exile international

Bringing rehabilitative care and expressive trauma therapy to former child soldiers and war-affected children.

Providing direct care, training local leaders and partnering with local organizations to empower survivors and caregivers in wounded communities of DR Congo and Uganda.

Given enough time and God's power - Africa's next generation will be soldiers of peace rather than soldiers of war.

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  • Counselor Training

    Bit by bit

    Posted April 25, 2012 by admin

    How exciting to be here! Training counselors and caregivers for multiple Congolese rehabilitation centers that work with war-affected kids and former child soldiers. Various parts to a larger puzzle – all with the same aim & hope – healing and rehabilitation for those affected by war. With millions touched by decades of conflict… its a [...]

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  • DRC Counselor Training Update

    Posted April 19, 2012 by admin

    We arrived safely in Kigali. Some unrest and fighting outside Goma, DR Congo has led our UN contact to request we delay entry into DRC. We and our trainees still desire to continue with the training. New plan – facilitating the training at the Rwandan border.  This solution appears workable for all and plans remain [...]

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The Peace Lives Center in Goma, DR Congo was started with a dream of 24 former child soldiers to return to their villages and teach about peace, reconciliation, and forgiveness from their own survival stories. Two local leaders have taken these boys under their wing, built small shacks for their shelter, and are teaching them how to live again.