From the field, climate change isn’t data — it’s failed harvests and vanishing rains. Smallholder farmers feel it first. We work alongside them, building local resilience because survival happens at the roots, not in policy papers. The ground is shifting; we’re shifting with it.
In northeast Nigeria, terror and banditry have turned villages into battlegrounds. We stand with communities caught between Boko Haram, ISWAP, and armed bandits — fighting for justice, security, and the right to live without fear. Peace must be local to be real.
We assess what works — and what doesn’t — when government programs hit the ground. Too often, policies are designed in offices, not villages. We measure real impact at the community level, because accountability starts where people live.
Young people need jobs, not promises. Women need healing, not just handouts. We create pathways to employment for youth and safe spaces for women to rebuild — because development without dignity is just statistics. Growth starts with people.
Grassroots Researchers Association (GRA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to evidence-based humanitarian response, conflict transformation, localization, and human rights protection across Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. Founded in Maiduguri in 2009, GRA bridges the gap between frontline community needs and high-level policy frameworks.
To empower vulnerable populations through evidence-based research, localized humanitarian response, peacebuilding, and rights-based advocacy.
A peaceful, equitable, and resilient society where marginalized communities lead their own development and human rights are universally upheld.
2024 Annual Report GRA Agents October 16, 2026 10:13 am The year 2024 stands as a testament to our organization’s strategic…
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The 6 Strategic Pillars & Core Services
GBV/CRSV prevention, legal aid desks, Women & Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS), civil documentation, and protection monitoring
Emergency Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA), climate-smart agriculture, seed kits, lastly micro-business Resilience Shops
In mobile health clinics, primary healthcare outreach, maternal/SRHR services, and specialized psychiatric/MHPSS care
Rehabilitation of learning spaces, teacher training in trauma-informed methods (TTTIM), and Accelerated Learning Programs (AEP)
Provide early warning SMS networks, climate risk mapping, pre-impact cash releases, and flood embankment reinforcements
outh-led peacebuilding, local mediation committees, UNSCR 2250/1325 agenda implementation, and human rights monitoring
We Serve Women, children and persons with special needs or disabilities; survivors of conflict and conflict-related sexual violence; internally displaced persons; youth; and local institutions and civil society actors.
We work in Northeast Nigeria. The 2025 job posts describe projects across 19 local government areas, and the BAY states (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe) are named as the field base.
Our Partners
Join us in bridging frontline community needs with sustainable solutions. Whether through partnering on multi-sectoral HDP Nexus initiatives, volunteering your time in the field, or making a direct donation to support vulnerable survivors and peacebuilding, your involvement creates lasting change across Northern Nigeria. Take action today and help us amplify grassroots voices for justice, dignity, and resilience.
