Innovative Projects for Former Child Soldiers and Refugees
We rehabilitate and empower former child soldiers, post-conflict communities, and refugees to help heal war trauma and rebuild their lives.
Our Impact
2,623 former child soldiers and refugees reintegrated into their communities
700 new small businesses created through entrepreneurship training
740+ children attended school continuously for the first time
Recent Stories
We Launched Our Mobile Trauma Counseling Center!
After a wonderful campaign in which hundreds of people generously contributed, we are deeply excited to announce the official launch of our mobile trauma counseling center! Northern Uganda is still healing from the decades-long…
Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency 2025
We have some exciting news to share — GRG just earned the Guidestar (Candid) Seal of Transparency for 2025! Guidestar, which has rebranded as Candid, is an umbrella organization for nonprofit organizations that rates…
Our BBC Interview
In exciting news, GRG Program Director Wilfred Komakech was interviewed by the BBC Focus on Africa today, February 20, 2025 (starts at 11:22). In the interview with BBC Senior Journalist Blessing Aderogba, Wilfred recants…
A Mobile Trauma Counseling Center for former child soldiers: Our Dream
Today, we’re excited to launch a campaign to increase our impact with former child soldiers: for a mobile trauma counseling center. Building a trauma counseling center has been a dream of ours for years.…
Independent Evaluation Says GRG is One of Most Impactful NGOs Per Dollar
The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) has one of the highest per capita societal impacts of nonprofit organizations around the world, according to an independent evaluation done by a Swiss-origin firm that assesses the impact…
Nurturing the Dreams of the Children of former Child Soldiers: Transformation in Rwotobilo Village
Northern Uganda was ripped apart by war and the scourge of child soldiers for 25 years, but Rwotobilo village in the heart of the region has recently seen important transformative successes. As a result…
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All donations are tax deductible in the United States. GRG is a federally registered nonprofit 501(c)3 organization in the United States and a national registered NGO in Uganda.
Grassroots Reconciliation Group
In Uganda:
Plot 43 Mama Cave Close (next to Ivory Guest House)
PO Box 1371, Gulu, Uganda
admin@grassrootsgroup.org
In the US:
1400 Kirby Rd
McLean, VA 22101
USA
admin@grassrootsgroup.org
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