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Breaking down our four-part model: Protection
June 18, 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 Protection. Due [...] Read More
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
Kony’s Ivory: How Elephant Poaching in Congo Helps Support the LRA // IC Citizen
June 3, 2013 by Lisa Dougan
This week, Invisible Children, The Enough Project, and The Resolve LRA Crisis Initiative jointly released a new report highlighting evidence that the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been poaching elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, under Joseph Kony’s orders, and trafficking ivory as one means to sustain itself and resupply. The multimedia report, entitled Kony’s Ivory: How Elephant [...] Read More
Highlights from the UN Security Council’s six-month briefing on the LRA // IC Citizen
June 3, 2013 by Invisible Children
At its six-month briefing on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) last Wednesday, the UN Security Council emphasized that the LRA’s decades-long reign of terror can be stopped if the international community helps the African Union capture fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and his LRA soldiers. The press release, Council statement, and testimonies from Council members during [...] Read More
My interview with Samantha Power
May 15, 2013 by Jedidiah Jenkins
There are some people that make me star-struck. But there are others, only a few on the planet, that make me universe-struck. Those are people who are bigger than fame, because they are living icons of something I hold important to my core. Samantha Power is one of those people. She has dedicated her life [...] Read More
Appreciating Chadwick
May 8, 2013 by Krista Morgan
Not only do I have the fantastic job of being a staff writer at Invisible Children, but I also have the fantastic job of heading up the IC Appreciation Subcommittee (under the umbrella of the Fun Committee — we have committees for dayssss). My small committee chooses different employees and interns to appreciate at random. [...] Read More
Sunshine and Rain
May 8, 2013 by Bethany Williams
People from Ohio always want to talk about the weather. Correct me if I’m wrong, but judging by my relatives this is the truth. I call my dad from Uganda, and after talking about our dog and his latest idea for a book, he seems almost compelled to ask, “So what’s the weather like there [...] Read More
Speaking with US War Crimes Ambassador & ICC Chief Prosecutor about justice for Kony // IC CITIZEN
April 12, 2013 by Invisible Children
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 [...] Read More
Your studying abroad adventure begins here
April 11, 2013 by Krista Morgan
Question: What’s better than getting an education? Answer: Studying abroad in Florence, Italy while getting an education. Question: How does one go about that? Answer: Select Study Abroad Our friends at Select Study Abroad provide students with the opportunity to see and explore Italy stress-free, while accumulating college credit. It’s all-inclusive: college-level courses, 4-star hotel accommodations, travel [...] Read More
DETAILS // Fourth Estate Leadership Summit
April 10, 2013 by Krista Morgan
The Fourth Estate Leadership Summit is a four-day event for high schoolers, college students, and gap years who believe that promoting justice and basic human rights should be a priority for us all. If that describes you, apply and attend the Summit in Los Angeles this August. You can expect inspiring speakers, hands-on workshops, new [...] Read More
