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Invisible Children, Inc., founded in 2004, is an organization to increase awareness of the activities of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa, and its leader, Joseph Kony. Specifically, the group seeks to put an end to the practices of the LRA, which include abductions and abuse of children, and forcing them to serve as soldiers .
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. [6]
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]
Kony 2012 is a 2012 American short documentary film produced by Invisible Children, Inc. The film's purpose was to make Ugandan cult leader, war criminal, and ICC fugitive Joseph Kony globally known so as to have him arrested by the end of 2012. [2]
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Jason Russell (born October 12, 1978) [1] is an American film and theater director, choreographer, and activist who co-founded Invisible Children, Inc. [2] He is the director of Kony 2012, a short documentary film that went viral in the beginning of March 2012.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (born c. 1961) Joseph Kony Head of the Lord's Resistance Army Incumbent Assumed office August 1987 Preceded by Office established Personal details Born 1961 (age 63–64) Odek, Northern Region, British Uganda Children 42 (as of 2006) Military service ...
The BBC's Lyse Doucet writes about the horrific effects of the 19-month civil war in Sudan.