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In 2005, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Invisible Children, Inc., was created giving individuals a way to respond to the situation in Uganda. [5] An employee of the organization, Nate Henn, was killed in the July 2010 Kampala attacks .
In May 2010, President Barack Obama signed the "Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act". Invisible Children was one of the advocacy groups that influenced the passing of the bill. [12] Representatives of Invisible Children and other groups were present in the Oval Office when the President Barack Obama signed the law.
Schools for Schools was created by Invisible Children Inc. to help the children of northern Uganda receive a quality education. The program attempts to encourage academic excellence and leadership in students and on a much larger scale within the schools. [3]
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Displace Me was a nationwide event hosted by the nonprofit Invisible Children Inc. on April 28, 2007. [1] In 15 cities across the United States , 68,000 individuals came together to raise awareness about the situation of the displacement camps in northern Uganda .
Her organization has given financial support to organizations such as Aegis Trust, Resolve Uganda, and Invisible Children. [14] Sedgwick Davis and the Bridgeway Foundation have been credited for their role in funding civilian protection and recovery efforts in Uganda [ 15 ] against the Lord's Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony , the ...
The BBC's Lyse Doucet writes about the horrific effects of the 19-month civil war in Sudan.
Global Night Commute was a worldwide event organized by the makers of the film Invisible Children through the organization Invisible Children, Inc. It took place on April 29, 2006. Youths from around the world walked to city centers and spent the night in parks to show support for Ugandan children who walk every night into city centers ...