Legacy Scholarship: Brenda’s birthday
Brenda’s birthday celebration may not have involved cake, ice cream or candles, but it was a special day nonetheless. A social sciences major in the Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) and a former Invisible Children (IC) roadie, Brenda could have chosen any number of ways to celebrate her day. But instead of celebrating with her friends […]
Teacher Exchange: Summer scrapbook
It was a summer to remember. Whether they were teaching math at Gulu High, or Home Economics at Sacred Heart, the Teacher Exchange (TeX) participants had the unique opportunity to both teach and learn in a cross-cultural environment. Teachers from the US and Canada spent 6 weeks in Uganda, paired with Ugandan teachers at Invisible […]
Teacher Exchange: Planting seeds
Meagan Roberge normally teaches at Argyle Secondary school in North Vancouver, Canada, but this summer she is teaching under Invisible Children’s Teacher Exchange (TEX) Program at Sacred Heart school in Gulu, Uganda. She had the chance to share moments of creativity as she taught students a process where water bottles are recycled for planting. The […]
Livelihood: Exchanging Ideas
The Invisible Children (IC) Livelihood team has started up 45 Village Saving and Loan Association (VSLA) groups recently in Bobi and Lakwana. In VSLA, community members are able to pool their money and take out small loans to start up businesses. After several months of operating the new business, members pay back the loan with […]
Schools for Schools: Big savings
Money is tight these days, including in Uganda. According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics, last year Uganda faced the highest inflation rate since 1993 with inflation rates escalating up to 28.3%. The current tough economic times have seen high inflation rates, high interest rates, low pay of teachers in government schools and general income inequality […]
How far will a mentor go?
Visiting the homes of students in remote locations takes perseverance. Especially during the rainy season when roads are less than easy to traverse. But the Invisible Children (IC) mentors will not be fazed. Last week, IC mentor Betty set out to visit the parents of some of the students she mentors in the Legacy Scholarship […]
Legacy Scholarship: Tony’s cows
Tony, one of Invisible Children’s (IC) Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) students, was recently given capital to start up a cattle-farming enterprise in order to gain financial independence. “I chose rearing of cows for my project because they are easy to maintain, I am assured of milk for my family, and with breeding the cows can […]
Schools for Schools: connecting worlds
After driving for over an hour to get to one of Invisible Children’s (IC) partner schools in Anaka, Amy remembers, “My first thought stepping off the bus and scanning the grounds was ‘I cannot wait to tell everyone back home how successful our partner school is.’” It may seem odd to care deeply about individuals […]
Schools for Schools: building opportunities
This past week, Invisible Children’s (IC) partner schools in northern Uganda had some visitors. Students from the U.S. and Canada raised money for building projects at 11 schools in northern Uganda during the Schools for Schools campaign, and this week some of them had the opportunity to visit those schools and get to know the […]
Being a mentor
Invisible Children’s Legacy Scholarship Program (LSP) mentors reach out to students in a variety of ways, like monitoring the academic performance of students, helping them improve grades, and giving them the tools to live responsibly. It’s a big job, being there to help students through the challenges they face academically and socially, so mentors have […]