#KonyInKingi Update: Thank you for taking action
Last week, we asked you to tweet at your leaders and demand that Joseph Kony be held accountable for this crimes – and you came through. Together, you sent over 3,000 tweets. #Victory Because election season is here, we are still waiting to hear back from many of your representatives, but we know they’ve received the message…and we’re […]
Kony 101 // What are some lesser-known consequences of the LRA?
In addition to the constant threat of attack and abduction, the LRA has presented vulnerable communities in central Africa with numerous institutional challenges. In recent years, the LRA’s survival strategies have shifted towards looting and stealing crops – threatening these communities’ food security on a huge scale. In fact, one of the worst consequences of the LRA’s […]
Reblog // New Statesman: Kony is Africa’s Forgotten Scourge
“The conflict in northern Uganda is the biggest forgotten, neglected humanitarian emergency in the world today.” –Jan Egeland, former Under-Secretary-General of the UN During Kony 2012, we made Joseph Kony a household name and brought international attention to the atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army. Since that time, much of the hype and media attention […]
Take Action Now // Kony in Kafia Kingi
“If you kill one person, you go to jail; if you kill 50,000 people, you probably stay in power. This is why we need international justice.” –Louis Moreno Ocampo, Former Chief Prosecutor of the ICC THE GOOD NEWS: We know where Joseph Kony has been hiding. For the past two years, Kony has frequently received […]
Kony 101 // What is the LRA?
Joseph Kony’s LRA conflict is as multi-faceted as it is devastating. We understand that it can be difficult to fully grasp how it started, what has happened in the past 27 years, and why we need to work together to bring an end to LRA atrocities. Therefore, we’re starting a blog series to answer some of […]
Unmasking Joseph Kony // 6 facts you may not know
You know his name. You know he’s been murdering and kidnapping innocent men, women, and children for almost 30 years. You know Kony and his forces have moved out of Uganda and into Sudan, Central African Republic, and Democratic Republic of Congo. But here are 6 things you may not know about Joseph Kony: 1. He’s […]
Hunting Joseph Kony – the Cliff Notes version
There is a barrage of misinformation swirling around the Internet about Joseph Kony and the LRA conflict. As an issue that appears more frequently on the headlines of sensational newspapers rather than major publications, it is worth reading the recent article published by The Washington Post entitled “Kony 2013: U.S. quietly intensifies effort to help […]
How to send a postcard to LRA captives
Ending a war by dropping pieces of paper out of an airplane is kind of bizarre. Before working at Invisible Children, I had never even heard of a “defection campaign” before. So hang out with us for a second as we explain what this program is, why it’s the perfect way to rescue more men and women […]
How Joseph Kony brainwashes child soldiers
Click to help fund the safe escape and rehabilitation of abducted child soldiers For the past 27 years, Joseph Kony has kidnapped children from their homes and forced them to fight in his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). But in an army comprised mostly of soldiers who did not voluntarily choose to fight, how do Kony […]
TED Talk Tuesdays // 30 day challenge
A month ago, we launched our global #zeroLRA campaign. In the past 30 days, you set up your fundraising page, you organized fundraisers, you watched us give away our first of seven free trips to Uganda, and you helped us raise over $154,000 for the men, women, and children still held captive by Kony’s LRA. […]