRA activity in the Bangadi-Niangara-Ngilima Triangle, an approximately 700 square km area in Haute Uele district of DRC, just west of Garamba National Park and about 100km from the South Sudan border. The surge in LRA activity was so great that […]
Akello Mary’s message to the LRA
Akello Mary received the news that her brother Walter returned home to Uganda in December as one of the Zemio 19. She was eager to see him again. But, in addition to reuniting with Walter for the first time in many years, she also hoped to share messages of encouragement to more members of the […]
BREAKING NEWS: Largest LRA defection since 2008
BREAKING: LARGEST LRA DEFECTION SINCE 2008 On the 6th of December, nineteen LRA defected en masse near the community of Zemio in the Central African Republic. This is the single largest LRA defection since the group moved into central Africa in 2008, and an enormous victory for African Union led counter-LRA efforts. The group was […]
The Observer: “UPDF to resume Kony hunt”
Today The Observer reported that Uganda is set to resume the hunt for LRA leader Joseph Kony. This comes about a week after Uganda decided to suspend its counter-LRA operations. While the article is encouraging, we know that because of the recent CAR overthrow anything could change at any moment. So–until we see evidence that the counter-LRA […]