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NGO Focus: Luta pela Paz Posted by on Feb 4, 2009

Luta pela Paz, also known as Fight for Peace, was established in the Complexo de MarĂ© favela in Rio de Janeiro in 2000. One of the city’s most violent favelas, many teenagers with few job or educational opportunities join drug trafficking gangs and work as soldiers for traffickers. To combat this, the non-profit Luta pela…

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