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October 25, 2013

by Noelle Jouglet

Celebrate Everything // Banda FM opens in Democratic Republic of Congo

Today we celebrate the grand opening of Banda FM – the first and only independent radio station in the Bas Uele district of Democratic Republic of Congo. The radio tower transmits signals over 100km and is an impressive 300 feet tall. It provides a critical means of communication from the community to members of the […]

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October 18, 2013

by Noelle Jouglet

Congressional debt deal includes critical funding for counter-LRA operations

This week, Congress agreed on a budget deal that would end the government shutdown and avert a national default. The legislation, which was approved at nearly the eleventh hour and subsequently signed into law by President Obama, includes a handful of funding measures that, according to Reuters, “would otherwise be handled in normal spending bills.” One of […]

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October 15, 2013

by Noelle Jouglet

Let’s break it down – what are you fundraising for, exactly?

As you fundraise for #zeroLRA this season, we want to make it as easy as possible to explain to others what their money is funding. The programs listed below are the ones that our International Programs Department, in conjunction with our offices and partners on the ground, say are the most effective in facilitating the […]

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October 14, 2013

by Noelle Jouglet

A letter to our global supporters

Dear global supporters, One of our fellow interns from this past summer has a tattoo of the world on her back. It has no countries, no borders. Only the edges of continents shaped by the oceans around them. When asked why the tattoo has no borders, she smiles and says, “Because we don’t belong to […]

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by Noelle Jouglet

Stories of the missing // Ocora Geoffrey #zeroLRA

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army have contributed to thousands of missing children throughout East and central Africa. This is a story of one still missing. Ocora Geoffrey was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in June of 1993. He was 15 years old, studying at a secondary school in Atanga. His older brother, Ocaya […]

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October 11, 2013

by Bridgette Bugay

Workshop brings together community leaders from central Africa to develop Community Defection Committees

If a LRA member is able to escape their group, communities in the conflict affected regions of Central African Republic (CAR) , Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan are often first point of contact during a LRA member’s defection processes. Therefore, currently underway at Invisible Children’s regional office in Kampala, is a four […]

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October 10, 2013

by Claire Shalinsky

Intern spotlight // International Programs

Meet Lauren. We can’t get enough of her. Really though. Lauren is currently interning with Invisible Children for her third non-consecutive internship season. We were sad to see her leave for a little while she finished an International Affairs degree at James Madison University and spent a year au pairing in France, but – fortunately for […]

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October 8, 2013

by Bethany Williams

Mend: seamstress Betty is a multi-tasking mom

During the Lord’s Resistance Army conflict, Ajok Betty’s entire family was displaced from their ancestral land, and she never finished her primary education. At the time she joined Mend, our social enterprise, Betty was struggling to pay school fees and feed her family, and her health was suffering. By joining Mend, Betty was able to […]

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October 7, 2013

by Claire Shalinsky

10 reasons why you don’t want to fundraise for #zeroLRA

From now until December, we are asking you to raise money for the men, women, and children still affected by LRA violence in East and central Africa. We know it’s a tall order, so we’re addressing 10 things that might be preventing you from diving headfirst into fundraising. Prepare to have all your #zeroLRA campaign […]

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by Noelle Jouglet

Stories of the missing // Ojok Daniel Opoka #zeroLRA

Abductions by Joseph Kony’s rebel army contribute to hundreds of missing children in central Africa each year. This is a story of one still missing. Akello Rosemary’s first born was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in September of 2002. He was only 12 years old and studying at Layibi Central. Rosemary was living with […]

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