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Barrio De Paz: Peace Town
"Everything in society tells us to distrust others. I think it's the other way
around. We need to profoundly trust in those around us, in their potential and
in who they are," the grandmotherly Nelsa Curbelo Cora says. In 1999, she walked
into the violence infested city of Guayaquil, Ecuador to BE peace. Through her
grassroots work, many of Guayaquil's most dangerous gangs have disarmed, agreed
to abandon violence--and now work together to rebuild their community! Watch
this profile of Nelsa Curbelo Cora's work.
