Blog – Invisible Children https://invisiblechildren.com Invisible Children's mission is to end violence and exploitation in our world's most isolated and vulnerable communities. Fri, 08 May 2026 16:02:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Peace Policy highlights Invisible Children’s efforts to prevent mass atrocities in central Africa https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2026/04/30/peace-policy-highlights-invisible-childrens-efforts-to-prevent-mass-atrocities-in-central-africa/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:11:22 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38322 This month’s issue of Peace Policy, a publication of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, explores one of the most pressing questions of this era: What can be done, if anything, to prevent more instances of the worst war-related crimes against humanity? One of the articles included in […]

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]]> The mothers who defied Joseph Kony https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2026/04/24/the-mothers-who-defied-joseph-kony/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:08:13 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38314 Join Together, For the Mothers, and help us raise $10,000 by Mother’s Day to directly support 22 women and children who recently escaped from Joseph Kony. A Mass Escape from Kony’s Army — Led By Mothers Twenty-two women and children recently escaped from Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). While every escape from the LRA […]

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]]> Invisible Children Welcomes New Board Members: Peter J. Quaranto and Lisa Dougan https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2025/12/09/invisible-children-welcomes-new-board-members-peter-j-quaranto-and-lisa-dougan/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:52:28 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38301 Peter J. Quaranto and Lisa Dougan join the Invisible Children Board of Directors, bringing seasoned leadership and deep regional expertise at a pivotal time for the organization and its partners in central Africa and Sudan. Invisible Children is thrilled to announce the appointment of Peter J. Quaranto and Lisa Dougan to its Board of Directors. […]

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]]> Frontline responders: How IC and its partners are taking action in Darfur https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2025/11/18/frontline-responders-how-ic-and-its-partners-are-taking-action-in-darfur/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:07:09 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38292 As atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region have escalated in recent weeks, Invisible Children and its partners have ramped up our efforts to respond to the crisis. There is now substantial global attention on El Fashir, Sudan, where paramilitary forces have seized control and committed horrific atrocities against local communities – crimes that many experts believe […]

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]]> Civilians caught in the crossfire in Sudan’s Darfur region https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2025/11/18/civilians-caught-in-the-crossfire-in-sudans-darfur-region/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:57:03 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38289 An unfolding crisis in the Darfuri city of El Fashir is the latest chapter in a Sudanese civil war in which civilians have faced deliberate attacks and systematic violence, including mass atrocities. Since the end of October, the Sudanese city of El Fashir has been the subject of countless headlines and chyrons across the world. […]

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]]> Invisible Children annonce le départ de sa directrice exécutive et nomme une directrice exécutive intérimaire https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2024/12/19/invisible-children-annonce-le-depart-de-sa-directrice-executive-et-nomme-une-directrice-executive-interimaire/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:23:41 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38278 Lisa Dougan, directrice exécutive d’Invisible Children, quitte ses fonctions après dix ans de service dévoué en tant que directrice exécutive et un total de 18 ans au sein de l’organisation. Elle passe le flambeau à la directrice exécutive intérimaire Mary T. An, qui mènera Invisible Children vers son prochain chapitre. Une lettre de notre président […]

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]]> Invisible Children Announces Departure of CEO, Appoints Interim CEO https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2024/12/19/invisible-children-announces-departure-of-ceo-lisa-dougan/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:21:29 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38272 Lisa Dougan, President & CEO of Invisible Children, will be stepping down after ten years of dedicated service as the CEO and a total of 18 years with the organization. She passes the torch to Interim CEO Mary T. An, who will lead Invisible Children into its next chapter. A letter from our Board Chair, […]

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]]> We’re Hiring | Interim Chief Financial Officer https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2024/10/28/were-hiring-interim-chief-financial-officer-consultancy/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:45:39 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38260 Invisible Children is seeking an Interim CFO who thrives in a dynamic and highly collaborative environment and who is excited to bring both strategic leadership to the organization, while also ensuring oversight and support to the organization’s day-to-day finance and accounting needs. Category: Consultancy Location: Remote, with a preference for candidates in the Washington, D.C. […]

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]]> Joseph Kony is back in the news. Here’s what you need to know. https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2024/04/29/joseph-kony-is-back-in-the-news-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:42:04 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38252 Yesterday Rolling Stone released an in-depth piece documenting recent operations targeting Joseph Kony, the Ugandan leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group, and how these recent events fit into the larger geopolitical landscape in central Africa and beyond. The article is one of the first publications on Kony and the LRA by a […]

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]]> Mobile Cinema & Peacebuilding in CAR // USAID’s People-to-People Activity https://invisiblechildren.com/blog/2024/02/29/mobile-cinema-peacebuilding-in-car-usaids-people-to-people-activity/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:41:02 +0000 https://invisiblechildren.com/?p=38240 In 2021, Invisible Children partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement USAID’s People to People (P2P) Activity in the Central African Republic (CAR), a multi-year initiative that equips Central African youth peacebuilders with the skills needed to reduce intercommunal tension and armed group violence in eastern CAR. A key component […]

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