IC in DRC
Behind the scenes with Adam Finck
January 1, 2013 by Krista Morgan
Meet Adam Finck. Yes, he’s good looking. But he’s also a smarty-pants and is our Director of Programs in central Africa. He recently traveled to DR Congo and brought along his handy iPhone. Which obviously translates to behind-the-scenes-instagram-filtered photos.
FM Radio program // meet the team
December 24, 2012 by Krista Morgan
Our Come Home for the Holidays campaign is in full swing and 100% of your donations fund our “Come Home” messaging programs. One such program is FM Radios which broadcast unique messages to target LRA groups directly, encouraging them to escape and giving detailed instructions to do so safely. Several Invisible Children staff members make up the team [...] Read More
Early Warning Radio Network training
December 17, 2012 by Invisible Children
This past weekend, the Commission Diocésaine Justice et Paix (CDJP) and Invisible Children conducted a three-day training for 44 radio operators of the Early Warning Radio Network (EWRN). The radio operators arrived from northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR). The workshop focused on preventative measures the radio operators could [...] Read More
Frontline Trip: seeing change happen
December 5, 2012 by Bethany Williams
During the Frontline tour in fall 2011, Invisible Children offered 16 trips to Uganda for the top fundraisers. Collectively, the 16 winners raised $200,000 to fund Protection and Recovery programs in Democratic Republic of Congo. This past July saw those 16 winners disembarking from a plane at the Entebbe airport in Uganda, ready to experience [...] Read More
LRA Crisis Tracker // Quarterly Security Brief
December 3, 2012 by Invisible Children
Invisible Children, along with our partners at Resolve, recently released the 2012 LRA Crisis Tracker Quarter 3 Security Brief. The brief analyzes trends in LRA activity and highlights attacks from July through September 2012. It’s in-depth and chalked full of infographics, analyses, and noted trends. But for the sake of summarizing, below are some honorable mentions. Please view the [...] Read More
Centre Elikya in final phase of construction
November 14, 2012 by Invisible Children
Invisible Children has partnered with local leaders and international rehabilitation experts in northeastern DR Congo to develop the region’s first rehabilitation center for children affected by the LRA. Centre Elikya provides holistic care for children who have been abducted by the LRA and have suffered high-levels of trauma. Children receive psychosocial support as they return [...] Read More
Nurse Alphonse at Centre Elikya in Dungu
November 12, 2012 by Invisible Children
Since January of 2011, Invisible Children has been working diligently with its partners to establish the very first rehabilitation center in DR Congo focused on LRA-affected youth. Centre Elikya is currently in its final phase of construction, and serving 53 youth with psychosocial treatment. Meet Alphonse, a Central African nurse who traveled to Dungu to shadow [...] Read More
Peace-building meeting in Gulu, Uganda
November 2, 2012 by Invisible Children
A follow-up meeting took place in Gulu, Uganda on October 11, 2012 to share a report on the regional peace-building and reconciliation consultative meeting held in Bangui, Central African Repubilic the previous month. The meeting was organized by the Gulu District Reconciliation and Peace Team (GDRPT), in partnership with Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative (ARLPI) [...] Read More
Peacebuilding and reconciliation meeting in Bangui, CAR
October 8, 2012 by Invisible Children
A cross-border civil society meeting was organized recently in Bangui, CAR to discuss strategies to stop the LRA. Initiated by the Regional Civil Society Task Force on LRA, leaders and civil society representatives from LRA-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), and South Sudan, and members of the Gulu [...] Read More
KONY 2012 campaign: the support of local leaders
October 7, 2012 by Invisible Children
We hold the local leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan, and Uganda in the highest regard. Their support of our yearlong KONY 2012 campaign has humbled us and proven that collaborative teamwork and mutual respect can literally change the course of history. Abbe Benoit Kinalegu – Director [...] Read More
