Blog Updates and inspiration

Head of Office Elijah Muchiri already had his computer hooked up to the projector before the start of a recent program managers’ meeting at ICU. His desktop background? A colorful map of the world depicting time zones, continents and, interestingly, recent natural disasters. The map updates itself as events occur throughout the world and, based on […]

ICU’s Livelihoods team has been visiting Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) groups in northern Uganda this week to deliver educational materials for our Adult Literacy program. The supplies support the programs’ mission of providing literacy, numeracy and writing training for members of VSLA groups. The materials include large pads of paper, chalk, tape and a chalkboard eraser. Each group […]

Since 2006, the Schools for Schools (S4S) program of Invisible Children Uganda has constructed or refurbished 236 buildings at 11 partner schools in northern Uganda. These projects were funded by the creative and tireless fund raising of students at hundreds of international schools. Today, we take a look at what those efforts meant to Anaka […]

As a fresh new member of the Invisible Children Uganda team, I have spent much of the last two weeks learning the ins and outs of our Recovery programs. Among this torrent of information, the “why” – the reason we do the work we do – is always the most apparent. It has become increasingly vivid […]

Last week the Livelihood team was busy preparing community facilitators to teach basic reading and numeracy skills to the 161 groups in Invisible Children Uganda’s Village Savings and Loan Associations program. Community facilitators are responsible for training the groups in savings, leading adult literacy classes and advising groups on starting up income generating activities. A […]

Witnessing the graduation of our students under the Legacy Scholarship Program has brought joy. But nothing brings more joy than seeing them under one roof for a common cause. Last week the Legacy Scholarship Program organized an alumni conference for former students who have graduated from university since 2007. The Conference had three main objectives; […]

In 2006, Invisible Children Uganda released Emmy: the story of an orphan, a film about a young boy who loses both his parents to HIV/AIDS. Not HIV positive himself, Emmy bravely faces a future without parents but surrounded by loving aunts and uncles who agree to care for him and his brother. Last week we […]

Mentoring is a vital aspect of our Legacy Scholarship Program. Mentors are a great link between a student, their parents, the school and Invisible Children Uganda. How do mentors do this?  They conduct home and school visits to assess the progress of the student both in their academic and social lives. School visits are done when […]

Happy Monday from IC Uganda! Here are two more stories from our staff on the ground in Gulu. Geoffrey Paul Makameri is the IT Officer for Invisible Children Uganda, and has been working at ICU three years. He’s a busy man: when he’s not traveling to the regional offices to set up internet, helping staff […]

Abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army 14 years ago while on his way to school, Charles recently escaped and returned to Uganda. He went through World Vision’s rehabilitation program, funded by Invisible Children, to prepare him for being reunited with his family. Yesterday, Charles went home to stay. World Vision will continue to follow up […]