THRIVEGulu

THRIVEGulu IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR WOMEN'S LIBRARY AND RESOURCE CENTER IS NOW OPEN!!! On Friday, we hosted a wonderful event with local, district, & national officials, local teachers, partners, beneficiaries, and more. We expected around 70 people, but more than 200 came!!! We have an initial selection of books for all ages, in both Acholi and English, some toys for young children, 6 computers, and more. We are putting some finishing touches on the building and awaiting more furniture and books... but we can't wait to start bringing people in for programs. Thank you to all of our donors who have made this possible. Wapwoyo matek and wapwoyo bino!!!

THRIVEGulu's Paul on 30th July re-elected as the Secretary for the NMHPSS Working Group.
This is his swearing in and hand over of Office.
Congratulations!

Honored to be a 2024 grantee of Project Redwood to extend the reach of our Girl Shine Financial Literacy project, bringing finance education, micro-business development, and mentorship to more young women in northern Uganda!

2024 Grantees - Project Redwood 2024 Grantees Project Redwood’s current grantees include twenty-two organizations that received Project Grants and five organizations that received Impact Building Grants. These five are part of a pilot program that provided funds directed at maximizing long-term impact. The applicants carried out...

Our first World Refugee Day in Arua! We are so ready to get started with new Dance+Therapy groups!

Have you ever heard of Period Poverty? When girls cannot afford hygiene products, they cannot go to school.
A package of seven disposable sanitary pads costs between 3,000 and 5,000 Ugandan shillings (0.75-1.30 USD). That’s up to $5 per month for Ugandan women, a highly prohibitive cost. For that price, 35 reusable sanitary pads can be made, enough to supply 7 women with sanitary pads for a year.
A group of THRIVERS worked together to create a supply of sanitary pads for the women and girls in their community. This allows them to focus on school, work, and mental health, rather than worrying about what they’ll use to keep themselves clean during their next menstrual period.

Today is a special day in which we are celebrating our efforts and contributions to building the community we serve. Happy Labour Day to everyone!

In celebration of World Book Day, take a look at the progress that’s been made over the last six months building our beautiful THRIVEGulu Library and Resource Center.

We believe books are an essential part of education for all, but access to books in Gulu can be extremely limited. Soon, anyone in Gulu who desires access to reading materials, both educational and recreational, computer and technology resources, and a librarian will be able to find them right here on the THRIVEGulu campus. These will be available in a wide span of reading levels and in multiple languages, especially Acholi and English, allowing all visitors access to materials to grow their reading proficiency.

We are so excited at the prospect of reaching even more THRIVERS with these valuable resources, and hope you will celebrate this massive step towards education and personal growth that our Library and Resource Center will bring to the communities in Gulu.

The Women & Youth Resilience Project has helped more than 77,000 in northern Uganda, working to empower women, girls, and youth to build economic strength and a life free from violence. THRIVEGulu has been proud to be an implementing partner to CARE International in Uganda and is grateful to the Austrian Development Agency for their financial support!

Check out the piece in today's issue of The New Vision

We are getting so close to completion of this amazing library and resource center!!!

Rubanga Ber girls Shine group in Padwat, Nyimur sub-county (Host Community) Lamwo district. Are for their group action audit. Empowering the young generation for a better tomorrow.

A member of the GEM club at Paluda Secondary School in the Palabek refugee settlement Lamwo district presented the need for the club activities to the Program manager ECW-FER before the closure of today's session.

A group member in the GEM Club, Ogili Secondary School in Palabek (Host community) Lamwo district, making a presentation on Early marriages and teenage pregnancy.ECW-FER

Education Cannot Wait

THRIVEGulu Director- Dora received a certificate of appreciation from the representatives of Amuru local government in recognition of their invaluable services and contributions to the district. We are so grateful.

TG is a women's led local NGO. Our employees are 80% women and we serve 70% women and girls in all our programs. This year's theme:" Inspire Inclusion and champion local voices",fits within our work with the most vulnerable women and girls in refugee communities, women and girls with disabilities and women and girls survivors of violence. HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY 💓 TO ALL WOMEN IN THE WORLD 🌎.

Join us for this panel with Street Child International and discover how women-led organizations around the world and inspiring inclusion!

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Dora has been our Director in Uganda for more than 10 years, and she has helped thousands of women and girls rise from Survivors to THRIVERS!

What will you do to this International Women's Day?!?!

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Ending violence against women and girls requires the collaboration of ALL community members.

In Uganda, THRIVEGulu empowers community members to challenge gender inequalities starting with ending violence against women and girls 👉 bit.ly/42T0zPC

****DONATIONS MATCHED 2X TODAY****
Challenge Day 16—HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Freedom from violence is a Human Right.
Gender Equality is a Human Right.
Justice is a Human Right.

2023 Marks the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. We have come a long way, but we still have far to go in our struggle for Freedom, Equality, and Justice for All. We can make the world a better place and secure all three of those, and more, for girls like her. Let's make her future one where she continues to walk tall, with confidence in her Human Rights.

All donations today will be matched 2x up to $5,000 thanks to a generous donor—one who believes in Freedom, Equality, and Justice for All.
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Challenge Day 15

When our ED Séré first visited the THRIVEGulu center in Uganda, she was greeted by more than a dozen members of a Youth Dance+Therapy Empowerment Group, wearing bright orange group shirts. It made a beautiful sight—the young women singing and dancing together, as they do every week in their group meetings. To see so many working together to improve their own lives and health—and the lives of their babies—is inspiring!

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Challenge Day 14

After more than 5 years of providing the women, then men, of Gulu with Empowerment Groups, we were ready to expand a bit to the youth in the community. Facing problems of forced marriage, early pregnancy, no money for school, and intimate partner violence, the youth were enthusiastic about working with THRIVE to create & write their own Empowerment Manual, specific to their own experiences. With different programs relevant to their situations, including Girl Shine, D+T, Financial Literacy, and school re-enrollment, the youth are, well, THRIVING in their programs!

Grace is a member of the Bed Ki Gen Empowerment Group, and I daresay she is happy to be there!

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Challenge Day 13

Today's picture is both inspiring and difficult. Oroma Christine was our first Senior Counseling Manager. She was taken from us, her mom, her son, family and friends, far too soon. But in her time at THRIVE, she helped to build a world-class counseling program that has grown from just two counselors serving a few dozen women in Gulu city—to a team of more than a dozen professional counselors and GBV officers who reach thousands of people of all ages across 5 districts in northern Uganda.

Her legacy is a blessing to both THRIVEGulu and the community we serve. 💚

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Challenge Day 12

Trauma Counseling.
It has been one of our two pillars of support to the communities of northern Uganda since 2010, along with Individual & Community Empowerment.

GBV Prevention and Response.
It has become one of our core programs here at THRIVEGulu. And Counseling is central to responding to incidents of violence.

Nassarin is one of the thousands of women & girls, of men & boys, who have been clients of our professional counselors, thanks to donors like you and .

Join our 16 Days Challenge & share photos and stories of women who have had an impact on you! Make a donation in their honor at www.thrivegulu.org!

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Challenge Day 11

The box you see in this image of a THRIVEGulu Empowerment Groups VSLA member holds the money. You see, in so many places, people have difficulty lifting themselves out of poverty because they don't have access to money. No credit cards, no bank loans, no "financing available." A Village Savings & Loan Association is a self-managed and self-capitalized method to enable group members to support each other—granting economic empowerment—resilience to the community. Economic independence is a key factor to prevent gender-based violence.