IGRAWE walks alongside children and youth through intentional, structured storytelling — restoring the wisdom that grandparents, elders, and extended families once carried, and building the identity, resilience, and cultural confidence that every child needs to thrive.
The grandmother who gathered children at dusk. The elder whose proverbs turned confusion into clarity. These voices — and the stories they carried — are disappearing. Today's children navigate identity, belonging, and self-worth without the cultural anchors that sustained previous generations.
Extended families are scattered. The intergenerational bonds that once shaped children's inner lives are strained or broken, leaving emotional voids unmet.
Proverbs, ancestral wisdom, and heritage stories are disappearing between generations — and with them, a child's deepest sense of who they are.
Anxiety, identity confusion, and low self-worth are rising among African children and youth growing up in deeply fragmented times.
IGRAWE is a culturally rooted psychosocial development and wellbeing organization. We do what grandparents, elders, and extended families once did — walk alongside children and youth with intentional stories that help them understand who they are, where they come from, and the value they carry.
“When a child knows their story, they grow with clarity, resilience, and purpose.”
Through Story Labs and school-based programmes, we blend the science of narrative therapy with the timeless wisdom of African heritage — so every child can re-author their story with confidence, cultural pride, and a rooted sense of self.
Not a classroom. Not a therapy room. A safe, structured, intentional space where a child's story is heard, honored, and transformed. Facilitated by trained IGRAWE practitioners using narrative approaches rooted in African wisdom.
Every programme is culturally grounded, trauma-aware, and designed to meet children exactly where they are.
Interactive sessions in schools and youth centers building identity, confidence, and cultural pride.
Personalized narrative support for children navigating stress, anxiety, or identity challenges.
Workshops on values, communication, and conflict resolution rooted in African wisdom.
Weekly school sessions combining story creation, life skills, and emotional awareness.
Equipping adults to support identity conversations and cultural pride at home.
Youth-created storybooks, journals, and podcasts — with profits shared with the young creators.
Real outcomes from our pilots in Kigali schools — and what grows when identity is rooted.
Read culturally rooted books, listen to African storytelling podcasts, connect with educators and caregivers — all in one place, built for African children and youth.
IGRAWE offers a long-term partnership — not a one-off programme.
Whether you give, teach, research, or simply show up — there is a place for you in this work.
Fund interactive sessions where children explore emotions through African narratives.
Facilitate sessions — we need your skills to bring stories alive in classrooms.
Back culturally resonant reads that build identity and emotional literacy in children.
Share local insights to keep our work rooted and genuinely community-responsive.
Help keep African memory alive and guide the next generation of storytellers.
Promote wellbeing through trauma-aware support and professional expertise.
Record and publish IGRAWE podcasts, books, and video content.
Organize community events for storytelling, dialogue, and shared connection.
Join us in building a generation of African children and youth who know their story, own their identity, and shape their future with confidence.