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Convincing people that there is an alternative to drugs and the power they give is difficult when they have nothing, not even a loving family. It is even harder to face the fact that there are children who are abandoned, unloved and exploited by drug trafficking gangs. Since 1978, Father Renato Chiera has responded to the cries and pleas for help from children in Brazil's poorest neighbourhoods, rescuing them from the streets and gang wars.

Read more: Father Renato Chiera (Casa do Menor): “Jesus is in the children”