• 1000+ children/young women received art therapy and rehabilitative care
• 300+ children participating in on-going art therapy/rehabilitative care programs
• Over 70 LRA child survivors joined newly launched, in-school “Peace Clubs” in Uganda & attend weekly art therapy/peace-building/leadership skills training
• 64 youth are now served at The Peace Lives Center (PLC) in DRC. The center doubled in size – providing orphaned children and former-child soldiers rehabilitative care, a safe home environment, basic needs, spiritual training, and education.
• 4 former child soldiers/survivors of war from PLC started university! Each of these graduates now help lead and mentor their younger peers at PLC. One, Michel, now uses his musical talents to lead an orphan choir. What a beautiful sight!  
• 40 former child soldiers and orphaned children are now supported through our child sponsorship program
• 46 counselors/staff in DR Congo and Uganda trained in trauma therapy/rehabilitative care to help restore and empower war-affected children
• 30 former child soldiers we had previously worked with were found/rescued after fleeing the fighting in DR Congo. 
• 100% of our staff and children in DR Congo are safe – even after M23 rebel attacks approached the doorsteps of PLC
• 200 letters delivered to the White House from children orphaned by the LRA – empowering/amplifying voices the LRA attempted to destroy, enabling these young voices to be heard by the congressional committees addressing US involvement in LRA disarmament and humanitarian relief.
• New art/peace project launched with Jeremy Cowart to amplify the voices of former child soldiers through an art exhibition and documentary
   

Thankk you for making this life changing year possible.
Wishing you the happiest of New Years! 

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