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Irenio reaches into his back pocket and produces his school identification card from his wallet. A picture of his mother is tucked inside his ID card. "My mother, she died in March," he says. "She is very beautiful, isn't she?"

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YES, YOUR MOTHER IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL PERSON TOO. ALWAYS KEEP GOOD MEMORIES OF HER IN YOUR MIND AND IN YOUR HEART. PRAY AND KEEP FAITH.
ANTOINETTE
SOUTH CAROLINA
Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:50PM

A very powerful picture.
Beth
NYC
Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 1:29PM

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author of this photograph:

Irenio
Maputo project participant

people in this photograph:

Irenio
Maputo project participant

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Posted 6:07PM on Tuesday, August 07, 2007 Pacific Time


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