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The continent of Africa is on the rise, and while the majority of today’s headlines may indicate the opposite, many of its countries may be in a position of economic power before the halfway point of this century. In the late 1800s the Berlin Conference and King Leopold’s quest for global dominance crippled the continent […]

Many people who are currently in the LRA were abducted as children and based on information from members who have escaped, are constantly expressing a strong desire to leave. There are three major obstacles for LRA defectors who want to escape: 1) Fear of being killed during their escape or by the community when they […]

New year, new office. With the beginning of 2013, we were excited to move offices and start afresh in a new space that seems like it was always supposed to be our home. It’s spacious, sleek, lofty, and has a lot of exposed bricks – which the Pinterest users in the building are loving. We’re […]

From Invisible Children CEO Ben Keesey: “Today, the world learned that another top LRA commander, Vincent Binani Okumu was tracked, located and killed during a confrontation with the Ugandan military. Binani was known as one of Kony’s most brutal commanders who oversaw massacres and directed LRA forces in the abduction and killing of innocent civilians. […]

Based on information gathered through the LRA Crisis Tracker and Invisible Children’s original research in the LRA-affected region, here’s what we know: One of Kony’s top ten commanders, Lt. Colonel Binani was killed in combat this past Friday by Ugandan forces (UPDF) approximately 280 km north of Djemah, Central African Republic. Binani  (sometimes spelled Binany)  is known for being a […]

In what’s being considered the “largest single gathering of humanity,” at least 100 million people will come together over the next month where the Yamuna, Ganges and Saraswati Rivers converge (the Sangam) in the northern Indian city of Allahabad to partake in the ancient Hindu festival Maha Kumbh Mela. The pilgrimage, which is particularly holy because it takes place every […]

Just this morning, we welcomed a group of students and staff from Franklin College in Indiana who were traveling through Uganda and decided to swing by the Invisible Children Uganda (ICU) office while in Gulu. Obviously everyone can’t just hop on a plane to Uganda, but we thought you might like a peek inside the […]

[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.] Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all. Invisible Children Music is back with another weekly […]

This past November, in the shadow of the Washington Monument, thousands of young activists in a sea of red shirts listened as Richard Mark Ochaka spoke with power and conviction on behalf of a generation affected by LRA violence. It was in this same spot, nearly 50 years ago, that a different generation listened to […]

In Nwoya district in northern Uganda, the Invisible Children Uganda team is working with TechnoServe to drill 8 new boreholes. In Gulu district they are drilling 4 new boreholes. That’s 12 clean water sources that will make communities healthier and safer.