Blog Updates and inspiration

As we prepare to kick off the holiday season, #GivingTuesday is right around the corner. Millions will celebrate the global day of generosity on November 30, 2021, by donating to create a better future for our shared communities.  Give your #GivingTuesday Gift Today Join the movement by igniting hope for survivors of Lord’s Resistance Army […]

Emmanuel* lives just outside the community of Dungu, in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These days, Dungu doesn’t experience much LRA violence but between 2008 and 2010, the LRA was pretty active there. According to our Crisis Tracker, the LRA killed at least 177 people and abducted 146 more during those three years alone. […]

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 […]

Today there are at least 200 people who are still held captive by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). For these men, women, and children, escape is the only way out — but, without help, it’s incredibly difficult and dangerous. Thankfully, there are dozens of brave Central Africans who are taking bold self-sacrificing steps to […]

In 2010, more than 750 people were killed in attacks carried out by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in remote corners of central Africa. So far this year, that number has dropped to fewer than twenty, and our LRA Crisis Tracker has played a part in making that possible. Since 2011, our groundbreaking LRA Crisis […]

On November 28th, join us in celebrating #GivingTuesday, the one day that makes every day safer for thousands of families. In hidden corners of our world today, thousands of brave families face the daily realities of violence and exploitation. Mothers risk their own lives to protect their children from abduction, and entire communities struggle to […]

It’s almost one of our favorite days of the year — #GivingTuesday, a global day for giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Every year, on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, communities and organizations from all over the world come together for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. It’s a day that […]

You know Black Friday, and by now you’ve probably heard of Cyber Monday… but have you ever heard of #GivingTuesday? If not, no worries! We’ll fill you in: While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are dedicated to shopping, either for holiday gifts or simply excellent deals, #GivingTuesday is dedicated to the celebration of giving back […]

It’s #GivingTuesday! Time to snap out of that Thanksgiving food coma and look alive. We have an ambitious goal to raise $10,000 by this Friday, and we’re going to need your help. DONATE TODAY Our dedicated and courageous staff in central Africa are eager expand our Early Warning Radio Network into communities that have been […]

“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.” ―Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Today is #GivingTuesday, a day dedicated to improving the world through generosity. We’re pretty excited about it, because powerful things happen when young people care about injustice in the world, and then turn their awareness into action. This […]