Aaron Embry to play 2013 Fourth Estate Summit
California singer/songwriter/great man Aaron Embry is the latest addition to our festival-ready lineup to perform at this summer’s 2013 Fourth Estate Summit. He will take a stage the same weekend as The Jane Doze, Noah Gundersen, Le Wrens, Ghost Beach, Carousel and In-Q. You might have seen him live performing with folk heavy-hitters Mumford & […]
Mend: seamstress builds new home
By traveling down some scenic winding roads, past some roadside restaurants, and through small clearings of grouped huts, you will arrive at Irene’s new home – a 6-room building of bright red brick. She bought the land it’s built on with money she saved up as a seamstress at Mend, our social enterprise geared toward […]
Uganda: Photo Friday
The computer lab at Anaka Secondary School, constructed by Schools for Schools. Upperclassmen take lessons in information and computer technology to prepare for national exams.
Interviews with head students from our Ugandan partner schools
All secondary schools in Uganda have a Head Boy & Head Girl who are appointed student leaders. They help coordinate between staff and students, representing the needs of the students to teachers, and the authority of teachers to students. In most cases they are democratically elected; they write an application, and then the student body votes. […]
Another year older, another year wiser
Today Kenny Laubbacher (our beloved Director of Artist Relations) is celebrating another year of life. Which led him to reflect and share some of the things he’s learned along the way. Yes please. DREAM IT INTO EXISTENCE: Believe it’s possible and other’s will too. Surround yourself with dreamers because the more people who think the impossible […]
Your new best friend, Nirvan Mullick
As you can probably tell from this post, we are huge fans of the Imagination Foundation. We already shared how pumped we are that they’ll be joining us at the Fourth Estate Leadership Summit. Now we can share the exciting news that Nirvan Mullick, the creative mind behind the Caine’s Arcade video, will also be leading […]
Saving lives from the ground up
We aim to be efficient – using what already exists rather than building from scratch is one way we save time and resources. As part of our defection and protection efforts in central Africa, Invisible Children recently implemented two major upgrades on FM stations. This past week, IC funded the installation of a 30m mast at Radio […]
The true power of media
This post is about the power of media. Whether it be videos, social media platforms, or the daily news, our world operates as a product of what we see and read on a daily basis. The ubiquitous media presence plays an undeniable role in establishing the truth we subscribe to each and every day. Sitting […]
Legacy Scholarship: preparing for life after college
The Legacy Scholarship Program university beneficiaries had the opportunity to learn more about how to thrive after and while still at the university through a workshop that was organized to empower, motivate and inspire students to make good use of the available resources. The students were taught skills in speaking, presenting and driving, and advised […]
Update: what is the inherent value of Joseph Kony?
Last Friday, our CEO, Ben Keesey, responded to an open letter from a supporter asking, “How are you promoting the inherent value of Joseph Kony?” He responded and so did you. Below is a round-up of your reactions. “I cannot humanize someone who dehumanizes others.” – Debra R. Berry “It is the belief that one […]