Stories from the road // Graduation party for Ugandan Roadie
This season, we are celebrating everything — every escape, every name, every life — and we are asking our supporters to do the same as we countdown to #zeroLRA. The Marciano family took celebrations to a whole new level when, after hosting our California Roadies at their home, they found out Proscovia, a Roadie from Uganda, […]
Legacy Scholarship: Fixing the Fuel Pump
At the Daniel Comboni Vocational School, students spend time both in the classroom and getting hands-on experience in their chosen field. Kenneth, a Legacy Scholarship Program student, is in his first year of the Motor Vehicle Training course. He and his fellow students are gathered around the open hood of a battered white vehicle, talking […]
Educator Spotlight // Jacqui Sheehan
Jacqui Sheehan is a teacher at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis and attended our original Fourth Estate Summit in 2011. We recently got to pick her brain about what her experience was like and why she thinks it would be beneficial for educators to attend the Summit this August in Los Angeles. Why is attending […]
Supporter Spotlight // A Birthday Story
Sweet sixteen parties: we’re all about them and we’re not ashamed to admit it. Turning the big 1-6 only happens once and Invisible Children supporter Elizabeth found a way to make it count. How, you ask? Elizabeth used her milestone 16th birthday as a way to show her abundance of passion for IC. The party […]
Legacy Scholarship: Healthy debate
Far back before war interrupted the state of normalcy in the Acholi sub-region, every Friday afternoon of the school year was set aside for organized debate. Topics like “mother is better than father,” were vehemently argued as students learned the skill of critical thinking. Sadly, this culture has rapidly dwindled in post-conflict Northern Uganda. Most […]