Gangster’s Granny l Witness

A 70-year-old former nun is using grandmotherly love to transform some of Ecuador’s toughest streets.

Ecuador is caught in the cross hairs of Latin America’s drug war. Gangs of every size and dimension can be found on the streets of this tiny country.

But now, an ageing peace activist is trying to give the young people in these gangs hope and a way forward.

She has built a haven for the gangs called Barrio de Paz, ‘Neighbourhood of Peace’, and has become a grandmotherly figure to the gang members, helping to guide them into a life of non-violence.

Nelsa Curbelo is a 70-year-old former nun who has helped to broker peace processes in many of Latin America’s bloody civil wars. Now she has turned her attention to Ecuador’s gang members – harnessing the gangs for good and building a ‘peace ghetto’.

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Film by John Dickie and Ioan Grillo

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