Name Giuseppe Berton | Role Missionary | |
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Died June 25, 2013, Parma, Italy | ||
Padre giuseppe berton sierra leone come colmare il senso di separazione tra noi e loro
Father Giuseppe Berton (1932 – 25 June 2013) was an Italian missionary of the Xaverian Brothers, who had been living in Sierra Leone since 1971.
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- Padre giuseppe berton sierra leone come colmare il senso di separazione tra noi e loro
- Documentaries
- Contributions to other Documentaries
- Books
- References
Born in Marostica, Vicenza, on 5 February 1932, he was the founder of the Family Homes Movement (FHM, Sierra Leone, 1985), a movement whose main aim was that of giving parental care and education to children in particular need; during the civil war Father Berton and FHM saved and rehabilitated into social life more than 3000 child soldiers.
Giuseppe Berton is the protagonist of the documentary La Vita Non Perde Valore (Life does not lose its value, Bluindaco Productions © 2012), thanks to which in 2014 the director Wilma Massucco has been awarded of an Italian National Award on Human Rights, i.e. 2014 Maria Rita Saulle Award.
Father Giuseppe Berton was the co-founder, together with Roberto Ravera (Director ASL 1 Imperiese, Italy), of the FHM ITALIA Onlus.
The FHM ITALIA Onlus is the Italian sister of FHM Sierra Leone. Based in Italy, it has been founded by the cooperation between Father Giuseppe Berton and Roberto Ravera, who had worked together, following the updated scientific theories in terms of psychology and psychopathology, for projects of rehabilitation and social, professional, scholastic inclusion of abandoned children.
Fr. Giuseppe Berton died on 25 June 2013 at the mother house of the Xaverians in Parma.