Blog Updates and inspiration

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.

Wow. Today is a day that I will never forget. Just 48 hours ago, I got word that a Presidential signing ceremony for the Rewards for Justice bill was being considered. And just a few hours later, I was on a plane from San Diego to Washington DC to represent Invisible Children in the oval office […]

In 2003, Jason, Bobby, and Laren landed in the heart of Africa with second-hand cameras on their shoulders, itching for a story to tell. Now, ten years later, Invisible Children has created nearly a dozen documentaries and has reached well over 100 million people through its media. There are countless factors in the success of […]