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| Helpened Children |
Some helpened children |
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Joubert |
| In 1997, we looked after a child called Joubert in our shelter-home. At the time he was 11 years |
| old. He was a child
of middle /high class, was very frightened and had difficulty in speaking. Bet- |
| ween tears and whispers, we began to learn
more about his history, a history of much suffering. |
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| Joubert was just another victim of parents who were separated for a
long time. They were divorced and each |
| fought bitterly to have the right to keep their children. This drawn-out period of legal
battles created much hatred |
| between their parents and also between the children, whose loyalty was torn between the
mother and father. Of |
| the many beatings suffered, we highlight one. He was beaten with a big piece of wood and he lost the use of bo- |
| th legs and was unable to walk for 9 months. After being in our shelter-home for eight months, which was a deci- |
| sion of the Justice Department. Joubert was given into the care of his father. Interestingly enough, his house |
| was very
near to ours and so he would constantly visit us for he always remembered that we were his mother |
| and father for those 8
months. Joubert was a child who won our hearts, principally because he was very loving. I |
| remember when he arrived
here; his frightened, sad appearance; and fragile. Joubert was killed by his older bro- |
| ther today, 6th. June 2002. He was 16
years old! We continue to hope for a better world, in spite of the circums- |
| tances. |
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Fabiola - Farlei and Fábio |
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| Exist many cases
that the mother abandons the children
and it |
| begins a new relationship with a new homen. |
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Ailton and Renato |
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| The brothers Ailton and Renato
(1998 ). |
| poverty and abandonment are
very common. |
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Fernando - Rafaela - Raiane - João Paulo and a without register name |
| Five Brothers and sisters. |
| They were living in profound misery. (1999). |
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