How WASH Works
In recognition of World Water Day, we are taking a look at our Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programs. It’s one area under the umbrella of our Livelihoods program that we are particularly proud of at Invisible Children. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics says that between 2003 and 2010, 70 percent of individuals in rural areas had […]
Water is life
She drinks a glass of water. She fills a tub with clothes to scrub and rinses them out with water. She puts a pot of water on the stove to boil vegetables for dinner. Her six children tramp home covered in dust from school or playing with their friends, and she has set aside plastic […]
Breaking down our four-part model: Recovery
Invisible Children doesn’t stop at documenting atrocities or activating youth or protecting civilians or rehabilitating post-conflict communities. We do it all. And we do it through a four-part model that focuses exclusively on the LRA conflict, addressing it in its entirety: immediate needs and long-term effects. One of the four parts of the comprehensive model is Recovery. […]
The great toilet race
It’s a contest. It’s all in good, clean fun. Literally. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has decided to combat the world’s sanitation problem head on—and they have asked for help. Their goal? To build the world’s most ecologically advanced toilet. “The current design has a real problem. It uses a lot of water, requires […]