Meet LSP student Otim Daniel Comboni
After sitting for his Primary Leaving Exam (PLE), Otim Daniel Comboni was not quite sure if he would be able to attend secondary school. “I prayed hard that I would be taken up by some organization and fortunately, Invisible Children selected me,” he said. Many students have to drop out of school after completing primary […]
Education for peace // LSP student Bongomin Johnson
Bongomin Johnson is a student in Senior 3 at Saint Joseph’s College Layibi (SJCL). Before the conflict, SJCL was one of the top 25 schools in northern Uganda. While it suffered significantly during the war, hardworking students like Johnson are helping the school to again reach its success. Johnson hopes to be a lawyer in […]
Legacy Scholarship: Tangible Impact
As a fresh new member of the Invisible Children Uganda team, I have spent much of the last two weeks learning the ins and outs of our Recovery programs. Among this torrent of information, the “why” – the reason we do the work we do – is always the most apparent. It has become increasingly vivid […]
TedxTalk Tuesdays // Every kid needs a champion
Rita Pierson is amazing. She comes from a family of educators and has been one herself for the past 40 years. This lady just gets it. Her energy is electrifying and her passion for teaching is evident. Her TedxTalk is oozing with hope for the future of education. In her talk, she discusses the importance of the […]
Visualizing the youth vote
It’s election day in the United States and in a time where pop culture rules and politics can be easily overlooked, an apathetic youth culture can seem like an actual thing. But knowing the strength of the youth’s voice (take note of IC’s history) and its ability to change the game, today’s youth could have the greatest possibility […]