Invisible Children

Invisible Children partners with local peacebuilders across central Africa to end violent conflict through locally-led solutions.

We were founded in 2004 to help end two decades of mass violence and child abductions by Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), which was once considered “the world’s most neglected humanitarian crisis.” After years of trailblazing international awareness campaigns, political advocacy, and on-the-ground community protection programs in areas of central Africa facing active LRA violence, we have seen a 92% reduction in killings by the LRA and the peaceful defection of dozens of LRA fighters, including senior leaders.

The LRA is weaker than ever before and hundreds of LRA captives are finally free. In 2021 alone, Invisible Children reunited 92 former LRA captives with their families.

Today, led by a new Board of Directors, a new CEO, and a global leadership team with seasoned experts from Subsaharan Africa, we are leveraging the expertise and relationships we have built over the years to expand our work and increase our impact.