{"id":9332,"date":"2026-01-29T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltacultura.org\/?p=9332"},"modified":"2026-01-29T22:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:57:23","slug":"ruan-and-the-words-of-encouragement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltacultura.org\/en\/ruan-and-the-words-of-encouragement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruan and the Words of Encouragement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9332\" class=\"elementor elementor-9332\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1edae94f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1edae94f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31b1b663\" data-id=\"31b1b663\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798f94a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"798f94a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(told by Kutxinha \u2013 educator and football coach)<\/p><p>Ruan (8 years old) comes from the neighbouring village of Ch\u00e3o Bom. Before joining the Education Center, he lived in Assomada and played football for a local club.<\/p><p>When he registered at the center, he had to choose which educator would be responsible for him. He chose me, even though he didn\u2019t know me. When I asked why, he replied:<\/p><p>\u201cI saw you at a match as a coach. You always encouraged your players and praised them. I want you to encourage me like that too.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(told by Kutxinha \u2013 educator and football coach) Ruan (8 years old) comes from the neighbouring village of Ch\u00e3o Bom. Before joining the Education Center, he lived in Assomada and played football for a local club. When he registered at the center, he had to choose which educator would be responsible for him. 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