“So many times in their lives, these children have suffered rejection and exclusion. The multiple failures, abandonments and disappointments have led them to doubt themselves and any adult who pretends to want to help them. The only way to bring about real change is to offer them deep, personal, unconditional love and a freely chosen alternative to the self-destructive existence they live on the streets. The child whose self-esteem was at level zero upon arrival believes in himself again, believes in others. Surgery or love therapy has caused what seemed impossible: a profound change that restores the possibilities of an adapted and happy life. This long and difficult process of liberation does not imply in any way weakness, lack of demands on the part of educators or lack of discipline. On the contrary, understanding well what the child is going through and their needs means offering them a framework of security, limits and discipline that they need so much to rediscover themselves. Everything consists in that through this laborious and demanding process of self-regulation, the child knows that he is accepted and loved.”
Jean-Louis Lebel – Founder President