Blog Updates and inspiration

Here’s a call to action. The world is sleepily waking up to the horrendous crisis occurring in the Central African Republic (CAR). Invisible Children cares deeply – not just as global citizens, but as the colleagues, friends, and family of those who are grieving and suffering because of the violence. Despite positive signs in recent weeks, […]

It’s very unlikely, according to Mr. Okello-Oryem, Uganda’s minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Many of you will have heard the recent rumors of Kony’s desire for peace.The BBC article below investigates the likely roots of these claims. To note: 1. These rumors started with a letter supposedly from Kony, published in the private Ugandan newspaper Daily […]

A local youth center and primary school hosted a different sort of student this week than those that might typically crowd into their classrooms. Approximately 70 members of Invisible Children’s Village Savings and Loans Associations came together in their communities for a “refresher” course that took place on Wednesday and Thursday. According to ICU’s Livelihoods […]

Here’s a fact: in Utah, they’re ending homelessness by providing people with homes. Crazy blue-sky thinking, I know. Stick with me, because here come the interesting nuances. Firstly, it’s actually cheaper to provide permanent housing and a social worker for each individual than the average costs of ER and jail stays for this community (about […]

Many thanks Fundraisers and donors from around the world participated in #zeroLRA and raised an incredible $1,025,000 to fund lifesaving programs for victims of Joseph Kony’s atrocities. Whether you donated $20 or raised $20,000, we are forever grateful, because fundraising isn’t easy (we know). Where we ended up: We started the campaign with an initial […]

There’s no hope for the world, right? Actually, according to Bill and Melinda Gates, there’s not only a lot of hope, but a large amount of measurable progress that has been achieved in the last half century in terms of eradicating world poverty and tackling economic inequality. They’re authorities worth listening to. Since its launch […]

Last week, while tagging along on home visits with some of the mentors from the Legacy Scholarship Program, I found that some of the students weren’t home. “Where are they?” I wondered aloud. The simple answer? Keeping busy. When students return to school at the start of February, they will have had two months to […]

A typical sight from the road outside of Invisible Children Uganda’s main office in Gulu.

The civil war in South Sudan continues to devastate the national population and threaten regional stability. Despite formal negotiations between the camps of President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar, the war continues with little optimism that these diplomatic efforts will prove successful. The war was initially framed by the international media as an “ethnic […]

Marylyne, a mentor from the Legacy Scholarship Program, unfolded the white piece of paper that Aol Kevin handed to her. She looked on approvingly. Kevin had performed well – receiving marks of good, very good or excellent in almost all of her subjects in the recent school term. Kevin, a student at Saint Mary’s College […]