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 Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) conflict, which left deep traumatic wounds, particularly among former child soldiers, children born of war, and women…
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 them according to their level of financial and organizational transparency. Platinum is the highest level of transparency certification for nonprofit organizations…
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 his difficult but inspiring story as a child soldier with the Lord’s Resistance Army in northern Uganda, and discusses issues around…
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. The former child soldiers and war survivors we serve have severe trauma. They were forced to commit atrocities by the Lord’s…
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 of charities globally. GRG achieved a social return on investment (SROI) of 35:1 compared to a normal ratio of 5:1 to…
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 of income generating and school support projects by the Grassroots Reconciliation Group, former child soldiers now have newfound hope, have started…
Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency
Some exciting news — GRG just received the Guidestar (Candid) Seal of Transparency for 2024! Guidestar (now Candid) is an umbrella organization for nonprofits that rates nonprofit organizations according to their level of financial and organizational transparency. Platinum is the highest level of transparency certification for nonprofit organizations that Candid offers. It helps give donors…
Susan: Forced to be a Mother of 4 by Age 18
There was a warm breeze that morning as Susan walked to school in her village. She had just turned 12 and was in her last year of elementary school, or primary school as it’s known in Uganda, excited about soon graduating to high school. And then boom, her life would change forever. A group of…
Oyet’s village transformation with GRG peer counsellor training.
During the LRA insurgency, Oyet’s village close to Madi Opei was attacked by rebels. Unlike many others, Oyet survived the attack and found refuge in a nearby (IDP) camp. When he returned to his village, his life became marked by trauma and economic hardship. Highly motivated to transform his community, Oyet joined the Yom Cwiny…
“I feel special,” says Betty, former child soldier at 13.
When I travelled to northern Uganda over the summer, a former child soldier named Betty greatly inspired me. Abducted by the LRA rebels at age 13, Betty was raped before getting her first period. She was forced to be a child soldier and sex slave to a commander for the next 9 years. She finally escaped but had…
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