Blog Updates and inspiration

National exams are in progress at Schools for Schools partner Gulu Secondary School. Students are taking their exams inside the new multipurpose hall, leaving their backpacks piled outside.

Sometimes (read: most times) the second try is better than the first. Trust me, I’m the second born in my family. #kidding. This is especially true in the tech world – problems are fixed, new features are added. It’s a win-win. Two great examples: the iPad 2 and the recently revamped Myspace. Yeah Myspace. Trust me. Taking […]

John B. “Lacambel” Oryema has become something of a household figure in northern Uganda, especially when it comes to the role radio plays in encouraging and facilitating the peaceful surrender of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) combatants. In fact, he’s a household figure in name and in voice, as the host of the radio program “Dwog Paco,” […]

[Invisible Children Music: We firmly believe that music has a necessary role in giving social movements tremendous amounts of momentum. It is a universal language, and at Invisible Children, it’s important for us to be a part of that language.]  WELCOME. October has proven to be quite hectic, right? I blinked and it’s almost Halloween. […]

Sophia Akello proudly announced that the money she saved this year will help her put her children through school. She is a shop owner, a mother of nine children and treasurer of her Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) in Gulu District. Sophia and the 29 other members of her savings group recently came together […]

The following post is reblogged from So, How Was Your Day?, a lifestyle blog that interviews influential and inspiring people, asking them to give an overview of their daily routine. Kenny is Invisible Children’s Director of Artist Relations. Morning ➛ Ya…I’m one of those – I set my alarm for 7am (it’s set to this WONDERFUL song […]

The following post was written by Sébastien Porter, Invisible Children’s Project Officer in Central African Republic. Last month, Invisible Children CAR staff was dispersed all over the Central African Republic (CAR) making things happen. Guillaume Cailleaux, Project Coordinator, and Sébastien Porter, Project Officer, met with Invisible Children’s Regional Ambassador Jolly Okot, in Bangui, Central African Republic. […]

There is such complexity, vulnerability, and sometimes obscurity in being an artist, but I’ve learned the most crucial of life lessons from artists only. As they put their insides on display for the world, they manage to set themselves apart and show talent that is so raw and rare. At 24, Gustavo Garcia is already […]

This week, Congress agreed on a budget deal that would end the government shutdown and avert a national default. The legislation, which was approved at nearly the eleventh hour and subsequently signed into law by President Obama, includes a handful of funding measures that, according to Reuters, “would otherwise be handled in normal spending bills.” One of […]

Meet Tyler. After graduating from Arizona State University, working at a nonprofit in Ireland, and spending three years with the American Cancer Society, Tyler was an ideal addition to the Development Team as our Corporate Engagement Intern. As a nonprofit-loving people-person, Tyler gets the opportunity to rub elbows (over the phone, at least) with big […]