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. New innovations in trauma counseling – A conversation with our counselors
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By Richard Okidi and Norah Brinkerhoff GRG’s counselors Richard and Norah sat down together to share their thoughts and vision for GRG’s mental health programming for the groups. Coming from very different backgrounds, they sometimes watch each other’s sessions. In ...
Checking back in: three years later, a group still stands united
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By Jasper Kubasek “We want to be the heroes of our community, the agents of change.”- Group Elder On July 27th our team visited one of GRG’s first groups, Can Mito Ribbe (Poverty Needs Unity), to learn what has become of their ...
How one Lamwo woman’s story shows the real need for GRG programming
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By Norah Brinkerhof Being both a foreigner and a counselor in rural villages in northern Uganda makes people very open to talk with me and to share their stories. Many don't have others they can open up to, and I think ...
GRG’s Groups Take Charge After Leadership Training
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By Alany Joel As 2015 rolls forward GRG is preparing to graduate all 21 groups in the next 12 months. One of the main focuses in 2015, therefore, is leadership training—ensuring that the groups have strong leaders and the needed structures ...
Notes from the Field: GRG’s counseling intern reflects on GRG’s impacts in Lamwo District
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Norah Brinkerhof is GRG's newest intern in Gulu. A recent Masters graduate in Clinical Psychology, Norah is working closely with GRG's counselor Richard. Together they are spear-heading the expansion of GRG's counseling activities, in Gulu, Amuru and Lamwo districts. By Norah ...
GRG expands counseling programs with partner vivo’s support
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In 2014, GRG and Victim’s Voice (vivo) have been partnering to expand and strengthen GRG’s counseling program. vivo mentored GRG’s counselor Okidi Richard Owor from August 2014 to Jan 2015. Richard worked closely with vivo’s senior counsellors and psychological experts ...
Coming full circle: How GRG and Beads of Awareness partnered to launch a new Adult Literacy program
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by Thomas Prince Let me open with a big thank you to Beads of Awareness for donating to GRG’s Adult Literacy project. We look forward to partnering for years to come! I would like to tell you a little about GRG’s exciting ...
CLASS IS IN SESSION!
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By Thomas Prince February is a busy time in Uganda for parents and children. The new academic school year kicks off, meaning children need to wash their uniforms and parents need to find money for school fees and school requirements. This year ...
OROMA DORISH SHARES HER EXPERIENCE RETURNING FROM THE LRA
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Each individual story from our group members who have escaped from the LRA and returned home is different but there are some common elements shared by all. Many people abducted as children or young adults who were forced to join ...
Interview with Kasper Agger: From the Bloody Trail of Kony’s LRA
Posted in NewsCheck out this great interview with our co-founder Kasper Agger. For several years Kasper has been a leading expert on the LRA and is currently working with the Enough Project as a field researcher on the LRA in Central African ...