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Dare to Share
Let’s see this shared via Twitter, Facebook, Email, EVERYWHERE a THOUSAND TIMES!!! (we like to dream big) A media rich view of Exile International. One document “to rule them all.” It’s a simple (and PRETTY) way to share the word about the needs and how Exile International is meeting the needs of children in…
Read MoreLira Updates: Kari Hamilton
My favorite day!!! 21 single mothers and their children arrived at Children of Peace today from Teso Bah slums. We were able to love them, encourage them and tell the women how incredibly strong and beautiful they are! Most of these women lost their husbands because of the LRA. One woman, Grace, has been through…
Read MoreLira Updates: Kari Hamilton
Wonderful, full day! Loved on the kids at Child Restoration Outreach, got to know the kids at Fountain school and completed the first round of Trauma Assessments at Lira Integrated school… things are rolling!!! Going back to my favorite place in the morning….Teso Ba (slums)!
Read MoreSpring Trip Summary
This Spring, Exile traveled to Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. The trip was tri-focused: providing trauma care for the war-affected children we serve in Congo; training Congolese counselors and caretakers in a trauma care program called EMPOWER; and meeting with our partners on the ground in Congo and Uganda to get a better understanding of their…
Read MoreDRC Counselor Training Update
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…
Read MoreBecause of You… This happened!
Friends and Supporters,We hope this finds you well, rested, and enjoying some time with family and friends! We are celebrating a remarkable year at Exile International! We aren’t sure we’ll ever experience one like it again. And it’s not over! Stay tuned for some exciting news on how your year-end tax donations can go directly toward a…
Read MoreMy name is Innocent. I’ve been orphaned. It’s Christmas. I don’t need your money. I need your heart.
I have to be honest. I sat down to write this email with good intentions. It was supposed to be the typical non-profit “buy presents with a deeper purpose to support our work and give your year-end tax deductible donation to change a life” email. But I couldn’t do it. Returning the night before Thanksgiving and…
Read MoreExile International receives $10,000 grant from Giving of Life!
Sometimes you just want to pinch yourself! A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you who voted, posted, reposted, and voted some more! 233 well deserved non-profit organizations and your voting placed exile international in the top 20. After a few interviews, Exile placed 3rd and will receive $10,000 toward our work with war-affected children in Africa!…
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