More from Vila Estacion - The slum in Mogi

Vila Estacion is the slum outside Mogi das Cruzes. Kristine is working on a project there, so she brought us to meet all "her children". They recognized Kristine quickly and the children started following us through the little town. Many of the families invited us into their houses. They was happy to get some visit.
We went for a walk with the children to a park. A very huge and lovely playground. They were all very happy to meet Kristine in the middle of their summerholdiday. And we were happy to get to meet them. The children were outgoing, they ran to us with open arms, hugged and kissed us.

The girl on the first picture, was actually one of the last girl we visited, but this visit made a big impression. She is multihandicapped. She can not walk, sit, crawl, eat or talk. She was laying on the floor all day, and her mother had to give her fluently food. This girl was their only child now. Thay had a boy before, who was also multihandicapped. He died when he was a teenager.
It was actually a hoorible sight to see this girl. She looked like she was five years old, but she was fifthteen. She was so skinny and helpless. At the same time it was so good to meet this family. Her mother was caring so much for her daughter and giving her the love that every child needs.