On the ground in the Central African Republic
Margaux Fitoussi first heard about Invisible Children after reading an article about our Early Warning Radio Network. She was intrigued by this form of civilian protection – a mechanism that directly involves communities affected by the LRA and contacted Sean Poole, our Counter-LRA Programs Manager. After volunteering her time with Sean and the network, Margaux received $25,000 from the […]
10 things I learned while working at Invisible Children
Last summer I boarded a plane bound for San Diego and unknowingly altered the course of my life forever. In the nearly year and a half since, I have been fortunate enough to be a part of one of our generation’s most important endeavors. For the past 10 years Invisible Children has been working tirelessly […]
8 things you didn’t know about Joseph Kony
For the past 27 years, rebel leader Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have been killing, mutilating, raping, and displacing innocent civilians in central and East Africa. Kony abducts men and young boys and brainwashes them into fighting in his army and abducts women and young girls to be used as sex slaves. Here are […]
One million opportunities to escape the Lord’s Resistance Army
On Thursday, September 26th, Invisible Children dropped 90,000 “come home” fliers over a region in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With this flier drop we surpassed one million fliers designed, printed, and dropped since the program began. That’s one million opportunities for members of the LRA to escape, and it’s working. In 2012 alone, […]
Omar al-Bashir to attend UN General Assembly despite ICC indictment
Sudanese President and ICC-indicted war criminal, Omar al-Bashir, said in a statement on Sunday that he plans to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, despite widespread calls for his arrest. Bashir was indicted by the International Criminal Court in 2009 and 2010 on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. […]
ICRC estimates that at least 10,000 people are still missing from northern Uganda
Often, when we think about Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) we think of those still held captive, those killed, and the nearly 440,000 who are currently displaced. Yet there’s another number that may surprise you. Camilla Matteucci, the protection coordinator at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimates that at […]
What does fox say? // viral video sparks controversy
What does fox say? It’s an age-old question that Norwegian duo Ylvis is attempting to answer in its latest music video. The group is comprised of Bård and Vegard Ylvisåker, and simply put, they’re weird. Surprisingly, the video has already racked up nearly 2.5 million views – and counting – since it was uploaded three […]
Obal Denis’s faceless portraits of northern Uganda
We recently came across a collection of photographs, discovered in Gulu, Uganda, by Italian photographer Martina Bacigalupo. New York Times columnist Maya Lau, describes the discovery: Visiting the town of Gulu in northern Uganda, the Italian photographer Martina Bacigalupo happened upon discarded portraits with the subjects’ faces removed. They led her to the Gulu Real […]
5 things I learned in my early twenties
Last week I turned 24. I didn’t make a big deal of it, because frankly, turning 24 isn’t that big of a deal. 21? That’s a big deal. 25? Also a big deal. 24? Not so much. But then someone reminded me that 24 is the beginning of a person’s mid-twenties, and therefore the end […]
Kunangbangate Belaha receives the 2013 Peace Award during Fourth Estate Summit
Kunangbangate Belaha keeps a list. It’s a reminder of what has been stolen from his community in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and way a to keep track of when it is returned. Kunangbangate, also know as Kun, refers to this list as “the list of invisible children” and on it are the names of children […]