During the day, Elena hangs out on the street all day with her children aged 9, 6 and 5 years old. “They haven’t been going to school since the start of the pandemic. And because I no longer have a mobile phone, they don’t get online lessons either.”
Father Lancellotti is pessimistic. “Many people become completely isolated when they end up on the street. The longer they are homeless, the more difficult it becomes emotionally and psychologically. It is then very difficult to get out of that situation.” “At times I don’t feel like it anymore,” Elena says. “But luckily I’m not depressed, I have faith in God.” She is looking for work, without success for the time being.
Sarah also dreams of a job. But there are almost 15 million unemployed in Brazil, and so far the young mother does not even have time to look for work. She spends all day surviving. “It’s so heavy. If my baby wants something, I can’t give it to him. That’s terrible. I have no diapers, no milk. And there is no one to help you.”
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