We support former child soldiers, refugees, and war-affected communities in northern Uganda to help heal war trauma, rebuild their lives, and reconcile through locally designed projects. Our Impact, Thanks to Your Help: Annual Report
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We are very excited to announce our Annual Report for 2019. Read the full report here. The highlights are below. GRG had a busy year, directly reaching a total of 2,623 former child soldiers, refugees, and host community members: 1,573 women & 1,050 men. Our ...
The Stigma of Being Disabled Remains High in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
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Posted in News This is part 2 of 2 in a short blog series on this issue. For confidentiality reasons, we have changed the names in this story. GRG is working to address the stigma surrounding disability for families like Nancy’s through community ...
The Stigma of Being Disabled Remains High in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
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Posted in News This is part 1 of 2 in a short blog series on this issue. For confidentiality reasons, we have changed the names in this story. For many parents living in post-conflict northern Uganda, they are not only battling bereavement and ...
Nightmares of war: The psychological impact of conflict trauma and GRG’s role in supporting healing
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Posted in News Part 2 of a short series on trauma counseling “One night I hardly slept, the memory of the killing that I forcefully took part in kept tormenting me throughout the night. I would vividly see the deceased in my dream, ...
Our trauma support for war survivors during COVID-19
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Part 1 of a short series on trauma counseling The communities of northern Uganda have greatly suffered from two decades of armed conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Ugandan government, leading to massive needs for psychosocial support to deal ...
GRG’s COVID-19 Adaptive Response
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While most of Uganda has been on government-ordered lockdown due to COVID-19, GRG has continued to work remotely to help support the former child soldiers, refugees, and communities that we work with. Our team has worked to remotely support our beneficiaries ...
Call for consultancy service in trauma counselling
Posted in NewsDuty station: Lamwo. Service period: 6 months GRG is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join a grassroots non-governmental organisation which specialises in trauma recovery, reconciliation and reintegration of former child soldiers, refugees and other war-affected communities in northern Uganda. We are ...
GRG Receives U.S. Ambassador’s Award to Support Women Survivors of War
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GRG is pleased to announce that we have received an award from the U.S. Embassy in Uganda to support an innovative livelihood project for women survivors of war in Lamwo District, northern Uganda. The support will come through the U.S. Ambassador’s Special ...
Where your donations actually go
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James, one of our group leaders in Palabek Gem, was born in rebel captivity after his mother was abducted by the LRA. He and his mother escaped when James was 7 years old. But before running away, he witnessed mass ...
GRG receives United Nations global award for intercultural innovation
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GRG was deeply honored by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group with the Intercultural Innovation Award, during the ceremony held on December 11, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. The selection process was highly competitive, with over ...