Women’s Library and Resource Center
Our Women’s Library & Resource Center has been fully funded and construction has begun in Gulu!!! On International Women’s Day in 2021, we kicked off fundraising for a bold project for our Trauma Healing & Recovery Center in Gulu, Uganda—a library to serve the local community, particularly the graduates of our THRIVEGulu Literacy Program. Our […]
Meet Thriver Grace
The great truth in this world is that most people are looking for the same things. Health, happiness, and a better life for themselves and their families. Grace is no different. Grace lives in Anywang Village, Uganda with her five children, and she works hard every day with the dream of paying for their schooling […]
Meet Janet
JANET – Unity is Strength Women’s Group “Atye ki ot bati!” – “I have an iron-roofed house!” Janet never dreamed that she would live in an iron-roofed house. She was more worried about surviving the day and getting enough food. Simply put, she had no time to think about a home. Abducted as a child […]
2014 Annual Event
THRIVE recently held an annual celebration to bring together over 300 women who participate in our women’s groups. The women shared their joys of being women, and celebrated the one full year of saving money together. The event provided an opportunity for the different groups to meet each other and bond through dance and laughter. […]
Throwback Post: THRIVEGulu Trauma Healing and Reflection Centre Opening
Back on May 20, 2013, THRIVEGulu celebrated the opening of the permanent Trauma Healing and Reflection Centre. It was a special day as the Gulu staff hosted the Board of Directors from the United States. Over 400 Gulu people attended the event. The THRIVEGulu gates were officially opened by the Vice Chairman Gulu District Local […]
World Mental Health Day
On Friday October 10, 2014, the World Mental Health Day was commemorated as a global initiative for education, awareness and advocacy of mental health. The first World Mental Health Day was celebrated in 1992, and every year thousands of supporters come to celebrate this awareness program to bring attention to the effects on the people […]
M&E Volunteer
THRIVEGulu is looking for a talented individual to work as a part-time Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) intern. Job Summary: M&E Intern will support the development and evolution of organizational performance management framework as well as specific program M&E needs to ensure the quality, and effectiveness of program implementation. The intern will provide assistance to the […]
CrowdRise Holiday Challenge 2013
THRIVEGulu is participating in the 2013 CrowdRise Holiday Challenge—if we can raise the most money by January 9th, we’ll win an extra $100,000 from CrowdRise and the Huffington Post! The response we’ve seen from our supporters in the first week of the challenge has been absolutely amazing. Please donate and spread the word to help us continue our work in Gulu in 2014 and beyond!
