{"id":4751,"date":"2025-07-25T12:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/?p=4751"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:19:05","slug":"os-pequenos-imprescindiveis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indispensable Little Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Content of this Article<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Almas_da_Guine-Bissau\" >Souls of Guinea-Bissau<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Numeros_que_Valem_Mais_que_Mil_Palavras\" >Numbers Worth More Than a Thousand Words<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Entrevista_Pequenos_Imprescindiveis\" >Interview: The Essential Children<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Como_e_a_educacao_na_Guine-Bissau\" >What\u2019s education like in Guinea-Bissau?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Existem_escolas_suficientes_para_todas_as_criancas\" >Are there enough schools for all children?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Como_descreveria_uma_escola_na_Guine-Bissau\" >How would you describe a school in Guinea-Bissau?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Existem_condicoes_de_transporte_escolar\" >Are there school transport services?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Qual_seria_o_seu_grande_sonho_para_a_educacao_na_Guine-Bissau\" >What would be your biggest dream for education in Guinea-Bissau?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Como_se_atrai_esses_professores_de_volta\" >How do you attract those teachers back?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Tem_filhos\" >Do you have children?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Esta_na_escola\" >Is she in school?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#O_que_deseja_para_o_seu_filho_em_termos_de_educacao\" >What do you wish for your child in terms of education?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#E_o_presidente_da_Associacao_Protege_Qual_e_o_papel_da_associacao_na_area_da_educacao\" >You are the president of Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Protege. What role does the association play in education?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Gostaria_de_partilhar_alguns_feitos_da_Associacao_Protege\" >Would you like to share some achievements of Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Protege?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Caso_Real_A_Impressionante_Historia_de_Malam\" >True Story: The Remarkable Story of Malam<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Condenado_por_existir\" >Condemned for existing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#Uma_infancia_marcada_pela_violencia\" >A Childhood marked by violence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#A_fuga_para_reencontrar_a_mae\" >The escape to reunite with his mother<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#A_construcao_de_um_sonho\" >The building of a dream<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/en\/os-pequenos-imprescindiveis\/#%E2%80%9CO_mal_nao_se_combate_com_outro_mal%E2%80%9D\" >\"Evil is not fought with more evil\"<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4751\" class=\"elementor elementor-4751\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcff50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbcff50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c896521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c896521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Almas_da_Guine-Bissau\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 2.125rem; font-style: inherit;\">Souls of Guinea-Bissau<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Children are the soul of a people, of a country, and of a planet. Without them, there is no joy, no hope, and no future.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0n\u00e3o h\u00e1 futuro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Na Guin\u00e9-Bissau, a inoc\u00eancia e a alma genu\u00edna das crian\u00e7as s\u00e3o postas em causa todos os dias. Faltam condi\u00e7\u00f5es b\u00e1sicas. Faltam cuidados de sa\u00fade. Faltam alimentos. O lixo acumula-se nas ruas, a c\u00e9u aberto.\u00a0 E quem tem o poder de mudar esta dura realidade&#8230; parece simplesmente n\u00e3o querer saber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">How can someone who says they love their country allow \u201ctheir\u201d children to go hungry? Kids living with bloated bellies from malnutrition and eyes drained from so much pain. How is that normal? It\u2019s not. It shouldn\u2019t be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It\u2019s a reality that makes me angry, that moves me, and that breaks my heart. Because they\u2019re kids. Because they\u2019re human. And even with everything they go through, they still manage to smile. So little is done\u2026 and so few are doing even that little. It\u2019s not fair. It never will be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70b6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"c70b6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-3.png\" alt=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/23.png\" alt=\"23\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5-1.png\" alt=\"5\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Design-sem-nome-41.png\" alt=\"Design sem nome (41)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Design-sem-nome-40.png\" alt=\"Design sem nome (40)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 6\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Design-sem-nome-38.png\" alt=\"Design sem nome (38)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425762d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"425762d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d6f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7d6f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Numeros_que_Valem_Mais_que_Mil_Palavras\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 2.125rem; font-style: inherit;\">Numbers Worth More Than a Thousand Words<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 29px\">21%<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"> of children between 6 and 11 years old have never attended school due to sociocultural, economic, and geographic barriers. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/revistacomunidades.pt\/guine-bissau-ma-qualidade-do-ensino-e-principal-obstaculo-ao-desenvolvimento-economico-do-pais\/#:~:text=Cercade21dascrianasentreos6,entreascrianasmaispobresrefereorelatrio.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Revista Comunidades Portuguesas, 2023<\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 29px\">27%<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"> of children complete primary education. One of the lowest rates in the world. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/guineabissau\/media\/3666\/file\/PTGB-AR2024-web-final.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>UNICEF, 2024<\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 29px\">30%<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"> of children suffer from chronic malnutrition. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/guineabissau\/media\/3666\/file\/PTGB-AR2024-web-final.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>UNICEF, 2024<\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 29px\">39%<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight: inherit\"> of schools have difficulty accessing water. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/guineabissau\/media\/3666\/file\/PTGB-AR2024-web-final.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>UNICEF, 2024<\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight: inherit\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 29px\">54%<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"> of children are not registered at birth. (<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/guineabissau\/media\/3666\/file\/PTGB-AR2024-web-final.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>UNICEF, 2024<\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-size: 29px;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">46%<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"> of adults are illiterate: 59%<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"> of women in the country are illiterate and 32%\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"> of men are illiterate. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pt.countryeconomy.com\/demografia\/taxa-alfabetizacao\/guine-bissau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Country Economy, 2022<\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">)<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\" class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 29px\">76%<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"> of children suffer some form of physical punishment. (<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/guineabissau\/media\/3666\/file\/PTGB-AR2024-web-final.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>UNICEF, 2024<\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 29px\">88%<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"> of children between 6 and 14 years old do not benefit from a minimally adequate diet. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/guineabissau\/media\/3666\/file\/PTGB-AR2024-web-final.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>UNICEF, 2024<\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866f8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"866f8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Design-sem-nome-39.png\" alt=\"Design sem nome (39)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Design-sem-nome-43.png\" alt=\"Design sem nome (43)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 9\"><figure 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Entrevista_Pequenos_Imprescindiveis\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 2.125rem; font-style: inherit;\">Interview: The Essential Children<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Mamadu Djal\u00f3 is the president of Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Protege. This organization is dedicated to defending human rights and carries out awareness campaigns in various communities to ensure that everyone has access to quality education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Djibril Sano is a mathematics teacher at a school in Bigene. One of the biggest challenges is overcrowded classrooms. At this school, there are only 13 classrooms for more than 1,000 children. Djibril works tirelessly to ensure that everyone has access to quality education.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Como_e_a_educacao_na_Guine-Bissau\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What\u2019s education like in Guinea-Bissau?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Mamadu) Education in Guinea-Bissau faces serious challenges. There\u2019s a huge lack of proper infrastructure, a shortage of teachers, and a general absence of basic resources. The situation is critical. It directly affects the quality of education across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Djibril) Education in Guinea-Bissau is really tough. Not all children have access to school. For the most vulnerable families, it\u2019s especially hard to make sure their kids get an education. If parents can\u2019t afford to enrol a child, that child stays out of school. It\u2019s rare for a student to complete the full school journey from beginning to end.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Existem_escolas_suficientes_para_todas_as_criancas\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Are there enough schools for all children?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Mamadu) Unfortunately, no. Many kids are still out of the education system, especially in rural areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Djibril<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">) It\u2019s not just about the number of schools. There\u2019s also a big shortage of human resources, especially teachers. For example, here in Bigene, there are only 13 classrooms for over 1,000 kids. This makes proper teaching almost impossible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Como_descreveria_uma_escola_na_Guine-Bissau\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">How would you describe a school in Guinea-Bissau?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Mamadu) It\u2019s a really tough situation. It\u2019s terrible. Many schools have damaged roofs, and it rains inside the classrooms during the rainy season (June, July, August). The infrastructure doesn\u2019t provide even the basic conditions for students and teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">Djibril<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">) From first to sixth grade, students don\u2019t pay fees. But from seventh grade until the end of secondary school, there are costs. For families without financial means, it\u2019s extremely hard to keep their kids in school until the end. This reality makes many students drop out halfway through.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Existem_condicoes_de_transporte_escolar\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Are there school transport services?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Mamadu)\nNo, they practically don\u2019t exist. For example, in Guinea-Bissau, I saw a bus that belonged to the National High School, but only for some private schools. Other than that, there\u2019s no public school transport. Most kids walk long distances to get to school, which is another big barrier to education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 1rem\">Djibril<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">) No. There are communities really far away, and kids have to walk 11, 12, or even 13 kilometers a day to get to school. For those with motorcycles, the cost of fuel is high. These distances make it super hard to keep studying. It\u2019s tough to dream like that. We want more for our kids, but the reality just makes everything more complicated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Qual_seria_o_seu_grande_sonho_para_a_educacao_na_Guine-Bissau\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What would be your biggest dream for education in Guinea-Bissau?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Mamadu)\nMy biggest dream is that education is free for all children in my country. That everyone can go to school, no matter where they come from or how much money their family has. Education should be free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">Djibril<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">) I wish there was a big public university in the country. Many teachers who were trained here ended up emigrating, mostly to Portugal. This left us with a huge gap in qualified professionals. Today, there\u2019s almost no quality higher education left.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Como_se_atrai_esses_professores_de_volta\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">How do you attract those teachers back?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Djibril)\nThey need higher salaries, especially in the public sector. With such low pay, it\u2019s really hard for teachers to keep working in the country. That\u2019s why many public schools charge high fees from seventh to twelfth grade, trying to make up for that lack. This ends up hurting the poorest students.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tem_filhos\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Do you have children?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">Djibril<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">) Yes, one who is 6 years old.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Esta_na_escola\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Is she in school?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight: normal\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">Djibril<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight: normal\">) Yes, she is.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"O_que_deseja_para_o_seu_filho_em_termos_de_educacao\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What do you wish for your child in terms of education?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 1rem\">Djibril) <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">I want him to have a good education, of course. But the reality is tough. If the family doesn\u2019t have money, it\u2019s not possible to keep studying. Here in Bigene, many kids drop out along the way because of lack of money. If you don\u2019t have money, you just can\u2019t stay in school.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"E_o_presidente_da_Associacao_Protege_Qual_e_o_papel_da_associacao_na_area_da_educacao\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">You are the president of Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Protege. What role does the association play in education?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Mamadu)\nWe\u2019re making a difference through the Irina Boteta School. Over 100 kids attend for free because we know they come from really poor families. Our biggest hope is that the government invests in building schools in every community across Guinea-Bissau, so all children can have free, quality education.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gostaria_de_partilhar_alguns_feitos_da_Associacao_Protege\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Would you like to share some achievements of Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Protege?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Mamadu)\nWe\u2019ve managed to help over 800 girls under 15 who were victims or at risk of early marriage. We keep working in different communities. We\u2019ve been active in the Cacheu region, especially in Bigene and Ingor\u00e9, running awareness campaigns against harmful practices like domestic violence, sexual abuse, human trafficking, girls dropping out of school, and female genital mutilation, all things that push many girls away from education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da8ed6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3da8ed6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d5d97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5d5d97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705f507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"705f507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090268-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090268-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090268-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090268-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090268-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090268-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090268-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090268-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mamadu Djal\u00f3<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa031e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fa031e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9389d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d9389d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090293-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090293-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090293-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090293-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090293-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090293-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090293-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/paloportodos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P1090293-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Djibril Sano<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9034a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9034a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1d2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a1d2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Caso_Real_A_Impressionante_Historia_de_Malam\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 2.125rem; font-style: inherit;\">True Story: The Remarkable Story of Malam<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This story is true. Out of respect for the person involved, their name and the organisations mentioned have been changed. Everything else is real, and the story is being shared with the person\u2019s consent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Condenado_por_existir\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Condemned for existing<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Before he was even born, Malam\u2019s life was already doomed. When his mother found out she was pregnant, his father insisted they visit a witch. She told them that the baby, although appearing human, would actually be a monster or a snake. The father made a decision: as soon as the baby was born, he would be abandoned. Malam was left by a river as a newborn. A woman found him and took him in, but Malam\u2019s grandmother tracked him down and demanded the child be returned to his father. That was the beginning of years and years of indescribable suffering.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uma_infancia_marcada_pela_violencia\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">A Childhood marked by violence<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">His father and stepmother subjected him to physical and psychological abuse. He was chained up, beaten, and forced to work from a very young age. They wouldn\u2019t let him play, made him relieve himself while chained, and fed him only three pieces of bread a day. Hunger drove him to search for food in the trash. He was beaten by the police, who were paid by his own father. Even today, he still carries visible scars on his body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">But amid all the pain, Malam had a dream: to study. Every day, he walked 11 km from home to school. A woman secretly gave him food, but whenever his father found out, he was beaten again.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_fuga_para_reencontrar_a_mae\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The escape to reunite with his mother<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">At 16, he decided to run away to find his mother. He knew where she lived and took only a photo of her. He hitchhiked with strangers, faced hunger and fever, but finally arrived. When he found her, he showed her the photo. She was moved when she heard what his father and stepmother had done to him and told him to stay, but he refused, saying, \u201cI have something to do.\u201d At 17, he turned all the pain he had endured into a mission: to found an organization that protects kids like him. That\u2019s how Cuidar Foundation was born, dedicated to protecting children who are victims of abuse, early and forced marriages, maltreatment, and violations.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">fundar uma organiza\u00e7\u00e3o que protegesse crian\u00e7as como ele. Assim nasceu a Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Cuidar, dedicada \u00e0 prote\u00e7\u00e3o de crian\u00e7as v\u00edtimas de abusos, casamentos precoces e for\u00e7ados, maus-tratos e viola\u00e7\u00f5es.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_construcao_de_um_sonho\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The building of a dream<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\">One day, Malam met a woman named Flora Simb\u00e1<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"> carrying a bag that appeared to be heavy. He helped her, and as they walked, they talked. Upon hearing his story, Flora decided to donate 300 euros to help him. With that amount, Malam began, on his own, the construction of a school. Today, that school is still running and has already impacted thousands of children in Guinea-Bissau, offering many of them free education.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CO_mal_nao_se_combate_com_outro_mal%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\"Evil is not fought with more evil\"<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Malam has every reason to hate everything and everyone, to be angry at all and everyone, to feel outrage at everything and everyone. But he didn\u2019t: he chose a different path. When I asked him, \u201cDon\u2019t you hate your father? Don\u2019t you hate this world?\u201d he told me, \u201cNo. I don\u2019t hate anyone. Evil can\u2019t be fought with more evil.\u201d It\u2019s people like him we need, human beings like this who we\u2019re missing. Those who, even after going through everything and then some, choose to change the world for the better. Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, Malala Yousafzai, Malam, and so many others, so many essential ones we must never forget, never hate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Every day, hundreds of thousands of children suffer abuse and mistreatment. Silence is complicit, and indifference can kill or scar a child forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">To all of you who have suffered: be fighters, fight to overcome evil with good, to fight hatred with love. 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