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Since 1986, the LRA has been forcibly abducting people to join its ranks. But as support for the rebels quickly faded and the ranks of the LRA diminished, Kony started giving orders for his combatants to abduct children. But why did he decide that child soldiers were the best way to wage his war against the Ugandan government? […]

Every day, an estimated 96 elephants are killed throughout Africa; this amounts to nearly 230,000 in the last 5 years. It is unlikely that African elephants will survive if the slaughter continues. The ivory trade is a devastating problem, and it also gives Joseph Kony’s forces the means to continue attacking innocent communities. How the […]

Thanksgiving is coming up, and we’ve got so much to be grateful for. So we’re officially declaring today as Invisible Children Supporter Appreciation Day, because you’re all pretty awesome (and because we can). In honor of your incredible commitment to peace and justice, we asked our staff to finish this sentence: We love our supporters because…  It’s your […]

Over the past few weeks, the situation in LRA-affected areas has been relatively calm. Despite a recent resurgence of violence in the south of the Central African Republic (CAR), there have not been as many reported incidents, looting or attacks in the northern part of the country. While this is a welcome respite for the […]

It is not difficult for Ocaya Jimmy to remember the night he was abducted by the LRA. The year was 1997, and Jimmy was 9 years old. “They came in, broke in the house where we were at and they tortured one of my cousins seriously,” Jimmy recalls. Soon after, he and four of his cousins […]

For the last 10 years, Joseph Kony has not been an easy man to find.  He has crisscrossed thousands of miles of central African wilderness on foot, managing to elude persistent military pursuit and an indictment issued by the International Criminal Court. That is why, in light of the recent LRA Crisis Tracker report placing […]

Joseph Kony has been spreading terror across East and central Africa for 27 years; nine years ago, the International Criminal Court indicted him for his crimes, making him one of the most wanted men on the planet. Since then, the LRA has been able to hide and survive in some of the remotest parts of […]

It was pretty warm out that afternoon, but that’s not why my palms were sweating. Somehow, I had landed an internship with Invisible Children, a nonprofit I’d dreamed about being a part of for years, and was about to move in with 15 complete strangers-turned-fellow-interns in the Invisible Children Intern House. I’ve always identified myself […]

“It’s time for the international community and the Sudanese government to stop looking the other way.” -Paul Ronan, director of Resolve  Last week you joined us in tweeting at ten world leaders as part of our #KonyinKingi campaign. We called on these leaders to use their power and influence to bring Kony to justice and make sure […]

Last week, we asked you to tweet at your leaders and demand that Joseph Kony be held accountable for this crimes –  and you came through. Together, you sent over 3,000 tweets. #Victory Because election season is here, we are still waiting to hear back from many of your representatives, but we know they’ve received the message…and we’re […]