Transforming lives of former captives: Al Jazeera reports
The crimes that the LRA commit against the children they abduct to become sex slaves and soldiers are some of the worst on the planet. One of the most heinous practices of the group is the way they force captives to become perpetrators of violent acts – often against those they are closest to. The […]
Rehabilitation // The first steps
A number of individuals who recently escaped from the Lord’s Resistance Army are attending counseling sessions at the Children of War Rehabilitation Center, funded by Invisible Children, in Gulu, Uganda. Oroma Christine, the main counselor at the center, has opted for a break in their therapy, deciding that each of the returnees should head back to […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
Remember Opono Opondo? Since escaping from the Lord’s Resistance Army in August, Opondo went through counseling and support at the World Vision Children of War Rehabilitation Center in Gulu, Uganda. He has now been permanently reunited with his family. We continue to celebrate successes throughout his reintegration process, including a recent surgery to repair injuries he […]
Reintegration // Supporting Youth Recovery
Seeing a cow, a sports car and a soccer player interacting harmoniously is not a typical site. Unless one is looking at the walls of the World Vision Uganda Children of War Rehabilitation center in Gulu, Uganda. Art therapy has proven to be an incredibly effective method of counseling for youth who have and are […]
Celebrate every escape // George
Celebrate everything. Every escape. Every name. Every life. This week, our partners at the supporter-funded rehabilitation center in Uganda gave us exciting updates about George, a recent escapee from Joseph Kony’s LRA. George’s story has inspired us throughout our current #zeroLRA campaign, and we a thrilled to show our supporters the lives they have helped […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
Cheerful paintings on a wall at the World Vision Children of War Center in Gulu – an organization Invisible Children Uganda collaborates with to reintegrate former LRA combatants into their home communities.
Coming Home // life after the LRA
“I am happy to be back home and discover that the stories told to captives to discourage them from escaping were all lies.” Alex was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in 2002 when he was just eleven years old. “Life in the bush was unbearable,” he said. “I was forced to do unspeakable things […]