Blog Updates and inspiration

Awilo Kristie plants beans for her family. Later this month, she and other members of an Invisible Children Uganda Village Savings and Loan Association will work together to plant a field and share the profits.

Like many supporters, Hannah Moody was first introduced to Invisible Children through our original documentary The Rough Cut when she was a teenager. And like many supporters, she’s made major moves for the organization since then. Shocked that she had no idea that such atrocities like those shown in the film were happening around the world, […]

Traditionally, when a country wants to measure its success, they calculate their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – simply put, the market value of all goods and services produced within the country. They then translate that number to a per capita figure to estimate personal income among its citizens. While it  can be an effective approach, […]

This August we’ll be hosting the second-annual Fourth Estate Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, CA where young activists will meet, learn, and gain the experiences that will help them make a difference in their own communities and around the world. With the event quickly approaching, we want to involve our supporters in all the fun. How? […]

As I sit down to write this, my heart is heavy for the people of Boston and the victims of Monday’s senseless bombing. Despite this devastating attack, my own experiences give me optimism knowing that the city of Boston will make it through this turbulent time and come out of it stronger than ever. On Friday, […]

We’re feeling summer, and this Monday Mini Mixtape is an ode to that. We attribute this mainly to our venture to Palm Springs on Sunday for a free Coachella party for House of Holland with Blood Diamonds, Nick Grimshaw, iamsound, Io Echo, and Agyness Deyn. We sadly did not attend the actual festival of Coachella, […]

Two days ago 60 Minutes aired a segment about the ongoing manhunt for Joseph Kony. It was an informative piece about the decades-long reign of Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and provided detailed accounts of the atrocities that have been committed under his command. Correspondent Lara Logan joined Ugandan soldiers and their U.S. military […]

“I have always dreamt of becoming either a journalist or an accountant and after the career guidance talk at my school, am looking forward to achieving my career goals,” says Bernard of Pabbo Secondary School. For students such as Bernard, choosing a particular career path from the many options available stands to be a challenge […]

Last week, we were excited to report the Obama Administration’s announcement that three top LRA commanders — Joseph Kony, Okot Odhiambo, and Dominic Ongwen — were officially added to the State Department’s War Crimes Rewards Program. This enables the U.S. government to offer up to $5 million to anyone that provides information leading to the arrest or […]

The world’s newest social media celebrity hasn’t been on the planet in nearly five months. Despite this, his Twitter feed has gone viral, surpassing well over 600,000 followers. The key to his success? His tweets are literally out of this world. The man behind the tweets is Canadian astronaut Chris Hartfield. He became the first Canadian Commander of […]