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. How to Communicate with your Crops
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By Ocira Junior & Kitty Paulus Communication is the only way through which people understand what other people like or dislike. Now think about crops on a large farm. In case one row of crops is stepped on, the neighboring row ...
Our Groups Plan for the Future
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By Vanessa Fortune & Kitty Paulus These past few weeks have been very busy and exciting, as usual! This time because the groups have been rating past work and planning out what activities they want to participate in in the coming ...
Development Internship in Post-conflict peace-building in Northern Uganda
Posted in NewsGRG seeks a Development Intern to be based in Gulu, Northern Uganda to contribute to the successful development and implementation of the programs. The internship will provide significant professional development to young professionals and/or higher degree students seeking to gain ...
A warm welcome to our new Program Director
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On July 1, Dutch native Kitty Paulus joined GRG as our new Program Director (Head of Mission) in Gulu. We will greatly miss our previous Program Director Chris Maclay, but are pleased to welcome someone with a wealth of experience ...
Bringing back the banana
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By Vanessa Fortune The loss of traditional community knowledge is a concern for some of GRG groups, who having returned to their ancestral homeland and though aware of previous horticultural practices are in some confusion about how to proceed themselves with ...
Progress tastes sweet for one of GRG’s groups
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By Vanessa Fortune Did you know that sugar cane is actually a type of perennial tropical grass? When harvested it can be used to not only make sugar but its fibrous residue can become a source of fuel or condensed to ...
“We now know that everyone has the right to land.” Partnering with a local org to help resolve land disputes
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By Nicole Soeller Understanding that everyone is entitled to the same rights in northern Uganda to land should not be taken for granted. Land was traditionally owned by male family members only, but this is not the case anymore. Hearing this ...
Photo Blog – A Community Celebration of Dancing, Sports, and Drama in Apyetta
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By Opio Francis When we arrived at Apyeta parish, we were met by hundreds of community members calling “Wapwoyo bino,” meaning ‘thanks for coming.’ The groups of Bwola Rac (meaning ‘Lying is Bad’) and Timo Kica Ber (meaning ‘Forgiveness is Good’) ...
Form, Storm, Norm, Perform: An expert’s view on group processes
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Theresa Jones, our Trauma and Psychosocial Advisor, examines the troubles faced by the group Warib Cing as covered in our recent blog post. Jones explains that all groups can face challenges, but that this is part of a natural ...
Learning to work together: conflict resolution within GRG’s groups
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Reconciliation isn’t easy. Group work that bring together ex-combatants and other community members certainly isn’t. All of GRG’s groups go through challenging stages during their development. The group of Warib Cing (meaning ‘Let’s hold hands’) is no different. The group has ...