We created the KONY 2012 campaign after eight years of demanding justice for LRA-affected communities and watching Joseph Kony get away with his brutal crimes. In many ways, KONY 2012 was an experiment. Can an online video make an obscure war criminal famous? And if he is famous, will the world work together to stop him?

More than 100 million views in just 6 days, and 3.7 million citizen pledges calling for the arrest of Joseph Kony gave us our answer. KONY 2012 yielded the fastest growing viral video of all time and resulted in unprecedented international action to end Africa’s longest running conflict. It proved that if people knew about Kony’s crimes and were given the chance to help, they would step up. Thanks to the overwhelming response to KONY 2012, we’ve made historic progress toward ending Kony’s violence once and for all.

But our work is not done. Kony is still out there and we can’t give him any opportunity to rebuild his army. The same vulnerabilities that have allowed him to violently exploit communities and wildlife in central Africa still exist, and have attracted other violent groups. We’re charging forward like never before to ensure these communities have the safety they need and deserve.