Blog Archives
Breaking down our four-part model: Recovery
June 11, 2013 by Invisible Children
Invisible Children doesn’t stop at documenting atrocities or activating youth or protecting civilians or rehabilitating post-conflict communities. We do it all. And we do it through a four-part model that focuses exclusively on the LRA conflict, addressing it in its entirety: immediate needs and long-term effects. One of the four parts of the comprehensive model is Recovery. [...] Read More
Ready, set, teach
January 14, 2013 by Invisible Children
On December 28th, 2012, American and Ugandan teachers flew in from all over the globe for an orientation to Invisible Children’s Teacher Exchange Program (TEX). TEX, which began in the summer of 2007, is a program that allows Ugandan and international educators to form teaching partnerships while exposing their students to a world outside their [...] Read More
Schools for Schools: year in review
December 7, 2012 by Bethany Williams
The year has been a full one for the Schools for Schools (S4S) team, between hardware projects (the construction of buildings) and software projects (trainings and capacity building). These are some of the highlights from the year: Computer literacy can be low in northern Uganda, even among teachers who are responsible for preparing students to [...] Read More
Teacher Exchange: meet Samuel
October 23, 2012 by Bethany Williams
Opiyo Samuel teaches chemistry, mathematics and computer studies at Anaka Secondary School. Teaching since 2005, he enjoys the respect he has earned from the community, and the difference he can make in the lives of students. In the lab, Samuel patiently talks his students through an experiment, showing them how to use all the equipment [...] Read More
Teacher Exchange: meet Florence
October 18, 2012 by Bethany Williams
Ayella Florence Oroma is the kind of teacher students remember their entire lives. Teaching for over 20 years, she is seeing a shift in teaching from being teacher-focused to being student-focused. As an English and literature teacher, she prefers to make her classes as interactive as possible, helping students learn how to express themselves better. [...] Read More
Teacher Exchange: meet Harriet
October 16, 2012 by Bethany Williams
Acan Harriet, an English teacher at Keyo Secondary School, has been teaching for the past six years. Her favorite part of teaching is giving students a chance to work together in small groups. She moves around to each group to work directly with her students, instilling confidence in them as she asks them to [...] Read More
Teacher Exchange: Summer scrapbook
August 8, 2012 by Bethany Williams
It was a summer to remember. Whether they were teaching math at Gulu High, or Home Economics at Sacred Heart, the Teacher Exchange (TeX) participants had the unique opportunity to both teach and learn in a cross-cultural environment. Teachers from the US and Canada spent 6 weeks in Uganda, paired with Ugandan teachers at Invisible [...] Read More
Teacher Exchange: Students of culture
June 28, 2012 by Bethany Williams
Our Teacher Exchange program allows Ugandan and international educators to create teaching partnerships with their counterparts, and exposes students to a world outside their borders. The program brings secondary school teachers abroad to team-teach and interact with Ugandan teachers for six weeks every June and July and sends Ugandan teachers to the U.S. to do [...] Read More
