Vessel Is Me

Vessel Is Me is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving care for families who have experienced pregnancy loss, neonatal deaths and couples dealing with infertility. We offer peer counseling, professional grief counseling and perinatal bereavement training. In December 2018, Vessel is Me was founded as a place for parents who have experienced the death of a baby to meet up and discuss their shared grief, the yearning for belonging underpins everything we do. Vessel is Me is the only provider of perinatal bereavement support services in Uganda, providing direct emotional support to over 300 bereaved families each year. Our model of peer-to-peer support places us in a strong and unique position to provide hope and understanding to bereaved parents and their families in Uganda. Vessel Is Me support services include support lines, men’s support line, email support service and live chat, the first online live support one- on- one chat for bereaved parents, face- to- face support groups are also delivered every second Saturday of the month for women and once every two months for men. Vessel is Me distributes key information via digital and print brochures, available through health services, Vessel Is Me offices and our website.`We train volunteers and trained staff deliver thousands of hours of training for health professionals both online and face-to-face to help develop their bereavement care skills.