A new wave of LRA defections
After 16 years of fighting with the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), 33-year old Francis made the choice to come home last month. He surrendered to a local hunter on October 23rd, barefoot in a tattered suit, just 6km away from Obo, CAR. In his hands were an IC-produced defection flier, which he initially held over […]
Bionic leg takes mankind to new heights
There is a man named Zac Vawter that only has one human leg. His other leg is part machine, part brain, part science-fiction. Vawter, a 31-year-old amputee, was recently fitted with a bionic leg that can be controlled by his mind. What better way to show off a new leg than to climb every step […]
Who’s attending the Global Summit on the LRA?
Because of everyone who tweeted, emailed, and messaged their global leaders, we have an amazing line-up of people attending the Global Summit on the LRA at MOVE:DC. At the moment, we have representatives coming from Uganda, Central African Republic, South Sudan, the International Criminal Court, United Nations, civil society leaders from current LRA-affected areas, and […]
LOBBY:DC unite!
It is CRUCIAL to have action and leadership from Congress in order for U.S. efforts against the LRA to continue to work. LOBBY:DC is our best chance for that and could result in the necessary funds in next year’s budget to help stop LRA violence. So on November 16th, one day before MOVE:DC, we are […]
Peace-building meeting in Gulu, Uganda
A follow-up meeting took place in Gulu, Uganda on October 11, 2012 to share a report on the regional peace-building and reconciliation consultative meeting held in Bangui, Central African Repubilic the previous month. The meeting was organized by the Gulu District Reconciliation and Peace Team (GDRPT), in partnership with Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI) […]
A reversal of events
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will begin buying food grown by small-scale farmers in Acholi, a region where as recently as two years ago many people relied on WFP food assistance. The food agency will buy 154 metric tons of maize from grain traders in Gulu District. This marks […]
U.S. announces innovative program to protect people from LRA attacks
Our partners at Resolve published the below article regarding the announcement of the United States’ innovative program to protect people from LRA attacks. As always, well-written & incredibly insightful. On October 3, the U.S. announced the release of up to 15 million dollars to help protect communities being targeted by LRA attacks in southeast Central African Republic (CAR). […]
Peacebuilding and reconciliation meeting in Bangui, CAR
A cross-border civil society meeting was organized recently in Bangui, CAR to discuss strategies to stop the LRA. Initiated by the Regional Civil Society Task Force on LRA, leaders and civil society representatives from LRA-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), and South Sudan, and members of the Gulu […]
MOVE: what we aim to achieve
KONY 2012 showed the world that Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) must be stopped to set a new precedent for international justice and help people in central Africa find peace. In response, world leaders from U.S. President Barack Obama to UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon made promises to help make it happen. […]
The Defection Projection
As part of Invisible Children’s ongoing promotion of safe surrenders for LRA combatants, our design team has partnered with Acholi leadership in Uganda to create defection fliers. By using photos and quotes from recent escapees, these fliers directly target and reach out to LRA groups and encourage them to peacefully surrender. We work with various […]