Going beyond Rehabilitation
Exile International restores and empowers war-affected children through holistic, rehabilitative care — providing spiritual, emotional, and physical restoration. Exile also provides education, housing, food, and medical care.
Utilizing a three-tier, curricula-based model of (1) art-focused trauma care and counseling, (2) peacebuilding and conflict resolution, and (3) leadership development — Exile Int’l empowers child survivors of war to become leaders who will transform communities for Christ.
Graduate-Led Replication The Multiplier Effect
Local Expertise
Relevant, Transformative & Sustainable
Coming alongside the local church and local expertise, Exile is able to implement culturally appropriate care that is both transformational and sustainable! Local professionals, churches, and program graduates are leading the charge – transforming communities for Christ.
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Graduate-Led Replication
35 of 44 Care Programs Led by Program Graduates
Focusing efforts on replication driven through graduate-led programs – healing and hope are spreading at exponential rates in previously unreachable communities! Every year, Exile is training and empowering more program graduates to launch rehabilitative care programs in their communities.
These graduates and their influence are vital to ending cycles of violence and poverty throughout these regions.
Exile Intl’s Model — The HOPE Initiative
three-tier curricula based model
ART-FOCUSED TRAUMA CARE & COUNSELING
Healing the Wounds of Trauma
Healing Children’s Wounds of Trauma The story and scripture-based child and teen interactive curriculum includes ten lessons addressing emotional trauma, loneliness, grief, sexual violation, questioning “why bad things happen,” forgiveness, and rebuilding life.
The Empower Program
The EMPOWER Trauma Rehabilitation Program is a highly acclaimed model designed to help people effectively recover from the stressful and traumatic effects of war, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and natural disaster. EMPOWER is based on years of professional clinical intervention and research trials worldwide (conducted by the Family Challenge Charitable Trust).
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Peacebuilding & Conflict Resolution
The Young Peacemaker
This curriculum teaches peace-building skills and empowers youth to understand and respond to conflict in a Biblical manner. Divided into three sections: Understanding, Responding, and Preventing Conflict, each lesson has a goal and objectives. Each lesson ends with scripture memorization and the use of drama and dance as a teaching method. Reproducible student activity sheets for all twelve lessons are included.
Exile International was the first organization to contextualize and translate this curriculum for use in Congo and Uganda.
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Leadership Development
Spiritual Leadership
Built upon the work of John Oswald Sanders, this model was specifically developed by our local Exile teams for youth who have survived war in Africa. Through mentoring and lessons on key principles of (1) Spiritual Formation (2) Character Building and (3) Leadership Skills Training, youth are empowered to become the top Christian leaders in their community. Alongside practical opportunities to grow, youth are inspired by examples of great leaders, like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr., who overcame adversity to lead and inspire generations.
Ready to work
Designed and contextualized by one of Exile’s team members in Congo, the Ready for Work program teaches basic business, finance, and life skills that will help position these child survivors of war to succeed in life and relationships. It starts with basic business skills such as interviewing and keeping a job, creating a budget, life skills, and being a good steward of personal finances. This faith-based program also teaches vocational skills – equipping program graduates to implement sustainable business practices to reinvest in their communities!
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