Staff Spotlight // Melanie
Meet Melanie. I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to this wonder woman, and would like to share some of the highlights from our conversation. So, Melanie, what does being Invisible Children’s operations manager in Dungu involve? What are your day-to-day responsibilities? I supervise the whole of the finance, HR, and administration for […]
On the Job at IC Uganda // part 5
Walk into the Mend workshop in Gulu, Uganda and the energy in the room is immediately palpable. Upbeat music plays in the background as groups of seamstresses gather around their workspaces. Mend is a social enterprise that, through the creation of handbags, empowers women affected by the LRA conflict. Each day, 22 seamstresses are joined in […]
Let’s break it down – what are you fundraising for, exactly?
As you fundraise for #zeroLRA this season, we want to make it as easy as possible to explain to others what their money is funding. The programs listed below are the ones that our International Programs Department, in conjunction with our offices and partners on the ground, say are the most effective in facilitating the […]
Legacy Scholarship: telling the community’s story
“My stories always affect the community,” Eric Otim explains. “My education helps me come up with good angles that will make people think about the issues.” Eric is a university graduate of the Legacy Scholarship Program, and he works as a radio presenter talking about public affairs and community issues on a community radio station. […]
Invisible Children joins local leaders to call for action on the LRA
Last week, Invisible Children and our partners at The Resolve traveled to Brussels for a week-long advocacy gathering with local community leaders from LRA-affected areas of Central and East Africa, and with European human rights organizations EurAc, IKV Pax Christi, and Conciliation Resources. The goal of the gathering was to urge International political leaders to […]
Invisible Children activists in Europe attend advocacy conference in Brussels
History was made last week as the European Parliament hosted an LRA-focused forum attended by local leaders from LRA-affected areas of central Africa, European human rights organizations, U.S. human rights organizations — including Invisible Children — and Invisible Children activists from across Europe. Representatives from the European Union (EU), African Union (AU), and United Nations […]
Workshop brings together community leaders from central Africa to develop Community Defection Committees
If a LRA member is able to escape their group, communities in the conflict affected regions of Central African Republic (CAR) , Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan are often first point of contact during a LRA member’s defection processes. Therefore, currently underway at Invisible Children’s regional office in Kampala, is a four […]
Stories from the road // going to extreme lengths for #zeroLRA
The following was written by Chris Szabo, a Roadie on the Heartland Team. I’m here touring the U.S. Heartland region this fall as a Roadie on a crazy adventure to end a 27-year-long war in East and central Africa led by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army. Millions have worked to end this conflict, and just […]
Intern spotlight // International Programs
Meet Lauren. We can’t get enough of her. Really though. Lauren is currently interning with Invisible Children for her third non-consecutive internship season. We were sad to see her leave for a little while she finished an International Affairs degree at James Madison University and spent a year au pairing in France, but – fortunately for […]
Uganda Celebrates Independence Day
Willy Charles Okello remembers when his friends were learning how to ride their bicycles. He also remembers that this was when the Lord’s Resistance Army abducted them. That was Independence Day in 1998. “[The LRA] knows that, on certain days, people are very peaceful. They are celebrating and do what they can to forget about […]